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company description	Plantronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets communications headsets and other telephone equipment. The company's products include telephone equipment for hearing-impaired persons, protective headsets used in high-noise environments, and related accessories and services.The company has manufacturing operations in Mexico. In addition, Plantronics sources from third party contractors overseas in China.In August 2005, Plantronics acquired Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc., a maker of portable and powered audio products.Sales outside of the U.S. accounted for approximately 36% of Plantronics's FY 2006 revenues.

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Their Record	They dispose of materials in an unsatisfactory way. More effort should be applied to improving their disposal processes as they are worse than should be expected of any company (unfortunately, many companies fail to deal with this issue). Reviewing KLD’s research, it is clear that they take the environment into consideration, and although this company is considered above average, it still has significant room for improvement. KLD did find some instances of this company failing to support the people upon whom they have an impact. KLD data provides the basis for the rating above. This is a start. If you have knowledge or an interest in finding and posting the specifics of their record, please contribute to this page.

Their Record	They have inadequate oversight of their supply chain, which enables the abuse of their subcontracted labor force. In our initial review of KLD’s research, we found that this company has taken some steps, but that it doesn’t take its impact on the global community seriously enough. KLD found instances of this company failing to support the people upon whom they have an impact. We can’t show you the specifics they found, but their research is what backs up the rating above. This is a start. If you have knowledge or an interest in finding and posting the specifics of their record, please contribute to this page.