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WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
Anticipating demand for cybersecurity talent
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ith support from our Global Academic Enablement team, in 2022 the University 
of Wisconsin-Stout launched a Bachelor of Science cybersecurity program with 
a manufacturing bias that provides hands-on training in a real-world laboratory setting. 
Entrance of the first class of students in fall 2022 represented the next step in the progres-
sion of our partnership with UW-Stout, which earned a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) 
grant to develop the program. 
We supplied equipment and expertise on multiple techn
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WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
Providing high-tech career  
opportunities for veterans 
T
he impact of our Academy of Advanced Manufacturing (AAM) 
continued to grow with the graduation of cohorts 22 and 23 in 
November. This 12-week program helps military veterans redeploy 
their technical and team skills in advanced manufacturing careers, 
with a 95% job placement rate. AAM recruits veterans nationwide 
for the classroom and laboratory training in our Milwaukee and 
Cleveland facilities. Participants receive an average of two job 
offers during the program’s hiring process. 
We laun
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AAM is working: At least three Rockwell customers 
have hired more than ten program graduates each, 
and 25% of hiring companies are repeat participants. 
Across the program, 85% of placed graduates are 
still at their original employer after one year, and 
many have been promoted. Two have been hired into 
supervisor roles at starting salaries of $90,000. 
AAM is also changing perceptions about manufac-
turing jobs. Modern, automated manufacturing is 
a fast-paced, innovative environment that offers 
challenging high-tech work and continuing opportu-
ni
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•	 Anti-Corruption Global Policy
•	 Trade Global Policy
•	 PartnerNetwork™ Code of Conduct
•	 Supplier Code of Conduct
•	 Modern Slavery Statement
•	 Global Policy People
•	 Social Responsibility & Sustainability Policy
100% completion of Annual Ethics 
Training by employees, contractors, 
and Board of Directors.
Salty waters of the Mozambique Channel  
join with the freshwater outflow of the  
Betsiboka River to form Bombetoka Bay  
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OUR VISION is to create the future of industrial operations.
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s the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation 
and digital transformation, OUR STRATEGY is to bring the Connected 
Enterprise® to life. We understand and simplify our customers’ complex 
production challenges and deliver the most valued solutions that combine 
technology and industry expertise. As a result, we make our customers 
more resilient, agile, and sustainable, creating more ways to win.
cover image: Winter Park, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Rockwell’s Jessica 
Carlson, a Wisconsin-based production 
team lead who supports our Industrial 
Automation Repair Services.
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Safe Harbor Statement 
This report includes statements related to the expected future results of 
the company and are therefore forward-looking statements. Actual results 
may differ materially from those projections due to a wide range of risks 
and uncertainties, including those that are listed in our SEC filings. 
About this Report 
Our 2023 Sustainability Report presents sustainability data and disclosures 
covering our 2023 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023) 
unless otherwise noted. See our company’s Investor Relations site for 
consolidated financial statements and other governance documents. Your 
input and feedback are important—please contact sustainabilit
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17	 GOVERNANCE & INTEGRITY
	
