Watts Water Technologies

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Watts Water Technologies (Watts), vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company requires suppliers abide by its ESG standards and is committed to all colleagues completing inclusive-leadership behaviors and unconscious bias training by 2025. The company also held ESG leadership training and boot camps for its employees. However, the company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Watts Water Technologies receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria

Risk Level

Rationale

Corporate Weaponization

Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level

Rationale

Watts requires suppliers to abide by its ESG standards (1). The company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Business Conduct requires suppliers to include sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policy (2). However, the company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level

Rationale

Watts does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level

Rationale

Watts does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level

Rationale

Watts committed that all colleagues will have completed inclusive leadership behaviors and unconscious bias training by 2025 (1). In 2022, Watts held ESG leadership training and boot camps for its employees (2). Otherwise, it has not supported ideological causes or policies (3)(4).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level

Rationale

Watts has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Watts does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 2, 2023

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