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Volex | Sustainability Performance

https://www.volex.com

Engages in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic cables, serving various sectors. The company aims to address market needs through innovative solutions while maintaining adherence to industry standards.

1840

United Kingdom

10,001+ employees

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

$1B - 10B in revenue

$25M - 100M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#331
Overall
#39
in United Kingdom
#21
in Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

55 out of 449

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

23.1K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Waste generated

6.0K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female employees

39% 2024
Leading

Externalities

2.4M $, 2025
Leading

Market cap

1.7B $, 2026▼57.8% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, 2025▼16% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 68 out of 449


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 68 out of 449

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

21.3

B/M 26.8

48.0

B/M 46.5

37.4

B/M 125.8

5.5

B/M 2.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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6.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Volex plc has faced sustained Worker Rights Consortium scrutiny over labor compliance at its Indonesian, Mexican and Vietnamese cable assembly operations supplying global electronics OEMs, plus the contested 2024 Murata Power Solutions acquisition antitrust review and sustained Nat Rothschild controlling shareholder UK FCA disclosure scrutiny.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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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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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

1.7B $, 2026▼57.8% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, FY2025▼16% YoY

EBITDA

99.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

8% Industry: 3▼5.6% YoY

P/E ratio

22.1 Industry: 28▼19.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.1BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

31.2M 2025▲49.7% YoY

Capex

46.0M 2025▼32.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.6 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

8.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

0.7

▼ 1.3%

2023

0.9

▼ 1.7%

2024

1.1

▼ 0.1%

2025

1.4

2028

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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57%
Independent Directors

4 out of 7 incl. management

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Overall score

57

Environment

55

Social

70

Governance

47

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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