	 	18	 Board & Management Oversight
	
	 	20	 Ethics & Integrity
	
	 	23	 Product Compliance
	
	25	 SUSTAINABLE CUSTOMERS
	
	 	30	 Expanding Insights
	
	 	34	 Expanding Impact
	
	 	39	 Expanding Innovation
	
	 	
	 40	 Circular Economy
	
	 	
	 45	 Energy Transition
	
	 	50	 Worker Safety & Well-being
	
	 	54	 Cybersecurity
	58	 SUSTAINABLE COMPANY
	
	 	59	 Environmental Performance
	
	 	70	 Employee Health & Safety
	
	 	72	 Our Culture
	
	 	
	 75	 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
	
	 	
	 80	 Employee Well-being
	
	 	82	 Responsible Supply Chain
	84	 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
	
	 	85	 Community Impact
	
	 	91	 STEM Education
	
	 	94	 Disaster Relief & Recovery
	
	 	95	 Workforce of Tomorrow
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We’ve been improving the efficiency of industrial 
processes for more than 120 years, which includes 
making the most of scarce resources. Today, our technol-
ogy and expertise help manufacturers in diverse industries 
address the complex challenge of making high-quality 
products at scale while minimizing negative impacts on 
the environment. Our job is to understand those specific 
challenges and simplify the business of automation and 
digital transformation for the benefit of both people and 
the planet. 
The good news is that much of the same technology 
used for process control can be used simultaneously 
to manage energy requirements and limit waste. We 
are proud of the role we play to increase the e
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$9.1B
29K
100+
121
BY SEGMENT
n	 $4.1B	 Intelligent Devices 
n	 $2.9B	 Software and Control
n	 $2.1B	 Lifecycle Services
BY REGION
n	 58%	 North America 
n	 21%	 EMEA
n	 15%	 Asia Pacific
n	
6%	 Latin America 
BY INDUSTRY
n	~40%	 Hybrid
n	 ~35%	 Process
n	 ~25%	 Discrete 
FY 2023 Global Sales  
At a Glance
EMPLOYEES  
YEARS serving  
customers
COUNTRIES  
in which we operate
About our company
At Rockwell Automation, we: 
Optimize 
production
Empower  
people
Build  
resiliency
Drive  
sustainability
Accelerate 
transformation
GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS  
Milwaukee, W
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ABOUT OUR COMPANY
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ockwell helps to improve industrial operations through smart manufacturing, 
which is the intelligent, real-time orchestration and optimization of business, 
physical, and digital processes within factories and across the entire value chain. 
Resources and processes are automated, integrated, monitored, and continuously 
evaluated based on all available information as close to real time as possible.1 
The connection between  
sustainability and productivity
1  MESA INTERNATIONAL
What is smart manufacturing?
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Advancing sustainability thought leadership through  
public-private sector collaboration
T
he World Economic Forum (WEF) is the international organization for public-private collaboration with a 
mission to improve the state of the world. As a member, we work with WEF and other member organiza-
tions in numerous engagements to advance sustainability and to address other strategic areas in advanced 
manufacturing and value chains.
Rockwell Chairman and CEO Blake Moret serves as co-chair of the WEF CEO Industry Group for Advanced 
Manufacturing.
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Sharing insights, spurring conversation
Advancing fair trade and 
transparency
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n July, Rockwell was part of a delegation of 
U.S. business representatives led by National 
Association of Manufacturing (NAM) who partici-
pated in a roundtable discussion ahead of the third 
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement “Free 
Trade Commission.” The group met in Mexico with 
North American trade ministers to discuss priorities 
for manufacturers. 
Pictured: Blake Moret (back row, second from right) 
and Ed Moreland, vice president of Government 
Affairs and Corporate Communications (back row, 
third from right) were among those from Rockwell in 
attendance at the event.
Promoting a more s
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Scaling our holistic,  
global approach to sustainability
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n 2023, Rockwell increased its sustainability-focused 
investments to accelerate our work. I am pleased to share 
significant milestones that have positioned us to achieve our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments 
going forward.
ESG initiatives have been in place at Rockwell for years. 
Since 2006, we have published a yearly report
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SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENT
We are committed to environmental stewardship within our own 
operations and across our entire value chain. 
•	 Energy & Emissions Management
•	 Product Design for Sustainability 
•	 Responsible Supply Chain
SOCIAL
Our people set us apart. By coming together to create a culture  
that enables and inspires great employees to do their best work,  
we are expanding human possibility.
•	 Talent & Culture
•	 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
•	 Workforce of Tomorrow 
•	 Occupational Health & Safety
GOVERNANCE
Our commitment to integrity defines who we are and  
how we act. We do what we say we will, always honestly  
and ethically. 
•	 Ethics & Complia
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•	 Corporate Governance
Our sustainability priorities and outcomes
Our sustainability priorities are focused on driving  
three outcomes:
SUSTAINABLE CUSTOMERS
Enable our customers to achieve their own sustainability goals, 
