Kadant Inc. | Sustainability Performance

Kadant supplies equipment and technologies for industries such as paper, packaging, and textiles. Its products support material handling, processing, and recycling applications.

1991

United States

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Machinery

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1209

Overall

#285

in United States

#44

in Machinery

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

91 out of 392

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Female employees

25% 2024

Laggard

Externalities

1.8M $, 2024

Aligned

Market cap

3.1B $, 2026▼13.5% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, 2025▼0.1% YoY

R&D intensity

1.43% 2025

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

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Severe

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Kadant Inc, US industrial pulp/paper processing, has faced periodic US OSHA enforcement at multiple Kadant Black Clawson and Kadant Solutions production facilities, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US pulp/paper customer demand normalization affecting institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Kadant Inc, US industrial pulp/paper processing, has faced periodic US OSHA enforcement at multiple Kadant Black Clawson and Kadant Solutions production facilities, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US pulp/paper customer demand normalization affecting institutional shareholders.

Kadant Inc. | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

Kadant Inc. | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

View similiar companies

Renewable electricity

Female employees

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

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