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20 Mule Team Borax
20 Mule Team Borax
household cleaner
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20 Mule Team Borax
3.8
This product scores above average in household cleaners
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20 Mule Team Borax
Rank:
252 out of 1,440 household cleaners
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Company:
The Dial Corporation
8.0
Health
This product contains one or more ingredients that raise a low level of health concern.
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8.0
Human Health Impacts
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10
Ingredient Disclosure
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10
Adequacy of Ingredient Disclosure
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8.0
Level of Health Concern of Ingredients
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Low Concern
Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
6.8
Environment
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6.8
Core Company Environmental Performance
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8.4
Transparency
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7.2
Environmental Management
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8.0
Leading Edge Practices
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8.0
Environmental Management Certification (ISO 14000)
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7.0
Organic Product Initiatives
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7.0
Environmental Awards
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7.0
Inclusion in a Sustainability Index
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7.0
Life Cycle Assessment Policies
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7.0
Environmental Certifications on Product Labels
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6.0
Green Product Features
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6.0
Green Products
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6.0
Green Production Techniques
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6.0
Green Product Innovation Processes
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6.0
Green Product Innovation Policies
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6.0
Green Buildings
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6.0
Green Product Innovation Targets
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6.0
Environmental Research & Development
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6.0
Toxic Chemicals Reduction Partnership
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6.0
Green Products
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6.0
Inititiatives to Reduce Product Energy Footprint
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6.0
Initiatives to Reduce Product Transportation Impacts
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6.0
Eco Design Policies
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6.4
Governance
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7.0
Supply Chain
[+]
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7.0
Use of Environmental Criteria to Select Suppliers
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7.0
Willingness to End Partnership with Supplier for Environmental Reasons
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6.0
Supply Chain Targets
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6.0
Policies to Reduce Environmental Impact of Supply Chain
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4.0
Progress towards Supply Chain Targets
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4.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Supply Chain
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6.0
Reporting
[+]
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6.0
Discloses Integrated Reporting Challenges
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6.0
Follows Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines
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6.0
Integrates Financial with Environmental, Social & Governance Issues in Annual Report
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6.0
Publishes Report Covering Corporate Social Responsbility
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4.0
External Audit of Corporate Social Responsibility Report
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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6.0
Environmental Management System Processes
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6.0
Environmental Training
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6.0
Environmental Management Team
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6.0
Environmental Management System Policy
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6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Environment Management
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4.0
Environmental Investment Initiatives
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4.0
Environmental Restoration Initiatives
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4.0
Environmental Management System Targets
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4.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Environmental Management System
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6.2
Resource Use
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6.5
Water
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7.0
Policies and Practices
[+]
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7.0
Water Efficiency Targets
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6.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Water Use
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6.0
Water Efficiency Processes
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6.0
Water Recycling Initiatives
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5.0
Policies to Improve Efficiency of Water Use
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6.0
Water Use per $ Revenue
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6.5
Energy
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7.0
Policies and Practices
[+]
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7.0
Energy Efficiency Targets
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6.0
Initiatives to Reduce Employee Transportation Impacts
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6.0
Use of Renewable Energy
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6.0
Energy Efficiency Processes
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6.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Energy Use
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6.0
Energy Efficiency Initiatives
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5.0
Energy Efficiency Policy
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6.0
Energy Use per $ Revenue
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6.0
Resource Management
[+]
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6.0
Processes to Improve Resource Efficiency
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5.0
Policy Addresses Resource Efficiency
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4.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Resource Efficiency
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4.0
Resource Efficiency Targets
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6.0
Materials
[+]
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6.0
Policies and Practices
[+]
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6.0
Sustainable Packaging Processes
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6.0
Sustainable Packaging Targets
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5.0
Environmental Criteria Used to Source Materials
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5.0
Sustainable Packaging Policy
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4.0
Dematerialization Policy
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4.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Packaging
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5.8
Environmental Impacts
[+]
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
6.0
Production Concentration
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6.0
Biodiversity Restoration or Protection Initiatives
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5.0
Biodiversity Policy
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4.0
Biodiversity Management Processes