making a positive impact on the world.
SUSTAINABLE COMPANY
Create innovative, sustainable products and solutions and 
foster a culture that empowers employees to operate safely, 
sustainably, and responsibly.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 
Support the communities in which we live and work, having an 
impact that extends beyond our own organization.
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2023 ESG HIGHLIGHTS
Please follow links on  
this page to learn more.
2030
$2.1B
59%
Revenue generated from energy-efficient 
products & offerings per SASB’s definition
of investigations 
substantiated, significantly higher 
than global benchmark
IEC Maturity Level 4 62443-4-1 
industrial cybersecurity certification
$192.4M spent with small 
businesses and businesses with veteran, 
minority, women, and LGBTQ owners
Diverse Suppliers
Diverse Board of Directors
0.27
Recordable Case Rate
Employee Safety
Revenue Generation
Office of Ombuds
Product Security Certification
Scopes 1 & 2
Carbon Neutral Goal
Established Scope 3 Baseline
of total waste recycled
88%
Waste Recycling
$10.3M T
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Social
Emissions Summary
24,443
85,522
n 	78%	 Scope 1 
n 	22%	 Scope 2
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Global Gender 
BASED ON 29K EMPLOYEES
n 	33%	 Female 
n 	67%	 Male
CO2 EQUIVALENT METRIC TONS
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2023 ESG HIGHLIGHTS
Recognitions and initiatives 
Recognized 15 times
Recognized 11 times
Recognized 12 times
Recogn
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UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Contributing to a better world  
through global partnership
Rockwell joined the UN Global Compact in May 2023, and is now a member of this global network of  
companies and non-business participants. We are proud to report on our commitment to and progress for 
sustainable development. Our holistic, global approach to sustainability supports the UN SDGs  
in meaningful ways. The eight goals we align with are detailed within this section. For examples
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QUALITY EDUCATION 
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality 
education and promote lifelong learning 
opportunities for all.  
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ockwell invests in science, technology, engi-
neering and mathematics (STEM) education, 
sharing our technology and innovation expertise 
with respected program partners including science 
museums, FIRST® Robotics, and Manufacturing Day 
and Engineers Week initiatives, to inspire students 
to dream big. In 2023, nearly half of our total philan-
thropic giving supported STEM education worldwide. 
Our commitment to inclu
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DECENT WORK & ECONOMIC GROWTH
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable 
economic growth, full and productive 
employment, and decent work for all.
S
mart manufacturing is an engine that drives 
inclusive, sustainable economic growth and 
creation of safe, challenging, and well-paying jobs. 
Rockwell opens the door to smart manufacturing 
employment in the digital economy through training 
and reskilling programs, and education partnerships 
with academic organizations and government 
agencies. 
As a supplier of technology to manufacturers
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RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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s both a manufacturer and a supplier to other manufacturers, Rockwell 
supports resource conservation through responsible production, 
consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials, as 
well as reduction and elimination of discharges to land, water, or air. 
We support our customers in their sustainability initiatives through our 
innovation, automation, and data insights. We also provide services and tools 
that support our
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n addition to our annual Sustainability Report, our ESG disclosure  
reports provide insights about our sustainability and corporate social 
responsibility strategies and outcomes. Visit this page to view our  
current and past reports including:
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GOVERNANCE & INTEGRITY
Dedicated to high standards  
of corporate governance
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orporate responsibility and sustainability are vital priorities for 
our Board and our company. I am pleased to introduce this section 
that highlights key aspects of governance related to sustainability 
and underscores our commitment to ethical behavior and business 
principles as the foundation for all that we do.
Our governing policies and procedures are designed to ensure our 
leadership guides our organization in a responsible, transparent way 
that is in the best interests of our shareowners and delivers value for 
our stakeholders. It all comes down to doing the right thing—for our 
company, our shareowners, and the global community.
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t corporate governance at Rockwell by 
reviewing these resources: 
Annual Reports and Proxy Statements 
Governance documents
Thank you,
Rebecca (Becky) House 
Senior Vice President, Chief People & Legal Officer,  
and Corporate Secretary 
Rockwell Automation
Rebecca (Becky) House is 
Senior Vice President, Chief 
People & Legal Officer, and 
Corporate Secretary of 
Rockwell Automation. In addi-
tion to leading our talent, legal 
and compliance, public affairs, 
and sustainability teams, she 
and her teams are responsible 
for the programs that help 
accelerate the evolution of  
