Item 1. Business
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
Somnigroup is the world's largest bedding company, dedicated to enriching people's lives through the power of a good night's sleep. With superior capabilities in design, manufacturing, distribution and retail, we deliver breakthrough sleep solutions and serve the evolving needs of consumers in over 100 countries worldwide through our fully-owned businesses, Tempur Sealy, Mattress Firm and Dreams. Our portfolio includes the most highly recognized brands in the industry, including Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster®, and our global omni-channel platform enables us to meet consumers wherever they shop, offering a personal connection and innovation to provide a unique retail experience and tailored solutions.
We seek to deliver long-term value for our shareholders through prudent capital allocation, including managing investments in our businesses. We are guided by our core value of Doing the Right Thing and committed to our global responsibility to protect the environment and the communities in which we operate.
On February 5, 2025, we completed the previously announced acquisition of Mattress Firm, the nation's largest mattress specialty retailer. The total purchase price was approximately $5.1 billion. The transaction was funded by approximately $2.8 billion of cash consideration (subject to adjustments, including the repayment of Mattress Firm's debt and other customary items) and 34.2 million shares of common stock. The cash payment was funded using a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from existing borrowings.
Mattress Firm was founded in 1986 and operates over 2,200 brick and mortar retail locations and a growing e-commerce platform. Mattress Firm's highly trained retail sales associates provide personalized service to help consumers choose the ideal bedding products across their robust assortment of market-leading brands.
Due to the close proximity of the Mattress Firm acquisition to the filing of this Report, our assessment of the newly acquired business remains ongoing as of the date of this Report. We will incorporate information on the Mattress Firm business as required beginning in the first quarter of 2025.
In connection with the closing of the Mattress Firm acquisition, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation to change our name to "Somnigroup International Inc." effective February 18, 2025. The name Somnigroup reflects our position as a global holding company and provider of sleep solutions with a portfolio of bedding businesses. Somnigroup's purpose is to drive long-term shareholder returns through sustainable competitive advantages and disciplined capital allocation as we oversee our investments in the $120 billion global sleep industry.
Our powerful distribution and retail model operates through an omni-channel strategy. Somnigroup's combined global footprint includes approximately 2,800 retail stores, 30 e-commerce platforms, 71 manufacturing facilities and four state-of-the-art research and development facilities worldwide. Our combined operations are supported by more than 20,000 employees with a collective focus on providing breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers.
Somnigroup has a strong competitive presence in the bedding marketplace with a leadership position that comes from product and service quality, culture, strategy and people, backed with financial strength and a disciplined approach to returning value to shareholders.
Our long-term strategy is to drive earnings growth with high return on invested capital and strong free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. In order to achieve our long-term strategy, we focus on developing the most innovative bedding products in all the markets we serve, making significant investments in our iconic global brands and optimizing our worldwide omni-channel distribution. We also intend to generate earnings growth through ongoing investments in research and development and productivity initiatives, which will improve our profitability and create long-term stockholder value.
We have a balanced approach to capital allocation that includes investments in our operations to facilitate long-term growth and returning capital to shareholders via quarterly cash dividends and share repurchases. From time to time, we also look at acquisition opportunities that could complement and strengthen our core business. When doing so, we seek to balance our assessment of the industry environment, our business outlook and the potential for further strategic expansion, while also prudently managing our business.
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In 2024, we operated in two segments: North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. The North America and International segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. Our North America segment consists of manufacturing, distribution and retail subsidiaries and licensees located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Our International segment consists of manufacturing, distribution and retail subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America (other than Mexico). Following the acquisition of Mattress Firm and beginning in the first quarter of 2025, we will operate in three segments: Tempur Sealy North America, Tempur Sealy International and Mattress Firm.
Our principal executive office is located at 1000 Tempur Way, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 and our telephone number is (800) 878-8889. Somnigroup International Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in September 2002. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge on our website at www.somnigroup.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the SEC. Our website and its contents are not incorporated by reference into this Report.
The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The website of the SEC is www.sec.gov.
Our Products and Brands
We have a comprehensive offering of products that appeal to a broad range of consumers, some of which are covered by one or more patents and/or patent applications. We also routinely introduce new mattress models, launch new products and update our existing mattress products in each of our segments.