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4.0
Biodiversity Impact Reporting
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4.0
Use of Key Peformance Indicators to Monitor Biodiversity Impact
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4.0
Evaluation of Environmental and Biodiversity Risks
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4.0
Biodiversity Targets
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4.0
Land Management Initiatives
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5.8
Emissions
[+]
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7.0
Emissions
[+]
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7.0
Emissions Reduction Targets
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6.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Emission Reductions
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6.0
Toxics Use Reduction Initiatives
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6.0
Initiatives to Reduce Spills
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6.0
Emission Reduction Processes
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5.0
Emissions Reduction Policy
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4.0
Take-back & Recycling Programs
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4.0
e-Waste Recycling Initiatives
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6.0
Greenhouse Gases
[+]
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6.0
Total Emissions of Greenhouse Gases per $ Revenue
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6.0
Policies and Practices
[+]
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6.0
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Initiatives - Production Process
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6.0
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Initiatives - Transportation
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6.0
Policies and Practices
[+]
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6.0
Initiatives to Reduce SOx or NOx
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce Fluorinated Gases
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce Particulate Matter
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutants
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce VOCs
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce Ozone-depleting Substances
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4.0
Initiatives to Reduce Persistent Organic Pollutants
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5.5
Waste
[+]
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
6.0
Hazardous Waste Reduction Initiatives
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6.0
Waste Reduction Initiatives
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5.0
Quantitative Performance Measures
[+]
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5.0
Amount of Waste Generated per $ Revenue
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5.0
Recycled and Reused Waste % of Total Waste
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5.0
Waste Recycling Ratio
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4.5
Water Pollution
[+]
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6.0
Water Pollution Reduction Initiatives
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3.0
Water Pollutant Emissions per $ Revenue
6.1
Society
This company's social policies, practices and performance place it among the best/top 15% of companies rated by GoodGuide.
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6.1
Core Company Social Performance
[-]
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6.5
Transparency
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6.3
Workers
[+]
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8.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
8.0
Employment Quality Awards
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6.0
Employee Benefits Processes
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6.0
Labor Union Relationship Processes
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5.0
Employment Benefits Policy
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5.0
Labor Union Relationship Policy
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4.0
Labor Union Relationship Targets
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4.0
Job Security Policy
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4.0
Job Security Processes
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4.0
Employment Quality Monitoring
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4.0
Job Security Targets
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4.0
Employee Benefits Targets
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7.0
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
[+]
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7.0
Women in Management
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7.0
Policies
[+]
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7.0
Diversity Improvement Monitoring
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7.0
Flexible Working Hours
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7.0
Day Care Services
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6.0
Work-Life Balance Processes
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6.0
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Processes
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6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Diversity and Equal Opportunity
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6.0
Diversity Targets
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5.0
Work-Life Balance Policy
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5.0
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Policies
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4.0
Work-Life Balance Targets
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4.0
Supplier Diversity Initiatives
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4.0
Work-Life Balance Improvement Monitoring
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✔
4.0
Maternity Leave Benefits
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5.4
Human Rights
[+]
?
✔
7.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
7.0
Labor Union Representation
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5.0
Freedom of Association Policy
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✔
4.0
Freedom of Association Targets
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✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Freedom of Association
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4.0
Freedom of Association Processes
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
6.0
Human Rights Processes
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✔
6.0
Compliance with ILO or UN Human Rights Standards
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✔
6.0
Follows OECD Guidelines
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5.0
"Fair Trade" Policy
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5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Human Rights
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✔
5.0
Human Rights Policy
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4.0
Oppressive Regime Processes
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✔
4.0
"Fair Trade" Processes
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✔
4.0
Human Rights Targets
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✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Oppressive Regimes
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✔
4.0
Oppressive Regime Policy
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✔
5.0
Policies
[+]
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5.0
Forced and Compulsory Labor Policies
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✔
4.0
Responsible Labor Targets
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✔
4.0
Processes to Avoid Forced Labor
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✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Forced Labor
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✔
5.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
5.0
Child Labor Policies
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4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Child Labor
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✔
4.0
Processes to Avoid Child Labor
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✔
4.0
Responsible Labor Targets
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✔
4.0
Policies
[+]
?