our culture. 
Governance highlights
•	 Diverse Board with a balanced mix of backgrounds, 
experiences, expertise, ages, and tenure
•	 Director term limit
•	 Robust annual Board and Com
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BOARD & MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
Setting the tone for responsibility & respect
The importance of diverse board leadership
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t Rockwell, we believe diverse thinking drives improved decision- 
making. Our commitment to diverse teams starts at the top, with a 
Board of Directors that brings a balanced mix of backgrounds, experiences, 
expertise, ages, and tenure that directly impacts our strategy and actions. 
The diversity of our Board was among the factors cited by ESG Rater  
MSCI in its upgrade of Rockwell to an
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The Board Composition and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and 
assesses the company’s policies and practices with respect to matters affecting 
the company’s culture and corporate responsibilities, including environmental 
protection, climate change, sustainability, and DEI programs and initiatives.
The Compensation and Talent Management Committee oversees the strate-
gies and initiatives relating to talent management and employee engagement, 
including culture, DEI programs and initiatives, employee safety and well-being, 
succession planning, and total rewards. These Committees each address risks 
related to their respective areas of oversight and report to the full Board. 
Recent governance changes informed 
by shareowner input
•	 Enhanced proxy disclosure of Board diversity
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ETHICS & INTEGRITY
Rockwell is committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. 
This commitment is central to our global success and one of the key 
reasons we have been a respected business leader for over a century. 
It’s also why we have been named one of the 
World’s Most Ethical Companies 15 times.
Powered by principle 
Only
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Each year, the Ombuds honors colleagues 
whose actions and choices demonstrate 
our ethical values. Laura Simental, a quality 
manager in Mexico, was recognized as our 
2023 Global Integrity Champion. Laura 
demonstrated courage when she 
was ordered by a manager more 
senior than her to skip certain 
quality processes. Rather than obeying, Laura reported 
the issue to t
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ETHICS & INTEGRITY
Our policies to ensure  
responsible business 
practices
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e adhere to a Code of Conduct that applies 
to all employees and directors. Our Code of 
Conduct is based on principles and laws that guide 
the decisions and actions of our employees. Listed 
below are other policies designed to ensure responsi-
ble business pract
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PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
Compliance practices help  
drive sustainability
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ur customers depend on us to provide products and solutions that comply 
with local, regional, national, and international regulations and standards for 
environment, safety, and quality.
Our supplier evaluation and management programs incorporate compliance 
with legal requirements including the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, 
and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and Restriction of Hazardous Substanc
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PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
Preparing for change
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s director of program management within our  
  Intelligent Devices operating segment, Alla Franklin 
focuses on ecodesign—the design of products that 
consider environmental impact throughout their lifecycle.
Ecodesign involves everything from how a raw mineral 
is extracted from the earth through end of life, including 
how those products are recycled. Rockwell’s sustainable 
product policy framework looks at product sustainability 
fro
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Expanding Insights   |   Expanding Impact    |   Expanding Innovation   |   Worker Safety & Well-being   |   Cybersecurity
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sustainable
customers
T
he challenges facing 
today’s manufacturers are 
multifaceted and complex. 
To meet dynamic production 
demands, industry leaders are 
building data-centric, insight-
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hat’s why we meet our customers where they are on their ESG journey. Whether they’re just 
starting or leading the way, we help them expand insights for increasing efficiency, reducing energy, 
water, and waste, improving worker safety, and ensuring regulatory compliance. We help them scale 
impact through sustainable product development, environmental stewardship, water conservation,  
and material efficiency. And we support expansion of our customers’ innovation in clean energy,  
energy transition, and the circular economy.
No company can tackle global sustainability and climate challenges alone. 
The real potential lies in collaboration on new ESG solutions that make the 
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“Our view on sustainability is that it’s got to be connected. Productivity and  
sustainability need to be one. And the key to that is the integration of systems 
leveraging the same data for both productivity and sustainability.”
	 Tom O’Reilly  Vice President, Sustainability, Rockwell Automation
Collaborating to create solutions