In order to achieve our goal of enriching the lives and improving the health of people worldwide through the power of a good night's sleep, one of our strategic initiatives is to leverage and strengthen our comprehensive portfolio of iconic brands and products. Our portfolio of product brands includes many highly recognized brands, including Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster®, which are described below:
• Tempur-Pedic ® - Founded in 1991, the Tempur brand is our specialty innovation category leader designed to provide life changing sleep for our wellness-seeking consumers. Our proprietary Tempur material precisely adapts to the shape, weight and temperature of the consumer and creates fewer pressure points, reduces motion transfer and provides personalized comfort and support. Tempur-Pedic was awarded #1 in Customer Satisfaction for both the in-store and online mattress segments in the J.D. Power 2024 Mattress Satisfaction Report. This is the fourth consecutive year winning the online mattress category and the sixth consecutive year winning at least one J.D. Power award.
• Stearns & Foster ® - The Stearns & Foster brand offers our consumers high quality mattresses built by certified craftsmen who have been specially trained. Founded in 1846, the brand is designed and built with precise engineering and relentless attention to detail and fuses new innovative technologies with time-honored techniques, creating supremely comfortable beds.
• Sealy ® - The Sealy brand originated in 1881 in Sealy, Texas, and for over a century has focused on offering trusted comfort, durability and excellent value while maintaining contemporary styles and great support. The Sealy Posturepedic® brand, introduced in 1950, was engineered to provide all-over support and body alignment to allow full relaxation and deliver a comfortable night's sleep. Sealy was voted America's most-trusted mattress brand by American shoppers in the 2021 American Brand Trust Study. Sealy was also the #1 best-selling mattress brand according to Furniture Today's 2021 Top 20 U.S. Bedding Producers methodology, which includes Stearns & Foster®.
• Sleepy's ™ - The Sleepy's brand is our private label brand offering at our Mattress Firm stores and online at www.mattressfirm.com. Sleepy's competes in a space where customers look for quality and value and is positioned to provide high-quality mattresses, made from a wide range of materials, for the right price.
• Non-Branded - Our non-branded product offerings include private label and OEM products, including mattresses, pillows and other bedding products and components at a wide range of price points. The addition of non-branded offerings expands our capabilities to service third-party retailers to capture manufacturing profits from bedding brands outside our own.
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Our portfolio of retail brands includes Mattress Firm®, Dreams®, Tempur-Pedic® retail stores, SOVA and a variety of other retail brands internationally, which operate in various countries. The retail brands named above are described below:
• Mattress Firm ® - Mattress Firm is the leading multi-branded mattress specialty retailer in the U.S., helping to make better sleep a reality by matching consumers to their perfect mattress through its highly trained team of Sleep Experts® across its 2,200 stores and robust online operations. Mattress Firm is a leading retailer of brands including Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy®, Stearns & Foster®, Sleepy's®, Beautyrest®, Serta®, Simmons®, Purple® and other leading mattress brands.
• Dreams ® - Dreams is the leading specialty bedding retailer in the United Kingdom ("U.K."). As a multi-branded retailer, Dreams sells a variety of products across a range of price points. In addition to operating over 200 brick-and-mortar stores and an e-commerce channel throughout the U.K., Dreams also manufacturers the majority of the bedding products it sells in-house.
• Tempur-Pedic ® retail stores - Tempur-Pedic® retail stores are designed for the consumers that prefer to purchase directly from the manufacturer, and for those seeking a more personalized and educational sales experience. These retail boutiques are strategically located in high traffic, premium retail centers with customer demographics that closely align to the Tempur-Pedic® customer profile.
• SOVA - SOVA is a highly respected and well-established premium bedding chain in Sweden. Our stores are connected to the urban areas of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The assortment primarily focuses on premium to ultra-premium brands and well trained sales staff targeting to sell quality beds with a very high average selling price.
In 2025, we are launching an all-new collection of Sealy Posturepedic® products in North America. This reinvention of the Sealy Posturepedic® brand is strategically aimed at reigniting growth in the mid-to-entry level market, which has experienced outsize pressures relative to other price points in recent years. The new collection incorporates innovative technologies, including our proprietary PrecisionFit™ coils that deliver superior support and exceptional comfort.
Omni-Channel Distribution
Our primary selling channels are Wholesale and Direct. These channels align to the operating margin characteristics of our business and our marketplace.
