Overall impact
D (26)

Commentary

Hawkins is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 25.7 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Hawkins ranks 133rd out of 151 industry peers, behind Amyris, Aemetis, Northern Technologies International and 129 others, and ahead of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Inc, Petronas Chemicals Group, Kumho Petrochemical and 15 others. On top material causes for Hawkins's industry (Chemicals), Hawkins performs poorly in Sustainable Use of Water (9.3 score), Terrestrial Biodiversity (13.2), Lgbtq Equality (6.7) and 14 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Hawkins did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Employees
1,200
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Sub-industry
Specialty Chemicals
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
Mn, United States
Share classes
HWKN
Description
Hawkins, Inc. operates as a water treatment and specialty ingredients company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Treatment, Industrial, and Health and Nutrition. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, products, equipment, services, and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, non-residential swimming pool water, and agriculture water. The Industrial segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries. This segment manufactures sodium hypochlorite and agricultural products, as well as various food-grade and pharmaceutical products, such as liquid phosphates, lactates, other blended products, and agricultural products. It also receives, stores, and distributes various chemicals comprising liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, urea, phosphoric acid, aqua ammonia, and potassium hydroxide. Additionally, it repackages water treatment chemicals and bulk industrial chemicals and performs custom blending of chemicals. The Health and Nutrition segment offers ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions to manufacturers of nutraceutical, functional food and beverage, personal care, dietary supplement, and other nutritional food and health and wellness products. This segment offers minerals, vitamins and amino acids, excipients, joint products, botanicals and herbs, sweeteners, and enzymes. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Hawkins, based on its industry sub-industry Specialty Chemicals. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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