Contemporary industrial energy 
management software solutions that  
put energy data in context to production 
data, to reduce energy use across  
the value chain.

Smart water solutions leverage  
modern software and analytics to improve 
operations visibility, system reliability, 
and worker productivity while supporting 
security needs and meeting  
reg
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Creating value between digital technologies and sustainability
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ndrea Ruotolo thrives  
   at the intersection 
of sustainability and 
technology disruption. 
She leads Rockwell’s 
Customer Sustainability 
strategy, initiatives, 
and teams dedicated 
to helping customers achieve their sustainability 
goals. Innovating across internal operations, Andrea 
influences product strategy and roadmaps to help 
make our company, customers, and communities 
more sustainable.
Enabling customers
Andrea’s impact in 2023 centered around 
engagement, awareness, and capacity.
“We engaged deeply with our customers 
to bring their voices to the center of our 
research and development process and 
create
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and governance practices in 
manufacturing is growing. 
Organizations increasingly 
recognize the importance of 
integrating sustainability into 
their operations and decision-
making processes.”
	 Andrea Ruotolo, Fulbright Ph.D.
	 Global Head of Customer Sustainability
	 Rockwell Automation
Because of our unmatched capabilities in industrial automation, 
Andrea helped position Rockwell as more than a solutions provider.
“We are partners,” said Andrea. “We have a significant presence in 
customer facilities with thousands of smart devices. Leveraging our 
expertise, we can enhance connectivity and provide access to invalu-
able production data, leading to improved processes and efficiency. 
This drives sustainable innovation. We empower our customers to
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Powering a sustainable future with responsible AI
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ncreasingly, companies are being asked to prove 
they are sustainable through ESG reporting, which 
means collecting and reporting data on environmen-
tal and social impacts, and the company’s gover-
nance structure and performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of 
this evolution, distinguished by its capacity to learn 
from experience. AI excels in assimilating vast quan-
tities of environmental data, discerning patterns 
beyond human perception, and suggesting informed 
actions derived from its analysis.
Rockwell is generating insights for customers by lever-
aging core strengths in data monitoring and analysi
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EXPANDING INSIGHTS
Unlocking the power of data
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ata-driven insights are vital to achieving sustainability goals. Yet for many manufacturers, only a 
fraction of the data generated by their plants and in their supply chain is used. Our 2023 acquisition 
of Knowledge Lens, a services and solutions provider based in 
Bengaluru, India, improves our ability to help more manufacturers 
discover and use hidden data insights.
Together with Kalypso—Rockwell’s premier digital services business—Knowledge Lens’ deep expertise in 
data science, AI,
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Innovation in industrial packaging
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ustainability is front-of-mind for the packaging industry 
as large companies pursue ambitious objectives to meet 
consumer demands and achieve higher environmental standards. 
To support these efforts, HDG—a machine builder based in 
Germany and a member of The Packaging Group—redesigned its 
machines to help its customers use natural packaging materials, 
minimize resources, reduce electricity, and monitor energy 
consumption. And to help make that happen, HDG is ma
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Manufacturing operations at Meati, a Colorado-based 
producer of an alternative protein made from mushroom 
root. Meati’s proprietary process is rapid and yields as 
much “meat” as five cows – in just three days. 
PHOTO COURTESY OF MEATI FOODS
Award-winning efforts
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or its work with Meati Foods, Rockwell recognized 
Cybertrol Engineering in 2023 as the winner of our 
first-ever Sustainability Award. The award acknowledges 
a Rockwell PartnerNetwork™ firm that has demonstrated 
outstanding efforts, initiatives, and programs in the field
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EXPANDING IMPACT
Scaling impact and visibility
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mproving manufacturing efficiency and visibility across the value chain, product lifecycle, and 
ecosystems is essential to achieving sustainability goals and lowering production costs. Evolving 
technologies like predictive analytics and machine learning provide better ways to reduce water and 
energy consumption, optimize chemicals and rare minerals, and decrease emissions and waste.
We help our customers develop and scale sustainability impacts and visibility by implementing  
track-and
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ockwell is committed to the understanding that 
water is a shared resource. We advance water 
stewardship, which is the use of water in a way that is 
socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, and 
economically beneficial.
Water stewardship moves beyond simply reducing 
water usage, recognizing that water issues are 
diverse and that their corresponding risks to busi-
nesses are hyperlocal. These risks vary depending on 
each company’s operation as well as each facility’s local 
watershed. More specific and interconnected issues 
include availability and qua
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EXPANDING IMPACT
Supporting water security in United Arab Emirates
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nited Arab Emirates (UAE) is a world 
leader in water technology—it has to be. 
Freshwater is scarce in the arid country, which 
receives less than eight inches of rain a year. 
Since the 1970s, desalination has been a key 