We drive growth in our Wholesale business by growing our share with existing customers, gaining new business, expanding into new channels of distribution and driving slot velocity. In 2024, we continued to drive this initiative, as we expanded with new third-party retail partners and expanded our company-owned store footprint around the world.
We are continuing to expand our Direct channel to strengthen our distribution footprint and provide alternatives to allow the customer to shop on their preferred terms — whether online or in-store. Our Direct channel includes company-owned stores, online and call centers and represented 24.9% of net sales in 2024. Following the acquisition of Mattress Firm, we expect over 60% of our global sales will be direct-to-consumer and no customer will represent more than 5% of global sales. Our expanded direct channel distribution complements our wholesale business, and we believe this balanced approach enhances the overall global sales potential and profitability of Somnigroup.
For consumers that prefer to purchase directly from the manufacturer and are seeking a more personalized and educational sales experience, we have over 2,800 retail stores worldwide, including our retail stores owned through our international joint venture operations, after giving effect to the anticipated divestitures in the second quarter of 2025 described below.
We operate Tempur-Pedic® retail stores worldwide that provide a low-pressure environment to explore the comprehensive line up of our Tempur-Pedic® products. Each showroom features knowledgeable Brand Ambassadors who educate potential customers on Tempur-Pedic® products in a relaxed, comfortable environment. Going forward, we expect our strategy for opening additional locations of Tempur-Pedic® retail stores to continue targeting high traffic, premium locations that complement our existing distribution.
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In addition to our high-end Tempur-Pedic® retail stores, we operate Sleep Outfitters®, a specialty mattress retailer that serves consumers across all price points with its extensive selection of Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® products. We expect to complete the previously announced divestiture of Sleep Outfitters®, which includes 103 specialty mattress retail locations and seven distribution centers, to MW SO Holdings Company, LLC ("Mattress Warehouse") in the second quarter of 2025.
We also operate Dreams®, which has developed a successful multi-channel sales strategy, with over 200 brick and mortar retail locations in the U.K., an industry-leading online channel, as well as manufacturing and delivery assets.
Mattress Firm is the leading multi-branded mattress specialty retailer in the U.S., helping to make better sleep a reality by matching consumers to their perfect mattress through its highly trained team of Sleep Experts® across its 2,200 stores and robust online operations.
Our third-party retailers, Mattress Firm®, Tempur-Pedic® retail stores, Dreams® and our other company-owned store concepts reach the vast majority of consumers who still prefer to touch and feel a mattress and speak to a retail sales associate prior to making a purchase decision. However, our consumer insights also demonstrate that there is a growing segment of the population that prefers to purchase products online and, to a lesser degree, via a call center. As such, having an omni-channel presence is more important than ever, with most customers completing research and shopping both online and in-stores before making their purchase decision.
For customers that prefer the convenience of making purchases online and having their bedding products delivered right to their front door, we have evolved our distribution model to include multiple online options to reach those that want to purchase our products without the need to go into a brick-and-mortar store.
Marketing
Our overall marketing strategy is to drive consumer demand through the use of effective marketing. We invest across multiple media platforms to build brand awareness and drive consumer interest in our products. The majority of our advertising programs are created on a centralized basis through our in-house marketing team. We plan to drive net sales through continued investments in new products, marketing and other initiatives.
We advertise nationally on television, in digital media and through consumer and trade print. In addition, we participate in cooperative advertising on a shared basis with some of our retail customers. Throughout the year, we invested in a series of strategic marketing initiatives, which included new product introductions, advertising and in-store marketing investments.
Seasonality
We believe that sales of products to furniture and bedding stores are typically subject to modest seasonality inherent in the bedding industry, with sales expected to be generally lower in the second and fourth quarters. Sales in a particular quarter can also be impacted by competitive industry dynamics and global macroeconomic conditions. Additionally, the U.S. bedding industry generally experiences increases in sales around holidays and promotional periods.
Operations
Manufacturing and Distribution
In 2023, we opened our newest and largest state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The facility has the capabilities to manufacture a wide variety of bedding products and components for branded and non-branded operations. The facility's Midwest location enables us to balance manufacturing and distribution in the region, allowing us to more efficiently service our customers and capture the projected long-term demand to support our OEM business.
