Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

HTO.US (H2O America) is a water treatment solutions company and water utility.

Its core business does not involve lending, deposit services, or other financial products for consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility for financial data, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for banking services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its operations. The rubric's '0' tier explicitly covers companies whose core business lies outside finance or do not offer consumer credit products.

Honest & Fair Business

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and SEC filings but do not contain specific numbers, dates, or outcomes related to regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistle-blower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversies, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification.

Kind to Animals

The company's product, Shark® H2O, is very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects and harmful to the soil environment.

Animal testing data is present for acute toxicity, skin/eye irritation, sensitization, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and reproductive toxicity for product components, with LD50 and LC50 values reported for various animal species (Rat, Rabbit, Guinea pig, Mouse, Fish, Bees). No products are certified cruelty-free, and no non-animal testing methods are mentioned as being employed, indicating reliance on animal tests. H2O America supported over 80 local nonprofits and spent over $400,000 in grants and donations at Group level in 2024. It owns and maintains more than 12,000 acres of watershed land. San Jose Water, a subsidiary, helped create wildlife crossings for animals on over 6,000 acres set aside for nature conservation. Connecticut Water purchased an additional 125 acres of watershed land, and Maine Water protected 1,500 acres of open space through a 10-year partnership. H2O.ai's AI for Good program supports nonprofit groups in environmental conservation, including protecting endangered species, and Wild Me uses H2O.ai for wildlife conservation solutions. However, there is no evidence of participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives to develop industry-wide animal-free testing and sourcing standards, nor a public position on animal welfare legislation.

Planet-Friendly Business

In 2023, the company's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 19,417 tCO₂e (0.019417 M tCO₂e).

This is below 0.5 M tCO₂e, but represents a 1.1% increase from 19,205 tCO₂e in 2019, not a decline. The company has a goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030, but these targets are not explicitly stated as SBTi-validated. In 2023, 59.39% of the total energy consumed was sourced from renewables. Approximately 6% of the company's water is sourced from areas identified as having High Baseline Water Stress. The company also engages in habitat restoration projects, covering 5-8% of its operational land.