Company: MWA
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001350593-25-000069
Chunk: 19

Company: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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 responsibilities and strive to effectively address the issues that matter most to our stockholders, employees, customers, suppliers, investors and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to transparency and measurement of our ESG performance as we execute our business strategy and expand our manufacturing reputation and expertise. We believe that a comprehensive ESG approach is more than a matter of process. Our ESG approach has been developed from a foundation of best practices and a desire for environmental, social and governance leadership, integrity and accountability. Due to the significance of our ESG approach, the Board maintains oversight of the Company’s ESG program, including strategy, initiatives, metrics and policies. To facilitate its oversight, the Board has delegated certain responsibilities to its committees as follows: • The Audit Committee oversees the appropriateness and reasonableness of the Company's applicable ESG standards, measurement mechanisms and key performance indicators. • The Compensation Committee oversees matters related to human capital management, including matters relating to employee compensation, benefits, engagement, training, diversity, inclusion and other social matters. • The Environment, Health and Safety Committee (the “EHS Committee”) oversees matters related to the environmental, materials sustainability and employee health and safety programs. • The Governance Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the Company’s ESG practices, reviews relevant ESG metrics developed by other Board committees and oversees management’s production of the Company’s ESG Report. The Company publishes an annual ESG Report, which includes the principal sustainability metrics the Company tracks: water withdrawal/energy consumption, GHG emissions and solid waste management. The most current ESG Report may be found at https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/environmental-social-and-governance. Neither our website nor the ESG Report is a part of, or incorporated by reference in, this Proxy Statement. Management Succession Planning Management conducts annual talent reviews. During these reviews, the executive leadership team discusses succession plans for key positions and identifies top talent for development needed in future leadership roles. The Board maintains a succession and contingency plan for the CEO position as well as other key officer positions. Corporate Governance Policies and Materials Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Conduct”) applies to all of our employees and directors. We make available an ethics helpline that employees and others may use to anonymously report suspected violations of the Code of Conduct. We will disclose promptly any amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of the Code of Conduct on our website at www.muellerwaterproducts.com, as may be required under applicable rules. Listed below are