Our products are currently manufactured and distributed through our global network of facilities. For a list of our principal manufacturing and distribution facilities, please refer to ITEM 2, "Properties".
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Suppliers
We obtain the raw materials used to produce our pressure-relieving Tempur® material and components used in the manufacture of Tempur-Pedic® products from third-party sources. We currently acquire chemicals and proprietary additives for Tempur-Pedic® products as well as other components such as textiles from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. These supplier relationships may be modified in order to maintain quality, cost and delivery expectations. All critical components are purchased under supply agreements. We do not consider ourselves to be dependent in the long term upon any single outside vendor as a source of supply to our bedding business, and we believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same, similar or alternate components will become available.
Raw materials for Sealy® and non-branded products consist mainly of polyurethane foam, textiles and steel innerspring components that we purchase from various suppliers. In the U.S. and Canada, we source the majority of our requirements for polyurethane foam components and spring components for our Sealy and Stearns & Foster mattress units from key suppliers for each component. We also purchase a significant portion of our Sealy foundation parts from third-party sources.
Additionally, we source our adjustable bed bases and foundations from third-party manufacturers. These are purchased under supply agreements from a limited number of key suppliers. These products are dependent on components supply chains originating in China. We believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same or similar components will be available outside of China from our current or alternate suppliers. For further information regarding the loss of suppliers and disruptions in the supply of our raw materials and components on the Company, please refer to "Risk Factors" in ITEM 1A of Part I of this Report.
Research and Development
We have four research and development centers, three in the U.S. and one in Denmark, that conduct technology and product development. Additionally, we have a product testing facility that conducts hundreds of consumer tests annually. We believe our consumer-research driven approach to innovation results in best-in-class products that benefit the consumer.
Industry and Competition
We compete in the global bedding industry. The bedding industry is comprised of mattresses and foundations, pillows and accessories. The mattress category is comprised of traditional innerspring mattresses and non-innerspring mattresses, which includes visco-elastic and foam mattresses, innerspring/foam hybrid mattresses, airbeds and latex mattresses. The foundation category is comprised of traditional foundations and adjustable foundations. Additionally, the pillow market is comprised of traditional foam and feather pillows, as well as pillows made of visco-elastic, latex, foam, gel, rubber and down. The primary distribution channels for bedding products are retail furniture and bedding stores, big-box retailers and online.
We encounter competition from a number of bedding manufacturers. The domestic market is highly concentrated, while the international market is highly fragmented and served by a large number of manufacturers, primarily operating on a regional and local basis. Participants in the global bedding industry offer a broad range of mattress, bed base and pillow products and compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance. Manufacturers and retailers in the global bedding industry are seeking to increase their channels of distribution and are looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the expansion in the number of U.S. and international companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for mattresses. In addition, retailers both in the U.S. and internationally are increasingly seeking to offer their own private label products.
Intellectual Property
Patents, Trademarks and Licensing
We hold over one thousand U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications regarding certain elements of the design and function of many of our mattress and pillow products.
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As of December 31, 2024, we held thousands of trademark registrations worldwide, which we believe have significant value and are important to the marketing of our products to retailers and consumers. Tempur®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy®, Sealy Posturpedic® and Stearns & Foster® are our primary trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and various foreign trademark offices, as are many other of our registered trademarks and pending applications. Each U.S. trademark registration is renewable indefinitely as long as the trademark remains in use. We also own numerous trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and design marks in the U.S. and a number of other countries, including Dreams® and SOVA.
We derive income from royalties by licensing Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Tempur® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. Under the license arrangements, licensees have the right to use certain trademarks and current proprietary and/or patented technology in designated jurisdictions. We also provide our licensees with product specifications, research and development, statistical services and marketing programs. For the year ended December 31, 2024, our licensing activities as a whole generated royalties of approximately $31.5 million.
