Create innovative, sustainable products and solutions, and foster a culture that empowers employees to operate safely, sustainably, and responsibly. Our commitment to ethics and integrity is a competitive advantage and a way to differentiate ourselves to our customers, partners, shareholders, and employees.
More Sustainable Products
Through the Rockwell Automation Design for Sustainability and Circularity (DfSC) Program, we are making our products more sustainable and ready to meet new standards and requirements such as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).
The DfSC Scorecard is embedded in the Rockwell development process as part of our Quality team’s Design for Excellence Program.
The DfSC Scorecard guides product development engineers to consider the following aspects during product design:
- Life Cycle Thinking & Assessments: Apply life cycle thinking and life cycle assessments during product design to help reduce environmental impacts across the entire product life cycle.
- Energy Use & Efficiency: Utilize energy efficient design and operating modes to reduce product use phase emissions.
- Material Use & Efficiency: Select materials with lower environmental impacts and design for efficient material use.
- Repair, Refurbish, Upgrade: Optimize the opportunities for product repair, refurbishment, and upgrade to extend product longevity and reduce waste.
- Recyclability: Increase end-of-life recycling potential of products through intentional design and material selection.
DfSC Scorecard results complement Product Life Cycle Assessments on Rockwell products to provide a holistic view of our product environmental impacts.
Reducing Plastics in the Waste Stream
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After
Before
The redesign of PanelView packaging will divert 78,000 lbs annually from the waste stream. Made from 100% recycled polyethylene, the packaging stretches to fit various screen sizes, cutting the number of foam packaging parts needed per product from 14 to 2.
In 2024, we met a key packaging goal: 90% reduction in use of non-recyclable packaging foams. By shifting to recycled-grade packaging materials that can be recycled again, Rockwell eliminated 198,000 pounds of annual use of non-recyclable polyurethane foam. The team continues to evaluate legacy packaging materials such as plastics used for bags and stretch wrap.
| CATEGORY | GOAL FOR FY26 | FY24 STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Resources | All new product packaging made from sustainable/renewable resources to enable recycling by the end user | COMPLETE - All new packaging is from sustainable/renewable sources |
| Sustainable Forestry Certification | Source 100% of paper and wood packaging stocks from suppliers with sustainable forestry certifications | 83% of suppliers provided certifications |
| Corrugated: Recycled Content | Recycled content to be 50% or higher | COMPLETE - All corrugated has up to 70% recycled content |
| Plastic: Recycled Content | Minimum 35% recycled content for bags | 10% of bags have 35% recycled content |
| 100% recycled content for thermoformed packaging | COMPLETE - All thermoforms have 100% recycled packaging | |
| Packaging Foam Reduction | Reduce annual weight of nonrecycled or recyclable packaging foams by 75% | COMPLETE - 75% reduction (198K annual lbs. reduced) |
| Returnable Supply Chain Packaging | Create returnable packaging where feasible for high volume parts, products, or customer orders | Evaluate legacy containerization strategy inbound to Rockwell Distribution Centers |
Responsible Supply Chain
Dedicated third-party risk management team
In 2024, we worked directly with suppliers to verify compliance and create a dedicated team focused on managing third-party risk regarding current environmental, social, and governance (ESG) needs and emerging regulations.
In 2023, we adopted the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) Code of Conduct (CoC) as a guideline for updates to our own Supplier Code of Conduct and in 2024, we piloted a supplier survey to benchmark suppliers against the RBA CoC. We will issue the survey more widely in 2025.
Socially responsible leadership
A diverse, ethical, socially responsible, environmentally sound, and sustainable supply chain is important to us. We partner with organizations that share our commitment to these values and believe that all suppliers should manage and report their social and environmental objectives.
Supplier Diversity
$183M
spent with diverse suppliers including small, veteran, minority, women and LGBTQ-owned businesses in FY24
$106M
of this spend was Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises
Employee Health & Safety
- Our vision remains zero work-related injuries and illnesses
- We met our best-in-class Recordable Case Rate (RCR) goal of 0.27 at the corporate level in 2024
- In 2024, five regulatory agency visits (at country and local levels), all resulted in zero citations or fines
- We improved our ISO 45001-certified health and safety management system by refining our digital employee health and safety platform
- Enhanced ergonomic improvements globally, including adding AMR carts in Twinsburg, OH, to replace manual movement of carts. Product design changes enabled increased hand access and visibility and resolved back and side bending concerns during assembly in Canada, Poland, and China resulting in reduced ergonomic risks and enhanced productivity.
Culture
Our four culture principles are embedded into our enterprise-wide business objectives with executive compensation tied to the successful evolution of our culture. These principles describe the values that bring our vibrant culture to life.
- Strengthen our commitment to integrity, diversity, and inclusion
- Be willing to compare ourselves to the best alternatives
- Increase the speed of decision making
- Have a steady stream of fresh ideas
Employee Engagement
Our annual Global Voices employee engagement survey offers Rockwell meaningful input on how to improve our employees’ experience.
- In 2024, more than 24,000 employees completed the survey
- Our ethics feedback consistently scored above the global benchmark. Our 2024 scores remained steady and strong, at 80—six points better than the general industry.
- Throughout the year, leaders prioritized not only areas targeted for improvement based on survey scores, but also continued to focus on building trust and belonging
Our Strengths
- I understand how my job contributes to the company's strategic priorities and goals.
- I feel able to be myself at work.
- Rockwell has a great culture.
- Rockwell provides a safe working environment
- Rockwell is committed to making the world more sustainable.
Awards and Initiatives
Increasing recognitions, expanding initiatives
Recognized 17 times
Recognized 12 times
Recognized 22 times
Recognized 10 times
Joined May 2023
Joined December 2023
Founding Member, 2019
Recognition for modernizing smart water monitoring
Frost & Sullivan recognized Rockwell’s success in helping water utilities drive better water management with its 2024 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. Through AI-powered water monitoring technologies and innovative digital solutions, we enable water utilities to optimize system efficiency, reduce leaks, and meet sustainability goals. The award recognizes the company with a stand-out approach to achieving top-line growth and a superior customer experience.
Find full report here: Frost & Sullivan 2024 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award
Additional Recognitions in 2024
- Named on Forbes Most Trusted Companies in America list
- Recognized for 70 years on the Fortune 500
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