Better Health for All

Exponent's core services significantly contribute to health outcomes by helping clients ensure product safety, evaluate medical devices, and assess health risks, with a substantial portion of its portfolio delivering health benefits.

The company evaluates product safety and efficacy for children's development, works to ensure products meet the needs of diverse populations, and participates in initiatives focusing on nursing home residents, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. Exponent helps clients interact with regulatory agencies by providing scientific data for corrective action plans and develops risk assessment methodologies. The company provides holistic research and development support, including guidance on materials, manufacturing processes, and product development testing. Exponent assesses the environmental impact of operations and products, including chemical fate and transport, and evaluates post-wildfire hazards. The company helps implement best practices for occupational health and protects worker health. Exponent performs risk analyses during early product design phases and optimizes safety features to minimize human injury. The company is a pioneer in measuring and analyzing product and user data to drive improvements and ensures private data stays private through effective management of HIPAA considerations. Exponent actively participates in initiatives like the Long Term Care Data Cooperative to combat the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future public health threats. The company engages employees on topics such as mental health as part of development initiatives. Exponent provides food science and nutrition consulting support and offers contamination investigation and mitigation for food and beverage. The company helps clients create more equitable clinical trials and provides human factors expertise to create clear, understandable product labeling.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing for Exponent, Inc. refers to Xperi Inc., not Exponent, Inc. The remaining articles for Exponent, Inc. discuss general codes of conduct.

but do not provide measurable data on fair trade certifications, audit frequency, labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

Exponent has a formal whistleblower policy that protects employees from dismissal or retaliation for submitting complaints regarding financial reporting, accounting, internal controls, and auditing matters.

A third party administers a confidential and anonymous hotline for these complaints. The Audit Committee reviews the receipt of complaints, investigation status, and final reports at each regular meeting, and reviews these procedures annually. Written records of complaints are kept for at least seven years. The company's policy addresses financial reporting, accounting, internal controls, and auditing matters, which are related to anti-corruption efforts, but it lacks specific guidance on international operations or high-risk markets.

Kind to Animals

Exponent, Inc. is a science and engineering consulting firm.

The company's core business model is service-oriented, which means most KPIs related to product manufacturing, animal testing, or direct animal agriculture are not applicable. While Exponent advises clients on environmental sustainability, wildlife protection, and regulatory compliance, these are consulting services rather than direct company operations or product lines that would fall under the scope of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. Therefore, all KPIs are scored as N/A.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles do not contain sufficient specific, factual evidence to score Exponent, Inc. (EXPO.US) against the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. While Article 4, from www.exponent.com, indicates Exponent, Inc.'s involvement in 'Military & Warfighter Support' activities such as finding explosive devices, improving battlefield communications, and designing robots to find IEDs, it does not provide any quantitative data, such as the percentage of revenue derived from these contracts or the scope of R&D investment in dual-use technologies.

Information regarding ethical policies, human rights due diligence, and ESG screening is consistently attributed to 'Exponent Private Equity LLP' or 'the Firm' in the context of investment activities (Articles 0, 1, 2), which is a distinct entity from Exponent, Inc., the science and engineering consulting firm being assessed. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored for EXPO.US based on the provided evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

Exponent, Inc. reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of 1,011,363.3 tCO₂e for 2022/2023.

This represents an 8.19% decline from the 2022 total emissions of 1,101,626 tCO₂e. The company has a net-zero target set for 2030 with a clear roadmap and interim milestones. Exponent has fully adopted TCFD recommendations, and its scenario analysis is peer-reviewed. The company received an Ecovadis Bronze rating and no specific regulatory actions, violations, or fines were mentioned.

Safe & Smart Tech

Exponent has no documented data breaches.

The company holds ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019 certifications, which are comprehensive information security and privacy management standards. Data is encrypted both at rest and in transit. Two-factor authentication is required for remote access and cloud systems, and frequent password changes are mandated. The company conducts annual external penetration testing and regular vulnerability scans. Exponent also maintains compliance with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-171, GDPR, and CCPA.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Exponent Beauty's glass jars, aluminum caps, and plastic dispensers are recyclable, indicating exceptional product recyclability.

Its packaging is FSC-certified, uses recycled materials, includes refillable options, and features infinitely recyclable aluminum caps and seamlessly recyclable glass, demonstrating industry-leading packaging sustainability. Exponent Beauty offers a take-back program for its packaging and partners with Pact Collective for hard-to-recycle beauty packaging, providing near-universal coverage for its products. Exponent Beauty's Activator product uses refillable packaging, showing circular design considerations in some product lines. Exponent, Inc. works with landlords on recycling office waste streams and its portfolio company, H&MV Engineering, is piloting eco-measures, indicating some waste reduction initiatives. Exponent, Inc. assists clients with hazardous waste management, including advance planning and design review, and its portfolio company Enva focuses on managing specialized waste streams, reflecting very good hazardous waste management. Exponent Private Equity's portfolio company, Enva, launched its first sustainability report in 2020, updated annually, which implies annual waste audits for major facilities. Exponent, Inc. has had no waste disposal violations in the past three years. Exponent Beauty requires vendors to sign a supplier code of conduct and complete a survey to track environmental and social responsibility metrics, indicating waste requirements for all tier-1 suppliers. Exponent Beauty provides clear recycling instructions on its packaging and partners with Pact Collective, offering comprehensive disposal information with educational resources.