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Health and Safety Ratings
Environmental Ratings
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10Chemical Spills (Number)– 10/10Data Provider: RiskMetrics Group, Corporate Environmental Profiles Database (CEPD) 2000 - 2005Company rating on number of chemical spills reported by the maker of this product to the Emergency Response Notification Team. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.
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8Liabilities for Hazardous Waste– 7.6/10Data Provider: KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. , (www.kld.com)Company rating on whether it has liabilities for hazardous waste sites or fines/penalties for waste management violations. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.Extended Description: The company's liabilities for hazardous waste sites exceed $50 million, or the company has recently paid substantial fines or civil penalties for waste management violations. Before 1996 the threshold for liabilities was $30 million.
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4Clean Energy– 3.5/10Data Provider: KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. , (www.kld.com)Company rating on whether it has taken measures to reduce contributions to global climate change and air pollution through the use of clean energy. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.Extended Description: The company has taken significant measures to reduce the contributions of its operations to global climate change and air pollution through the use of renewable energy, other clean fuels, or through the introduction of energy efficient programs or sale of products promoting energy efficiency.
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6Regulatory Problems– 6.4/10Data Provider: KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. , (www.kld.com)Company rating on whether it has recently paid substantial fines or civil penalties for violations or it has a pattern of regulatory controversies. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.Extended Description: The company has recently paid substantial fines or civil penalties for violations of air, water, or other environmental regulations, or it has a pattern of regulatory controversies under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act or other major environmental regulations.
Social Ratings
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3Philanthropy– 3.3/10This assesses a company's charitable giving, volunteer programs and support for public/private partnerships.
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7Community Engagement– 7.5/10This assesses a company's engagement with local communities, including input on company impact. It also includes community relations and support programs.
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4Quality and Safety– 4.1/10This assesses a company's product quality, health, safety, and information performance, including product innovation.
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4Product Safety– 3.8/10Data Provider: KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. , (www.kld.com)Company rating on whether it has either paid substantial fines or civil penalties, or is involved in a major recent controversy or regulatory action, relating to the safety of its products or services. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.
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8Health and Safety Fines and Penalties– 7.8/10Data Provider: KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. , (www.kld.com)Company rating on whether it has paid fines for willful violations of employee health and safety standards, or been involved in major health and safety controversies. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.
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Product Certifications and Listings

According to Climate Counts, this company is stuck in the race to address climate change.
Climate Counts is a non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change. The Climate Counts Company Scorecard helps people vote with their dollars by making climate-conscious purchasing and investing choices that put pressure on the world’s most well-known companies to take the issue of climate change seriously.
Launched by organics pioneer Stonyfield Farm, Climate Counts believes everyday consumers can be the most important activists in the fight against global warming. Climate Counts has currently evaluated 140 companies—representing over 3000 different brands—in sixteen major consumer sectors with plans to expand the number of companies.
Climate Counts use a 0-to-100 point scale and 22 criteria to determine if companies have:
- Measured their climate “footprint”
- Reduced their impact on global warming
- Supported (or suggest intent to block) progressive climate legislation
- Publicly disclosed their climate actions clearly and comprehensively
Learn more at http://www.climatecounts.org/scorecard_overview.php.

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