Hillenbrand

Hillenbrand integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2022 Sustainability Rerport: “We have now embedded ESG topics into our ERM process to better understand key sustainability risks, like climate change, energy, and supply chain, and integrate it into the organization‘s overall risk management practices” (1). The company integrates ESG into its business practices, tying executive compensation to ESG goals. From its 2024 Proxy Statement: Collective Performance Goals for executive officers include requirements to “progress and execute on our efforts on ESG activities” (2). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (3).

Hillenbrand’s charitable giving guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation, thereby excluding some religious charities (1).

Hillenbrand offers DEI training to its employees (1). Hillenbrand appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its supply chain. From its Supplier Diversity Policy: “Hillenbrand’s policy is to include qualified diverse suppliers as part of our strategic sourcing and procurement process” (2). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “To increase the diversity of our candidate pools and ensure an inclusive hiring process, we require mandatory diverse external candidate slates and interview panels for our leadership roles at the Director-level-and-above” (3). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (4).

Hillenbrand supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a DEI Steering Committee (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page: “The Inclusion at Hillenbrand Council (IHI) is a cross-functional, diverse team of associates, who consult on DEI programs and develop and drive DEI actions across our company” (2). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page: “This was a year of celebrations and progress, which was recognized on a global scale by our nomination as a finalist in the Reuters Responsible Business Awards for our work to communicate our Purpose and by the increase in our MSCI environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating from A to AA, which puts us in a leadership category in our industry” (3). Hillenbrand partners with the United Nations Global Compact and is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in their core business management (4)(5)(6).

Hillenbrand was a Silver Level sponsor of HRC’s 2023 Cincinnati Color Ball (1). The company funded the Human Rights Campaign and the National Diversity Council (2)(3). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (4).

Hillenbrand’s PAC has been defunct since 2014 and it does not report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).