Gatx Corporation.
GMT.US | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
GATX Corporation is a global railcar leasing company. It operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. The Rail North America segment leases railcars primarily in North America. The Rail International segment leases railcars in Europe and India. T...Show More
Better Health for All
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GATX's core business of railcar leasing has no significant direct positive or negative health impact. However, the company has incurred penalties for environmental and air pollution violations, indicating negative health externalities. Since 2000, GATX has faced $127,159 in environment-related penalties, including $41,819 for air pollution violations.
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A recent air pollution violation in 2024 resulted in a $13,500 penalty.
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These ongoing violations suggest significant health-harming externalities with partial remediation efforts. The company's business model does not involve offering health-related products or services, collecting health data, or engaging in activities related to healthcare workforce development, health education, or clinical trials. Therefore, several health-related KPIs are not applicable. Its products do not have addiction potential or require specific health risk disclosures. No specific data was found to assess the company's safety record regarding user harm or its investment in health innovation.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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GATX Corporation's primary business is global railcar leasing, not consumer financial services such as lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for individuals.
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The provided articles describe the company's railcar leasing operations, corporate debt, and sustainability initiatives, but do not contain specific, concrete data points relevant to the KPIs under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value. These KPIs are designed to assess financial institutions' impact on consumer access to fair financial services and wealth building. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to lack of applicability or relevant evidence.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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GATX's CEO to median employee pay ratio was 92:1 in 2024.
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Approximately 39% of GATX's 2,150 employees were union workers covered by collective bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2024.
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The company's Rail North America Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) was 4.00 in 2021, with zero fatalities reported for both Rail North America and Rail International from 2014-2021.
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Employee engagement, as measured by an overall employee rating on Glassdoor, was 4.2 out of 5 stars (84%) based on 113 reviews.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided articles do not contain any quantitative data relevant to fair trade certifications, audit frequencies, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical sourcing clauses, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend. The documents focus on general commitments and policies but lack specific metrics or performance data for the requested KPIs.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points or quantitative evidence relevant to any of the 'Honest & Fair Business' KPIs were found in the provided articles. The articles either discuss committee composition
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or express general commitments to ethical standards
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without providing measurable facts, figures, or policy details.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence was found in the provided articles regarding GATX Corporation's performance on any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. The articles explicitly state that they do not contain data relevant to animal welfare, cruelty-free practices, or alternative testing.
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Therefore, all KPIs related to this ethical value are omitted due to a lack of specific, concrete data points.
No War, No Weapons
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The provided articles do not contain any information regarding GATX Corporation's involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technology, sales to sanctioned regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or any other activities related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles focus on the company's receipt of a Responsible Care® Excellence in Partnership Award for its contribution to hazardous materials safety training and environmental sustainability initiatives within its railcar maintenance facilities
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Planet-Friendly Business
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No evidence available to assess Gatx Corporation on Planet-Friendly Business.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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GATX does not maintain a formal Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process.
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, resulting in 0% participation of affected communities in such processes. The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.
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Additionally, the GATX Ethics & Compliance Portal is available in multiple languages.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The company explicitly states compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for its GATX Rail Europe segment.
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For data minimization, GATX Rail Europe's policy limits data retention to the duration of the application process, until consent is revoked, or until statutory retention obligations or legal claims exist.
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User rights are outlined, including access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, data portability, and transfer details.
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No other specific information regarding data breaches, cybersecurity investments, AI ethics, privacy certifications, security training, encryption, AI audits, algorithmic transparency, unauthorized data use, vulnerability management, bug bounty programs, privacy by design, security testing, algorithmic harm remediation, or digital rights advocacy is provided.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No evidence available to assess Gatx Corporation on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.