Essity (ESSITY-B.ST)

Overall impact
A (83)

Commentary

Essity is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 82.7 for overall impact (96th percentile compared to all companies), Essity ranks 4th out of 64 industry peers, behind Mannatech, Unicharm and Beiersdorf, and ahead of Energizer, Jerash, Lifevantage and 57 others. On top material causes for Essity's industry (Consumer Discretionary Products), Essity performs well in Reduced Inequality (81.6 score), Humane Treatment of Animals (96.2), Conflict Free Mineral Production (82.4) and 13 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Clean Water Access (36.8 score).
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Company
Employees
36,000
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Household Products
Sub-industry
Household Products
SASB industry
Household & Personal Products
Headquarters
Sweden
Share classes
ESSITY-B.ST
Description
Essity AB (publ) develops, produces, and sells hygiene and health products and services in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Health & Medical, Consumer Goods, and Professional Hygiene segments. The Health & Medical segment offers incontinence products, wound care, compression therapy, orthopedics, skincare products, wet wipes, wash gloves, and digital solutions with sensor technology under the TENA, Leukoplast, JOBST, Actimove, Cutimed, Delta-Cast, AquaCast Liner, and Hydrofera brands to family caregivers, professional caregivers, and patients and consumers through pharmacies, medical device stores, hospitals, distributors, care institutions, and e-commerce. The Consumer Goods segment provides pads, panty liners, tampons, diapers, shampoos, lotions, baby oil, skin creams, intimate soaps, intimate wipes, leakproof apparel, washable absorbent underwear, menstrual cups, toilet papers, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, and napkins under the TENA, Knix, Modibodi, Libero, Lotus, Drypers, Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Saba, Nosotras, Nuvenia TOM Organic, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio, Colhogar, and Familia brands through retail trade and e-commerce. The Professional Hygiene segment offers toilet papers, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soaps, hand lotions, hand sanitizers, dispensers, and cleaning and wiping products, as well as vision cleaning and data-driven cleaning solutions under the Tork brand to companies and office buildings, universities, healthcare facilities, industries, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and other public venues through direct to the end-customer, e-commerce, or via distributors. Essity AB (publ) was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Essity, based on its industry sub-industry Household Products. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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