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Woodward, Inc..

WWD.US | Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services energy control and optimization solutions for aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, and fuel nozzles for commercial and military aircraft and rot...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Woodward, Inc. faces scrutiny for its significant involvement in military applications, supplying components for guided weapons and defense systems, which critics point to as a material revenue stream. The company's record on worker respect is mixed; it has incurred over $30 million in penalties across 10 violations since 2000, including for employment discrimination and safety-related offenses. While the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio stands at 176:1, Woodward has committed to increasing living wage coverage for its employees to 75% within two years. Environmentally, the company reported 97.39 million kg CO2e in Scope 1 emissions for 2023, a slight increase from 2022, and is not participating in tracked emissions reduction initiatives, though it has completed a hydrogen fuel cell component testing facility.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-20
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-20
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons-50
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-40
-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 Woodward, Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Woodward, Inc. is an aerospace and industrial manufacturing company, not a financial institution. The provided articles do not contain any evidence that WWD.US offers consumer lending, deposit, or other financial services that would be relevant to the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value. While one article mentions 'The Woodward Company's business loan services,'

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it is not explicitly WWD.US, and the rubric's KPIs primarily focus on consumer financial products and services. Therefore, no specific, concrete data points are available to score any of the KPIs, leading to their omission.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-20

Woodward, Inc.'s CEO pay ratio in 2024 was 176:1, calculated from the CEO's compensation of $11,177,865 and a median employee pay of $63,650.

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The company's overall employee satisfaction score is 65.
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Over the past three years, Woodward, Inc. has incurred penalties totaling $5,000,000 for employment discrimination and $45,152 for workplace safety or health violations.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

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

Honest & Fair Business

-20

Woodward, Inc. incurred $27.5 million in ethics-related regulatory fines, comprising a $25 million civil settlement and a $2.5 million criminal fine related to overcharging by a subsidiary acquired in 2008.

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The company maintains an Ethics Help Line for confidential and anonymous reporting, prohibits retaliation, and a whistleblower employee received $4.5 million as a share of the settlement.
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The company's anti-corruption policy, as outlined in its Supplier Code of Conduct, requires compliance with anti-corruption laws including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act, and explicitly permits facilitation payments for routine government actions.
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The Audit Committee Charter, last amended in April 2025, specifies that at least 75% of the board members must be independent.
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Kind to Animals

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, measurable evidence related to animal testing, cruelty-free certifications, animal-derived ingredients, or animal agriculture practices. While one article mentions support for bee populations and the use of native plants for biodiversity, these initiatives lack the quantitative metrics required by the rubric to assess measurable biodiversity impact or financial investment percentages.

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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available information.

No War, No Weapons

-50

Woodward's due diligence measures for conflict minerals are designed to conform to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, indicating support in principle for UN Guiding Principles, but implementation details are uneven.

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The company campaigned 1,394 suppliers for conflict minerals in 2024, receiving valid responses from 60% (836 suppliers).
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Of the 372 identified smelters or refiners (SORs), 233 were conformant, 9 were active, 98 had other designations, and 32 were non-conformant.
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The company identified 40 high-risk SORs, including African Gold Refinery, which was added to the OFAC SDN List in March 2022, indicating some procurement from conflict-affected areas.
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The company conducts annual human-rights reviews related to conflict minerals across all high-risk zones, with public summaries. Both business segments conduct periodic reviews of critical supply chain matters, including conflict minerals, with senior Global Sourcing leadership engaging in annual strategic planning reviews.
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The company's standard purchase order terms and conditions and standard long-term supplier agreement require suppliers to support conflict minerals reporting, and it has a Supplier Code of Conduct.
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Planet-Friendly Business

-40

In 2023, Woodward, Inc. reported Scope 1 emissions of 97,390 tCO₂e and Scope 2 emissions of 74,479 tCO₂e, totaling 171,869 tCO₂e.

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Scope 1 emissions increased from 9,353 tCO₂e in 2022, and Scope 2 emissions increased from 74,046 tCO₂e in 2022.
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The company did not disclose Scope 3 emissions data.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess Woodward, Inc. on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence was found in the provided articles pertaining to WWD.US (Woodward, Inc.) or its performance against any of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' KPIs.

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All articles exclusively discuss Tesla's operations and sustainability initiatives, explicitly stating no relevance to WWD.US.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the KPIs related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products for Woodward, Inc. While some articles mention general sustainability efforts or refer to a sustainability report, they explicitly state the absence of numerical data for waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability score, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.

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One article discusses sustainability initiatives for 'The Woodward' hotel, which is not the company being assessed (Woodward, Inc.).
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