 WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 01, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Kadant Inc. NYSE: KAI announced it has joined the United Nations UN Global Compact, the worlds largest corporate sustainability initiative. Under the UN Global Compact, members are encouraged to align their operations and strategies with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption and take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 