Governmental Regulation
Our operations are subject to international, federal, state and local consumer protection and other regulations, primarily relating to the mattress and pillow industry. These regulations vary among the states, countries and localities in which we do business. The regulations generally impose requirements as to the proper labeling of bedding merchandise, restrictions regarding the identification of merchandise as "new" or otherwise, controls as to chemical and other substances, hygiene and other aspects of product safety, handling, marketing and sale and penalties for violations. New regulations can require us to change the way in which our products are labelled and marketed. For example, the European Union's new General Product Safety Regulation, which came into force on December 13, 2024, required us to make changes to the way in which our products are labelled and to add product safety and manufacturer information to all of our online product listings. The U.K. government has recently introduced a new draft framework law on product regulation which may have a similar impact. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") has adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. Many foreign jurisdictions also regulate fire retardancy standards. Future changes to these regulations and standards may require modifications to our products to comply with such changes. For example, the U.K. is considering new regulations which would include measures to reduce the use of chemical fire retardants. We are also subject to environmental and health and safety requirements with regard to the manufacture of our products and the conduct of our operations and facilities. We have made and will continue to make expenditures necessary to comply with these requirements. Currently these expenditures are immaterial to our financial results. For a discussion of the risks associated with our compliance programs in connection with these regulations, please refer to "Risk Factors" under Part I, ITEM 1A of this Report.
Our principal waste products are foam and fabric scraps, wood, cardboard and other non-hazardous materials derived from product component supplies and packaging. We also periodically dispose of small amounts of used machine lubricating oil and air compressor waste oil, primarily by recycling. In the U.S., we are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental health and safety, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Air Act and the Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act. We are subject to similar requirements in Canada, the EU and other jurisdictions, with further waste management and prevention, and other environmental protection regulations coming into effect both this year and over the next few years. We believe that we are in compliance with all applicable international, federal, state and local environmental statutes and regulations. We do not expect that compliance with international, federal, state or local provisions that have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, will have a material effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. We are not aware of any pending international or federal environmental legislation that would have a material impact on our operations, and have not been required to make, and do not expect to make, any material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities or other regulatory requirements in the foreseeable future.
In connection with sales of our products and operation of our business, we collect and process personal data from our customers, business partners and employees. As such, we are subject to certain laws and regulations relating to IT security, artificial intelligence ("AI") and personal data protection and privacy. For example, the European Union ("EU") adopted the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The GDPR imposed ongoing compliance requirements on companies, including us, that process personal data from citizens resident in the EU. In addition, there are country-specific data privacy laws in Europe that impose additional requirements on data controllers and several of these laws are more stringent than the GDPR.
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In recent years, U.S. states have adopted legislation offering similar protections for resident citizens, such as the California Privacy Rights Act (which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")). Eighteen other states have introduced similar privacy laws. These U.S. state privacy laws grant consumers new rights over their personal information, such as access to and deletion of their personal information, placing strict data collection requirements on businesses, including ours.
In the Asia-Pacific region, several data privacy laws regulate the processing of personal data of resident citizens and compliance requirements vary widely. For example, the People's Republic of China consolidated its data privacy laws into one overarching regime with the introduction of the Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL"). The PIPL is widely considered one of the strictest personal data protection laws in the world, with significant restrictions placed on the transfer of personal information outside of China or use without separate citizen consent.
Recently the EU harmonized its existing laws governing AI with the introduction of the consolidated EU AI Act ("AI Act"). The AI Act regulates the development and/or use of AI and has extra-territorial reach. The law places risk and technology-based obligations on companies deploying AI in their operations, such as ours. To address the requirements, we have implemented a global AI policy and set up AI governance and controls through a new management committee and compliance program.
In response to the changing regulatory global landscape, we have implemented a global compliance system, appointed dedicated resources and have put measures in place to facilitate adherence to the continuing compliance requirements of applicable worldwide data privacy laws.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Values
We recognize that as a corporate citizen we have a responsibility to protect our communities and environment. Our executive leadership and board members believe that our success as an organization must be inclusive of our impact on our communities, employees, customers and environment.
We believe that sound environmental, sustainability and corporate governance ("ESG") practices can help identify, manage and mitigate risks while contributing to the financial success of our business.
Additional details on our approach to sustainability can be found in our Corporate Social Values located on the Somnigroup Investor website at http://investor.somnigroup.com under the "Sustainability" tab. Our website and its contents are not incorporated by reference into this Report. In 2024, we shifted our annual sustainability reporting period to be aligned with our fiscal year. We anticipate publishing the report covering the 2024 fiscal year period in late 2025.
The impact of any acquisitions will generally be integrated into our Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility disclosures and initiatives approximately 24 months after closing.
