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Greenlane Holdings, Inc..

GNLN.US | Wholesale of other household goods

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. is a global house of brands and one of the largest providers of ancillary cannabis products and accessories. They develop, market, and distribute a diverse portfolio of products, including vaporizers, pipes, rolling papers, grinders, and other smoking accessories. Greenlane ...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Greenlane Holdings faces scrutiny over worker treatment, with Glassdoor reviews averaging 2.8/5 stars and reports of paycheck delays and alleged wage theft. Only about 50% of employees reportedly earn living wages. Its core business, distributing cannabis accessories, is seen by critics as conflicting with "Better Health for All" due to potential health risks associated with consumption. Environmentally, the company's vape products contribute to plastic and electronic waste, with a DitchCarbon score of 25, below 69% of its industry peers. While Greenlane maintains an ethics hotline and regained Nasdaq compliance, and partners for sustainable packaging designed for accelerated microbial digestion, comprehensive data on many ethical areas, including supply chain practices, remains limited.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-60
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-40
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess Greenlane Holdings, Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. is a provider of ancillary cannabis products and accessories.

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The company's core business activities do not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcome, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion of financial access points, and product simplicity of financial products, are not applicable to its operations.
2
No evidence was found to suggest the company engages in any activities that would be scored under this value.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-60

Greenlane Holdings receives a score of -60 due to several concerning factors related to fair pay and worker respect. Employee reviews on Glassdoor give the company an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, with only 32% of employees recommending it as a place to work

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. The compensation and benefits rating is also low, at 3.1 out of 5 stars
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. More specifically, reviews highlight paycheck delays and allegations of wage theft, which are serious labor violations
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. While salary ranges for some positions are available on Glassdoor, there is no data on key metrics such as living wage coverage, pay equity, or safety incident rates
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. The absence of this data, combined with negative employee sentiment, indicates significant issues with worker treatment. The company's SEC filings also lack data on crucial metrics like CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio and health insurance coverage
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. Approximately 50% of employees earn living wages, with a formal policy to reach 75% within two years, but this still leaves a significant portion of the workforce underpaid
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. This combination of negative reviews, alleged labor violations, and lack of transparency warrants a strong negative score. The reviews express concerns about job security, pay, and advancement opportunities
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Greenlane Holdings, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

-40

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. has a confidential and anonymous ethics hotline with outlined procedures for reporting misconduct.

1
However, the provided evidence does not include details on independent investigation processes, training, or resolution times for these reports.
2

Kind to Animals

0

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. has expanded into pet and wellness product lines, including Green Gruff dog supplements.

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These supplements are developed with the help of leading veterinarians, are veterinarian approved, and are non-GMO and pesticide-free.
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However, the provided articles do not contain specific information regarding cruelty-free certifications, animal testing policies or volumes, ethical sourcing of animal-derived ingredients, humane certifications for operations, wildlife conservation impacts, or any other measurable data points relevant to the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs.

No War, No Weapons

0

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. is described as a distributor of vaporization products and consumption accessories, not arms or defense contracts.

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The company's core business does not involve defense or arms-related activities, dual-use technology, or sales to embargoed regimes.
2
There is no evidence of defense business for the board to oversee, nor any exposure to controversial weapons or a need for ethical red lines related to weapons.
3
While one article mentions Greenlane's expertise in advising clients on export controls for dual-use items and sanctions, this refers to consulting services for other companies, not Greenlane's own products or sales.
4

Planet-Friendly Business

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs. While one article mentions new sustainable packaging designed for microbial digestion, it does not provide metrics on the company's overall waste diversion, lifecycle impact analysis, or packaging CO₂ reduction.

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Another article notes the absence of publicly available carbon emissions data or reduction targets for Greenlane Holdings, Inc.
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Furthermore, information regarding environmental compliance violations is not provided, and the activities of Greenlane Renewables, while climate-positive, are described as core business operations rather than a percentage of EBIT reinvested in climate initiatives.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided evidence.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles regarding Greenlane Holdings, Inc.'s respect for cultures and communities. The articles discuss employee reviews, career opportunities, product distribution partnerships, carbon footprint, corporate governance, investor filings, and a partnership for cannabis criminal justice reform. None of these provide evidence for the defined KPIs related to community engagement, cultural preservation, or local stakeholder relations.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Greenlane Holdings, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points for any of the Key Performance Indicators related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products for Greenlane Holdings, Inc. While the company has partnered with NEO Plastics to offer sustainable packaging designed to accelerate microbial digestion in landfills and generate biogas,

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this information describes a product offering and its intended end-of-life process rather than providing company-wide metrics on waste diversion rates, product recyclability percentages, overall packaging sustainability percentages, recycled content, or the quantifiable effectiveness of waste reduction initiatives. No specific percentages, baseline reductions, or audit frequencies are provided,
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preventing any KPI from being scored against the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

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