Nautilus Inc..
NLS.US | Manufacture of sports goods
Nautilus Inc. is a global fitness solutions company that designs, develops, sources, and markets consumer fitness products and related accessories. The company operates through two segments: Nautilus Fitness and JRNY. The Nautilus Fitness segment offers a range of cardio and strength fitness product...Show More
Better Health for All
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Nautilus Inc. faced a recall of 3,844,200 BowFlex adjustable dumbbells due to weight plates dislodging, posing an impact hazard.
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This resulted in 111 reported injuries from Nautilus Inc. dumbbells
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, leading to an adverse event rate of approximately 28.87 injuries per million units sold. A 1985 study also indicated that Nautilus exercise circuits lacked aerobic benefit.
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Despite these issues, the company demonstrated strong risk transparency by cooperating with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for the recall
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and publicly disclosing detailed information on its website. The company also engages in significant health-positive initiatives. Nautilus Pharma supplies 3 million Phytoblend sachets
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, delivering essential micronutrients to children in vulnerable communities across 34 countries
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, supporting 87 million meals for healthy development.
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The Nautilus Health Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
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, aims to democratize access to high-performance health plans
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, control costs
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, and provides open-source standards and resources.
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Its projects focus on value-based primary care and ethical data use
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, contributing to preventative health measures and healthcare data responsibility.
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The core fitness business also promotes preventative health.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Nautilus Inc. is a fitness solutions company that sells consumer fitness products and digital platform subscriptions. It does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators related to financial products, services, and financial inclusion are not applicable. The company's corporate debt and a class action lawsuit regarding inflated horsepower ratings for treadmills are not relevant to the assessment of fair money and economic opportunity as defined by the rubric's financial services focus.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Only 40% of employees would recommend working at Nautilus, indicating lukewarm staff morale.
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Employee reviews cite low pay, terrible leadership, communication breakdowns, and incompetent management as cons.
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However, some employees also noted good benefits, work/life balance, and great colleagues as pros.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles regarding Nautilus Inc.'s performance on fair trade and ethical sourcing metrics. The articles discuss general industry initiatives related to fair trade certification
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and conflict minerals
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but do not provide company-specific information on areas such as certified spend, audit frequency, labour incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, high-risk material spend, or supplier diversity. The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) validated conflict-free smelters/refiners for all four conflict minerals in a press release from January 30, 2014.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No relevant evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US) against the specified KPIs for Honest & Fair Business. pertains to Nautilus Insurance Europe DAC (NIED), a subsidiary whose information is not stated to be company-wide for NLS.US. discusses Nautilus Hyosung America Inc., which is a distinct company and not Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US).
Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Nautilus Inc. on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US) against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. Articles
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and
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explicitly state no relevant information is present. Articles
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and
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pertain to 'Nautilus Defense LLC,' which is a distinct entity from Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US), a fitness solutions company.
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, from 'Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.,' is also for a different company and primarily contains policy statements rather than scorable facts.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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The provided articles discuss 'Nautilus Solar Energy' and 'Nautilus Data Technologies', focusing on solar energy projects and data centers, respectively. The company being assessed, NLS.US (Nautilus Inc.), is a global fitness solutions company that operates through Nautilus Fitness and JRNY segments. As the evidence does not relate to NLS.US (Nautilus Inc.) as described, no relevant data could be extracted for any of the KPIs.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles for Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US), a global fitness solutions company, regarding its performance on any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. Articles discussing community engagement, partnerships, and local investment (Articles , , , , ) pertain to 'Nautilus Solar Energy' or 'Nautilus Solar', which is a distinct entity from Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US).
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refers to 'Nautilus International', a maritime union, also a separate entity.
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The articles specifically about Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US) (Articles and ) explicitly state they contain no data relevant to the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The company offers basic user controls, allowing individuals to opt-out of receiving emails and postal mail, prevent their information from being used for purposes other than its original collection, and correct inaccuracies in their contact information.
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However, the available evidence does not indicate more comprehensive controls such as data deletion or portability options, which represents a significant limitation.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The provided articles discuss the sustainability efforts and products of Mondi, a paper company, specifically its 'Nautilus' brand of recycled paper. One article also discusses sustainability in the data center industry. None of the articles contain specific, verifiable data or information pertaining to Nautilus Inc. (NLS.US), a global fitness solutions company, or its products and operations regarding zero waste and sustainable products metrics.