Company: MWA
Filing Date: 2025-11-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001350593-25-000066
Chunk: 149

Company: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 149
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 led to legislative and regulatory initiatives directed at limiting GHG emissions.  While United States federal climate policy has recently shifted toward deregulation, including efforts to roll back GHG reporting requirements and federal GHG emissions oversight, some states in the United States and several countries have enacted, are enacting or are considering enacting GHG legislation, regulations or international accords, either individually and/or as part of regional initiatives.  It is likely that additional climate change related mandates will be forthcoming primarily in jurisdictions outside the United States, and it is expected that they may adversely impact our costs by increasing energy costs and raw material prices, requiring operational or equipment modifications to reduce emissions and creating costs to comply with regulations or to mitigate the financial consequences of such compliance.  Additional law and rulemaking at the state level in the United States is also anticipated, which may have similar adverse impacts on our compliance costs.

Our environmental strategy focuses on responsible sourcing and manufacturing sustainable products that address numerous water infrastructure challenges.  We have established reduction targets for key environmental performance indicators such as GHG emissions, internal water withdrawal intensity and waste to landfill. In connection with these efforts, we work to minimize the amount of water we use at our manufacturing facilities and maintain stringent water quality standards.  We continue to design our processes to return the water used in manufacturing to a quality level that does not negatively impact the receiving environment.

Future events, such as changes in existing laws and regulations, new legislation to limit GHG emissions or contamination of sites owned, operated or used for waste disposal by us, including currently unknown contamination and contamination caused by prior owners and operators of such sites or other waste generators, may give rise to additional costs which could have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Our anticipated capital expenditures for environmental projects are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

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Human Capital

 We believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we endeavor to provide a safe, inclusive, high-performance culture where our people can thrive.  We strive to recruit, develop, engage, train and protect our workforce.  The following are key human capital measures and objectives on which the Company currently focuses.

Core Values.  Our core values of respect, integrity, trust, safety and inclusion shape our culture and define who we are.   We are committed to upholding fundamental human rights and believe that all human beings should be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect.

Employee Total Compensation and Benefits