Sustainability Governance
The Nominating and Corporate Governance ("NCG") Committee, on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), is responsible for reviewing the Company's practices and positions relating to ESG issues that may affect the Company's business and key stakeholders and for overseeing ESG matters. The NCG Committee regularly reviews the effectiveness of management's strategies, programs and policy implementation with respect to responsible sourcing, climate change, waste management, energy initiatives, corporate governance practices and procedures and stakeholder management.
The Human Resources/Capital and Talent Committee has primary responsibility for oversight of risk related to compensation, equal opportunity employment initiatives and human rights considerations.
The Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management and internal audit the Company's risk management processes and system of internal control over the Company's disclosures surrounding its ESG efforts.
Our ESG Working Group is a cross-functional group tasked to operationalize ESG by working with subject matter experts across the Company. This group is advised by a third party that brings external sustainability insights to help inform our strategic objectives and is overseen by the Chief Financial Officer.
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Environment
Somnigroup's approach to managing our environmental impact is focused on three pillars: resource conservation, product and packaging and waste management. This approach helps to ensure compliance with relevant regulation, better position our products to meet evolving consumer expectations and drive cost savings through efficiency gains.
Our approach is grounded in our environmental management system ("EMS"), and we continue to pursue third-party validation of our EMS to ensure the effectiveness of our approach and create consistency across our manufacturing and logistics management systems.
Resource Conservation
We are investing in resource efficiency throughout our production and distribution processes. This includes our efforts to manage risks associated with the transition to a lower-carbon economy by investing in renewable energy and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. We are committed to achieving carbon neutrality in our global wholly owned operations by 2040. Our objective is to reduce or offset 100% of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from our wholly owned manufacturing, retail and logistics operations.
Product and Packaging
In line with our unwavering focus on consumer and employee safety and meeting the regulations of different jurisdictions, we are building these regulatory requirements into our product plans. This includes considering the entire lifecycle of our products, beginning with our supplier engagement and ensuring the safety of all materials used on our products.
Our Chemical Safety Policy demonstrates our commitment to maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for our employees and providing a safe product for our customers. It also reflects our efforts to ensure safety through comprehensive chemical safety management, compliance with regulations, rigorous product testing and employee training and preparedness.
Waste Management
We are committed to reducing waste from our operations and improving the recyclability of our products. We seek to achieve zero waste-to-landfill status across our global operations which not only can help reduce costs related to waste management but also reinforces our efforts to improve resource efficiency throughout our production and distribution processes.
Human Capital Management
As a global organization, our workforce is important to us. We believe a key driver of long-term success is the strength of our workforce and we are committed to investing in our workforce. As part of our commitment to our workforce, we focus on the following key areas:
Wellness, Health and Safety
With sleep, health and wellness at the core of what we do every day, we recognize the importance of employee well-being and offer a holistic suite of programs and initiatives to support employee's health.
We also strive to continue to be proactive in our operational health and safety initiatives. We are focused on ensuring compliance with health and safety best practices, requiring employee health and safety training for 100% of our applicable employees, raising workplace awareness through safety initiatives and identifying risk elimination opportunities.
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Equal Opportunity Employment
We have a diverse global workforce that includes a range of skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds, ethnicity, genders and qualifications. We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and representative of the communities where we operate. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we are committed to providing opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment. The following are some of the actions that we take to realize our commitment to equal opportunity employment:
• Promote the consideration of a diverse slate of qualified candidates during the hiring process
• Employ a uniform, global process for determining compensation based on experience and skill sets to remove potential biases
• Conduct outreach with organizations in each of our local communities to increase the flow of minority, female, veteran and disabled applicants for employment
• Analyze gender and minority pay equity regularly and adjust as warranted
• Participate in external, community-based activities sponsored by local organizations, including those that assist women, minorities and veterans
People Development and Training
Our goal is to design and offer development opportunities that improve Company performance and meet employees' individual learning and development needs and strengthen our culture by reinforcing Company values. We use the 70/20/10 learning and development model. This approach gives employees the opportunity to develop their skills through a combination of job experience (70%), mentoring (20%) and formal training (10%). Training at Somnigroup includes, but is not limited to, formal training programs, leadership development mentorships, professional and industry conferences and education assistance.
We offer employees access to a learning management system where they can take courses on a variety of individual and leadership development topics. All our professional employees have access to this system, and there are thousands of individual modules offered through our partnership with Skillsoft.