Governance and Accountability

Michael Tang

SVP, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer

"Emerson's dedication to robust corporate governance and ethics is essential to our success. These commitments enable us to navigate challenges with integrity and position us to deliver superior value to our shareholders. By adhering to these principles, we built trust and enhance long-term well-being, aligning our actions with our responsibilities to our employees, customers, and communities."

Board Composition

50% of directors are women or persons of color* and 2/3 of required Board Committees are chaired by women.

Board Refreshment

The board added seven new Directors in the last five years, underscoring the Emerson Board's commitment to ongoing refreshment.*

Corporate Governance Actions

The Board of Directors adopted Director term limits and enhanced its oversight of cybersecurity, human capital management and environmental sustainability.

Sustainability External Reporting Governance

Emerson recently established a more formalized sustainability reporting governance framework, in anticipation of upcoming sustainability disclosure regulations.

Certified under ISO 27001

Key elements of our primary data centers, cloud environments and our enterprise IT organization area certified under ISO 27001.

SAFETY Act Certification

Emerson's Ovation technology was awarded SAFETY Act Certification coverage in February 2023.

Annual Ethics Training

All employees are required to complete our company's annual ethics training.

Regulatory Compliance Training

This year Emerson employees completed more than 150,000 regulatory compliance training courses.

Ethics Reporting

Emerson's ethics reporting website and hotline are operated by independent third party to allow for employee anonymity.

*Depicts information effective August 2024.

Supply Chain: Responsible Sourcing Framework

Reducing Environmental Impacts with Our Suppliers

Reinforcing Ethical and Fair Treatment Across Our Supply Chain

Ensuring Equal Opportunities for All Our Suppliers

Supporting Customers with a Resilient and Agile Supply Chain

Developing the Next Generation of Supply Chain Innovation

Key Highlights

New Responsible Sourcing Policy

Published Emerson's Responsible Sourcing Policy to help guide supplier performance management processes through tiered supplier expectations.

Supply Chain Trainings

Trained over 3,700 employees on the Supplier Code of Conduct and sustainability topics.

CDP Supplier Engagement Leader

Achieved CDP Supplier Engagement Leader status for the second year.

ESG-Related Policies

Our commitment to addressing ESG issues is vital to maintaining and developing the trust and confidence of our employees, customers, suppliers and communities.

From our Board of Directors and executive leadership team to our employees and suppliers, we expect those who represent Emerson to uphold an unwavering level of integrity.

Corporate Governance

Business Ethics

Employee, director and executive officer ethical responsibilities

Global Human Rights Policy

Global standards related to human rights and labor for all employees, suppliers, third parties and other business partners

Environmental Sustainability Policy

Commitments and guiding principals for Emerson's environmental sustainability efforts

Responsible Sourcing Policy

Expectations for suppliers and guiding principles for Emerson's responsible sourcing efforts

Supplier Code of Conduct

Expectations for suppliers

Other Policies and Statements

Global Human Rights, Share Pledging, Anti-Hedging, Clawback Policies and UK Modern Slavery Act

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ESG Hub

Boldly driving Emerson's culture and performance forward while making the world healthier, safer, smarter and more sustainable.

Social Responsibility

Building an empowering culture that maximizes employee potential.

Environmental Perspectives

Transformative ideas, inspiration and insights from our sustainability leaders.