strategy for ensuring water security in the UAE. 
About 42% of the country’s potable water is 
produced by removing salt from seawater. 
In 2023, Rockwell provided PowerFlex® solutions 
to drive the 80 main motors of the seawater 
treatment process a
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EXPANDING IMPACT
A better way to manage produced water
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ore than crude oil is extracted from oilfields. Naturally occurring 
water—or “produced water”—is a byproduct that must be managed in 
an environmentally compliant way. A key partner in recycling produced water 
is Colorado-based Endpoint Industrial Controls, a member of the Rockwell 
PartnerNetwork™ program.
One of Endpoint’s customers operates more than a dozen geographically 
dispersed water recycling facilities and pipelines, managing 1.2 million barrels of 
prod
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Pictured: Rockwell’s Susana Gonzalez, regional president, EMEA, and 
Alon Tavor, CEO of IDE Technologies Group, tour the Sorek II desalination 
plant in Rishon Le Zion, Israel.
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EXPANDING IMPACT
Helping manufacturers reduce energy costs
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early every manufacturing facility uses compressed air. Depending on the industry, the 
compressed air system accounts for 10-50% of a plant’s energy usage and is as essential 
to uptime as electricity. But compressors are inherently inefficient. 
Rockwell and CaseiZ, a glob
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EXPANDING INNOVATION
Innovating with our partners to  
enable a low carbon, circular future
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e partner with industry leaders and emerging technol-
ogy companies, helping them leverage automation and 
digital transformation solutions to develop and scale new 
infrastructure and innovations that support clean energy 
transition and circular economies. 
Together, we’re creating the future of energy, water, and 
waste solutions for a low-carbon world.
Atolls in the Maldives islands.
Automation innovation is increasingly focused 
on ways to
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RESOURCES
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economy
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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e help customers reduce electronic 
waste (e-waste), support their sustain-
ability initiatives, and improve productivity 
by supporting their participation in the 
circular economy. 
At its core, the circular economy 
enables the reuse of resources rather 
than manufacturing new products. 
The circular economy is based on three 
pillars:
•  Eliminating waste and pollution
•  Cir
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Extending machine  
lifetimes and reducing  
manufacturing waste
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o move into a sustainable future, we must look for opportunities that help 
us use resources more efficiently. Rockwell’s Industrial Automation Repair 
Services help customers across industries reduce e-waste by providing an 
alternative to purchasing new equipment. In addition to reducing cost and saving 
resources, this proves to be a more sustainable option.
Remanufacturing is an industrial product recovery process only available from 
the original manufacturer of the product. Our remanufacturing process returns 
Allen-Bradley® products to like-new condition from a quality and performance 
per
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Helping customers visualize the  
environmental impact of remanufacturing
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o help customers understand the environmental impact of remanufacturing and repair and to 
help them with their sustainability goals, we developed a sustainability calculator for repairs. 
This dashboard (pictured at right) quantifies the environmental footprint a customer realizes in 
terms of carbon emissions (CO2e) and waste through our remanufacturing and repair services.
The sustainabilit
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Rethinking the EV supply chain
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ith the help of Rockwell, Electra Battery Materials is bring-
ing the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain closer to North 
American auto manufacturers.
Electra Battery Materials, a processor of low-carbon, ethically 
sourced battery materials, is expanding its Ontario, Canada 
refinery to develop North America’s first integrated EV Battery 
Materials Park. The new recycling plant will feature cobalt, nickel, 
and manganese refining; black mass and scrap battery recycling; 
and precursor cathode active material manufacturing.
Operations built on Rockwell industrial automation services and 
technologies offer data and
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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Supporting the shift to  
more sustainable packaging
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agès Group, a member of Rockwell’s PartnerNetwork™, 
provides automation solutions for the packaging industry. 
The France-based company is an industry innovator known 
for pioneering in-mold labeling technology, an injection-mold 
process used for plastic packaging.
With an increase in sustainability requirements and consumer 
demand, Pagès customers wanted more sustainable packaging. 
New packaging materials require new solutions to accommo-
date hig
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ENERGY TRANSITION
Accelerating energy transition
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he energy sector is at the core of a more sustainable 
future: Approximately 75% of greenhouse gas emissions 
today come from energy use. To reach net zero emissions by 
2050, annual investment in clean energy will need to more 
than triple by 2030.1
Businesses within the energy sector are leading the energy 
transition, which aims to reduce or eliminate energy-related 
CO2 emissions by:
•	 Making fossil fuels as clean as possible
•	 Removing carbon in the atmosphere
•	 Reducing energy
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nergy transition within the broader scope of global decarbonization presents a complex 