✔
4.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Treatment of Indigenous People
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✔
4.0
Indigenous Rights Policy
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✔
4.0
Indigenous Rights Processes
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✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Rights of Indigenous People
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✔
4.8
Occupational Health and Safety
[+]
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✔
7.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
7.0
Employee Health & Safety Progress
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✔
7.0
Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001)
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✔
7.0
Employee Health & Safety Improvements
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✔
7.0
Employee Health & Safety Targets
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✔
6.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Employee Health & Safety
?
✔
6.0
Employee Health & Safety Processes
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✔
6.0
Compliance with ILO Guidelines on Accident or Disease Notification
?
✔
6.0
Key Employee Health & Safety Training
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✔
5.0
HIV-AIDS Program
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5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Employee Health & Safety
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✔
5.0
Health & Safety Improvements Policy
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✔
5.0
Pandemics Management
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✔
2.5
Quantitative Performance Metrics
[+]
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3.0
Number of Contractor Fatalities from Operational Accidents
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✔
2.0
Number of Employee Fatalities from Operational Accidents
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✔
6.0
Consumers
[+]
?
✔
8.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
8.0
Product Quality Management Certification (ISO 9000 Series)
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✔
7.0
Healthy Food or Products Initiatives
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✔
6.0
Pricing to Improve Product Access
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✔
6.0
Product Quality Improvement Processes
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✔
6.0
Product Access Improvement Processes
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✔
6.0
Product Quality Monitoring
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✔
6.0
Customer Health & Safety Processes
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✔
6.0
Product Quality Targets
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✔
5.0
Privacy Policy
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✔
5.0
Customer Health & Safety Policy
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✔
5.0
Product Access Policy
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✔
5.0
Product Quality Policy
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✔
4.0
Independent Health & Safety Advisory Panel
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✔
4.0
Quality Management Systems
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✔
4.0
Privacy Protection Processes
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
6.0
Product Labelling Processes
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✔
5.0
Product Labelling Policy
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✔
4.0
Marketing Communications
[+]
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4.0
Number of Marketing Practices Controversies
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✔
4.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
4.0
Responsible Marketing Processes
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4.0
Limits Junk Food Advertising to Children
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✔
4.0
Responsible Marketing Policy
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6.0
Community
[+]
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6.0
Policies
[+]
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6.0
Funding Community-related Projects
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6.0
Emerging Market Discounts
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✔
6.0
Community Reputation Monitoring
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✔
6.0
Employee Engagement in Voluntary Work
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✔
6.0
"Good Citizen" Targets
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5.0
Indirect Economic Impact Policy
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✔
5.0
"Good Citizen" Policy
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5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Indirect Economic Impacts
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4.0
Technology Sharing to Extend Access
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✔
4.0
Supplier Targets
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✔
4.0
Oppressive Regime Targets
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✔
4.0
Indirect Economic Impact Targets
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✔
4.0
Indigenous Rights Targets
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✔
4.0
Processes to Improve Indirect Economic Impacts
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✔
4.0
Emerging Market Discounts
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6.0
Stakeholder Engagement
[+]
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6.0
Environmental Partnerships
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✔
6.0
Stakeholder Engagement Processes
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✔
6.0
Public Policy
[+]
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✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Compliance with Local Political Contribution Rules
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5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Local Political Contribution Rules
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✔
5.0
Processes to Improve Compliance with Local Political Contribution Rules
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✔
5.0
Policy Addresses Local Political Contribution Rules
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✔
4.0
Local Political Contribution Targets
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✔
5.5
Management
[+]
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8.0
Leading Edge Practices
[+]
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✔
8.0
Product Quality Management Certification (ISO 9000 Series)
?
