Sound United
Audio equipment
Owner of multiple audio and home entertainment brands. Acquired by medical technology company Masimo in 2022.

Overall

Owned USA
Rating F
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Company Ownership

Sound United LLC
USA
Masimo Corporation
owns 100% of Sound United LLC
USA
Medical technology

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jan 2024)
Sound United LLC
Information
Sound Start Foundation
Sound United's Sound Start Foundation supports school music programs, helping provide access to musical instruments and programs.
Masimo Corporation
Criticism
16/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 16/100 in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 18 Nov 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
JUST Capital ranking
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2024 rankings the public identified 20 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 835th of 937 companies, and 47th of 52 Medical Equipment & Services companies.
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Sustainability Report
Follow the link to read this company's 2021 Sustainability Report.
Modern Slavery statement
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
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Company Details

Type:
Wholly-owned subsidiary
Subsidiaries:
Sound United Sales & Marketing Australia Pty Ltd
Audio equipment
Previously known as Sound United. US medical company Masimo acquired Sound United in 2022 and renamed it Masimo Consumer.

Contact Details

Address:
Carlsbad, California, USA
Website:
www.soundunited.com

Products / Brands

Masimo Consumer
Bowers & Wilkins Audio Equipment
Bowers & Wilkins Wireless Earbuds
Denon Wireless Earbuds
Denon Audio Equipment
Denon Soundbars
Marantz Audio Equipment
Polk Audio Equipment
Polk Soundbars