generational challenge that will not be solved by a single technology or approach. 
Different solutions are required as various decarbonization technologies evolve and scale. 
Digitalization links these independent solutions together, allowing 
them to operate as a system.
This concept was further outlined in a panel presentation 
during our Nov. 8 Investor Day. Rockwell’s Barry Elliott, 
vice president & general manager, Power & Control 
Business (right) facilitated a discussion on how auto-
mation and digital transformation enable companies 
to scale innovation in bringing low-carbon energy 
resources to market. 
The
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ENERGY TRANSITION
Helping to scale green 
hydrogen production
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he green hydrogen economy represents a 
significant change to industrial manufacturing, 
power generation, mobility, and societal challenges 
around climate change. Rockwell’s collaboration 
with Avid Solutions is helping companies more 
efficiently and rapidly produce green hydrogen. Avid, 
a longtime member of Rockwell’s PartnerNetwork™, 
works with clients on the forefront of the latest 
advances in sustainable manufacturing and 
production.
Avid Solutions
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ENERGY TRANSITION
Converting landfill gas into renewable energy sources
K
upper Engineering is helping companies convert waste and related 
byproducts into renewable natural gas (RNG). Made from biogas emitted 
from organic waste, RNG is processed to pipeline quality standards and used as 
a substitute for fossil fuels.
Kupper, one of the first firms to provide electrical engineering services for RNG 
production facilities, helped one of North America’s largest landfill operators 
aggressively expand its RNG infrastructure
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ENERGY TRANSITION
Next-gen PowerFlex® drives help to scale up EV production
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s automotive manufacturers bank on an electric future, Rockwell is 
  supporting the industry’s transformation to EV production. Though 
in 2022 electric vehicles represented 14% of global new passenger vehicle 
sales, that market could reach 30% by 2026.1
The shift from internal combustion engines to hybrids and fully electric 
vehicles (FEV) requires change along the entire automotive supply 
chain, from assembly and battery plants to Tier 1 suppliers that pr
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WORKER SAFETY & WELL-BEING
Optimizing safety,  
prioritizing employee well-being
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raditionally, productivity and safety were viewed at odds in 
most industrial facilities. Safety was associated with compli-
ance while productivity was associated with competitiveness. 
But in today’s world, these important manufacturing disciplines 
no longer are mutually exclusive because smart safety products 
can monitor and analyze performance to drive productivity.
We support installation and validation processes with the 
appropriate safety product
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WORKER SAFETY & WELL-BEING
Comprehensive worker safety services 
Companies that adopt a holistic approach to machine process and electrical 
safety achieve significantly higher Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). 
These companies have less unscheduled downtime and less than half the injury 
rate of average performers. Smart safety is becoming synonymous with improv-
ing productivity, protecting people, and enabling the Connected Enterprise®.
As a global leader in smart safety automation, we have earned a reputation for 
helping custom
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WORKER SAFETY & WELL-BEING
M
oving materials and products through a production facility safely and 
efficiently has long challenged manufacturers, a task further exacerbated 
by today’s workforce shortages. Our October 2023 acquisition of Clearpath 
Robotics Inc., an Ontario-based leader in autonomous robotics for industrial 
applications, addresses those needs.
The acquisition included Clearpath Robotics’ namesake research division—a 
leader in developing autonomous technology for the innovation market—and its 
industrial division, OTTO
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WORKER SAFETY & WELL-BEING
Low-carbon digital solutions for FPSOs
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ensia, our joint venture with SLB, is the energy industry’s first digitally 
enabled, integrated automation solutions provider. 
In May, we announced a collaboration with SLB, Sensia, and Cognite that 
will accelerate the evolution of the offshore industry’s floating production 
storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities. Digital capabilities developed by the 
four-company coalition will improve the reliability, availability, safety, and 
efficiency of these critical asset
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Rockwell brings expertise in control and safety 
systems for FPSOs, as well as extensive experience 
in power systems, to the coalition.
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CYBERSECURITY
Minutes matter, seconds count
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ybersecurity threats in manufacturing are at an all-time high. Increasingly, threat actors better 
understand operations technologies (OT) as they pertain to industrial networks. They understand 
the critical nature of key industries supporting water, energy, medicine, and food supplies and attempt to 
exploit or disrupt those operations. 
A research study f
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CYBERSECURITY
Our proactive approach
First, we continue to prioritize the security of our own infrastructure and 
products by integrating advanced security capabilities into our products and 
achieving and maintaining certifications for critical cybersecurity standards.
Second, our end-to-end services span the entire security lifecycle—from 
front-end assessments to technology deployment and ongoing remote monitoring 
and managed support services. Our cybersecurity services are aligned around 
the five pillars of the National Institute o