✔
7.0
Corporate Responsibility Awards
?
✔
6.4
Governance
[+]
?
✔
7.0
Supply Chain
[+]
?
✔
7.0
Willingness to End Partnership with Supplier for Human Rights Reasons
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✔
6.0
Processes to Manage Employee Health & Safety in Supply Chain
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✔
6.0
Processes to Manage Environmental Impacts of Supply Chain
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✔
6.0
Processes to Apply Human Rights Standards to Supply Chain
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✔
6.0
Human Rights Monitoring
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✔
6.0
Human Rights Criteria Used to Select Suppliers
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✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Employee Health & Safety in Supply Chain
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✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Applies Human Rights Standards to Supply Chain
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✔
5.0
Treatment of Suppliers as Key Business Partners
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✔
5.0
Human Rights Policy Applies to Supply Chain
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✔
5.0
Supply Chain Employee Health & Safety Policy
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✔
4.0
Employee Health & Safety Targets for Supply Chain
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✔
4.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Partnership with Suppliers
?
✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Suppliers as Key Business Partners
?
✔
4.0
Processes to Improve Employee Relations in Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Employee Relationships across Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Human Rights Targets for Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Employee Relations Targets for Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Progress Towards Employee Health & Safety Targets for Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Employee Health & Safety in Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Processes to Improve Partnership with Suppliers
?
✔
4.0
Supply Chain Employee Health & Safety Improvements
?
✔
4.0
Policy Addresses Employee Relationships within Supply Chain
?
✔
4.0
Health & Safety Training for Key Employees in Supply Chain
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✔
6.0
Policies
[+]
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✔
6.0
Whistleblower Protection
?
✔
6.0
Processes to Improve Corporate Citizenship
?
✔
6.0
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
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✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Health & Safety
?
✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Indirect Economic Impacts
?
✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Avoid Bribery and Corruption
?
✔
6.0
Bribery and Corruption Training
?
✔
6.0
Employee Health & Safety Team
?
✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Fair Competition
?
✔
6.0
Processes to Improve Business Ethics
?
✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Corporate Citizenship
?
✔
6.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Business Ethics
?
✔
6.0
Processes to Improve Fair Competition
?
✔
6.0
Processes to Avoid Bribery and Corruption
?
✔
5.0
Business Ethics Policy
?
✔
5.0
Bribery and Corruption Policy
?
✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Fair Competition
?
✔
5.0
Fair Competition Policy
?
✔
5.0
Integrates Environmental, Social & Governance Issues into Strategy
?
✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Corporate Citizenship
?
✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Commits to Highest Business Ethics
?
✔
5.0
Code of Conduct Addresses Bribery and Corruption
?
✔
4.0
Business Ethics Targets
?
✔
4.0
Internal Communication Tools to Reduce Involvement with Oppressive Regimes
?
✔
4.0
Bribery and Corruption Targets
?
✔
4.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Employee Relations
?
✔
4.0
Targets for Integrating Environmental, Social & Governance Issues into Strategy
?
✔
4.0
Internal Communication Tools to Improve Human Rights Performance
?
✔
4.0
Executive Compensation Linked to Environmental, Social & Governance Targets
?
✔
4.0
Fair Competition Targets
?
✔
6.0
Reporting
[+]
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✔
6.0
Follows Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines
?
✔
6.0
Publishes Report Covering Corporate Social Responsbility
?
✔
6.0
Integrates Financial with Environmental, Social & Governance Issues in Annual Report
?
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6.0
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About the company
Parent Company:
The Dial Corporation
Parent Company:
Henkel KGaA
Other Products made include:
glass and surface cleaner
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Member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
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