Rush Enterprises, Inc..
RUSHA.US | Sale of motor vehicles
Rush Enterprises, Inc. operates as an integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and services in the United States and Canada. The company's segments include Commercial Vehicle, Aftermarket Products and Services, and 'All Other'. It sells new and used commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's core business involves the retail of commercial vehicles and related services, which are not directly health-related. Evidence regarding workplace safety violations and employee benefits, while present, is explicitly excluded from the 'Better Health for All' value, as these fall under 'Fair Pay & Worker Respect'.
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Similarly, environmental improvements like reduced solvent usage and low VOC paints are categorized under 'Planet-Friendly Business'.
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No evidence is provided regarding the net health effect of the company's principal goods or services on the general public, user safety records, or the affordability and accessibility of health products to external populations. The company does not offer health-related products or services that would require considerations for price accessibility, vulnerable reach, or health innovation investment. There is no information on health equity programs for external communities, preventative health measures beyond internal workplace safety, or engagement in health education for the public. The company's operations do not involve health-related patents, clinical trials, or food products, making several KPIs not applicable. Therefore, for all relevant KPIs, the company's activities are assessed as having no significant direct positive or negative health impact on the general public.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Rush Enterprises, Inc. is a commercial vehicle retailer that offers financing for its products.
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However, the provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence regarding its customer financial services that align with the defined KPIs for 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity'. Information about student programs and university initiatives from 'rushu.rush.edu' is not applicable to Rush Enterprises, Inc.
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While the company's 401(k) plan for employees is mentioned, details on administrative fees or their impact on wealth building are insufficient for scoring.
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There is no data on customer demographics, pricing fairness, revenue from high-cost products, specific inclusion initiatives for customers, data portability, regulatory findings for lending, customer wealth-building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy programs for customers, customer debt burden ratios, geographic inclusion for financial services, or product simplicity for financial offerings.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 127:1 in 2024.
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The overall company employee rating is 3.2 out of 5 stars (64/100), with the New Braunfels location rating 2.5 out of 5 stars (50/100).
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Only 49% of employees company-wide would recommend working at Rush Enterprises to a friend, dropping to 31% for the New Braunfels location.
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Employee satisfaction with compensation and benefits is rated 1.8 out of 5 stars, with complaints about low annual raises (3%) and uncompetitive pay.
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The company has a voluntary employee turnover rate of 40% annually. In the past three years (2022-2024), Rush Enterprises has incurred three substantiated labor-law or human-rights violations, specifically workplace safety or health violations in 2022, 2023, and 2024, resulting in penalties of $5,610, $15,370, and $16,131 respectively.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, concrete quantitative data points were found across the provided articles to score any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. While the company has a Supplier Code of Conduct, a Human Rights Policy, and a Canada Forced and Child Labor Report, and states that ethical principles are incorporated into supplier agreements, the articles do not provide metrics such as percentages of certified spend, audit frequencies, number of substantiated forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage percentages, median remediation speeds, the percentage of contracts with enforceable ethical clauses, the share of spend on high-risk materials, or the percentage of procurement budget directed to diverse suppliers.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No evidence available to assess Rush Enterprises, Inc. on Honest & Fair Business.
Kind to Animals
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Rush Enterprises, Inc. has a clear policy of 'No Animal Testing' as stated in one article.
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This indicates a global corporate ban on animal testing across its operations, aligning with the highest tier for animal testing policy. Consequently, the company uses zero animals in testing annually.
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Given the company's business model as a retailer of commercial vehicles and services, many animal welfare KPIs are not applicable, as there is no evidence of animal-derived products, animal husbandry, or animal agriculture operations under the company's control or within its supply chain.
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No War, No Weapons
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The company's due diligence process for conflict minerals is based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
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The company has not yet determined whether conflict minerals, such as gold, tantalum, tin, or tungsten, used in its products originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country, or are from recycled or scrap sources.
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Its policy requires vendors to disclose any conflict minerals used and to submit reports or descriptions of measures taken to assure appropriate sourcing and chain of custody.
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The company also has a policy prohibiting vendors and their subcontractors from using or providing hardware, software, services, components, or telecommunications or video surveillance equipment from companies identified by the U.S. or Canadian governments as security threats or sanctioned entities.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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In 2020, Rush Enterprises sourced 0.42% of its operational energy consumption from renewables.
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The company achieved a waste diversion rate of 62.3% in 2023 for its manufacturing and service facilities.
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Additionally, the company reported no significant fines for spills or related non-compliance in the last five years.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess performance against any of the KPIs for Respect for Cultures & Communities. The articles explicitly state a lack of data for metrics related to community engagement, cultural impact assessments, cultural preservation investments, FPIC participation, local employment, grievance mechanisms, and cultural appropriation incidents.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Rush Enterprises experienced a data breach between August 21 and September 18, 2024, where an unauthorized party accessed two employee email accounts, exposing sensitive personal information including names, contact details, birth dates, Social Security and driver's license numbers, employment, and medical data.
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The company uses AI to draw inferences from personal information to create profiles, but there is no mention of a formal AI ethics policy or oversight.
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All employees participate in a security awareness training program, with additional training for various roles, but no effectiveness metrics are provided.
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The company regularly assesses cybersecurity risks, monitors systems for vulnerabilities, and conducts internal and external security reviews and tests, including vulnerability and penetration testing.
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It also leverages the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Framework.
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The company's privacy notice outlines data minimization practices, such as only using personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify identity.
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It also provides consumers with rights to access, correct, delete, and opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information, and to limit the use of sensitive personal information.
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The company's privacy notice is designed to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and it supports Global Privacy Control (GPC) specifications.
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However, attorneys are investigating a class action lawsuit related to the 2024 data breach, indicating potential compliance issues.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Rush Enterprises implemented 8 distinct waste reduction initiatives in 2020, including recycling 120 metric tons of paper, over 600,000 gallons of used oil, 14,000 gallons of used cleaning solvents, 165 metric tons of used oil filters, and 14,000 gallons of engine coolant.
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Additionally, 100% of replaced tires and batteries are recycled or responsibly disposed.
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The company also reduced solvent usage by 50% by replacing solvent-based parts washers with water-based ones.
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The company reported no significant fines for spills or related non-compliance in the last five years, indicating strong compliance with waste disposal regulations.
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