Foxconn

No evidence was found of leading practices in this area.

The company provides AI textbooks to high schools and vocational schools in Taiwan, and hosts events that aim to promote basic and technical digital skills.

Foxconn discloses information on its cybersecurity committee, its computer emergency response team, and its data breaches.

The company has a target to reduce its carbon emissions and discloses relevant metrics; for example, the company discloses metrics in relation to renewable energy.

No evidence could be found that Foxconn undertakes initiatives that contribute to inclusive digital access. There is an opportunity for the company to show how it supports universal and affordable access to digital technologies for vulnerable groups, digital inclusivity for women and girls, and digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Despite indicating that it follows the international standard for reporting economic value generation and distribution, Foxconn does not disclose all of the necessary elements.

The company has an opportunity to develop a programme related to school connectivity. In addition, existing programmes could benefit from increased transparency, for example through third-party impact assessments.

As a leading electronics company, that produces components for a range of digital devices, Foxconn should make a high-level commitment to child online safety. The company could also disclose more information on its cybersecurity practices.

The company has an opportunity to enhance support for open, inclusive and ethical innovation. This includes aiding the development of open source and standards, and contributing to the tech start-up ecosystem. Foxconn should also disclose the number of women it employs in technical roles and how it applies ethical considerations in research and development.

Foxconn commits to respect human rights and the ILO core labour rights, and has a publicly available statement of policy that expects its business relationships to commit to respecting the ILO core labour rights. However, while the company states that it incurred zero human rights violations in 2019, it does not disclose a process to identify, assess, and take action on salient human rights risks its own operations and business relationships. Foxconn does have a grievance mechanism, but it is unclear if it is open to all stakeholders to raise human rights concerns and complaints. Furthermore, it is unclear if complainants have the option to identify themselves or remain anonymous.

Foxconn publicly commits to respecting the health and safety of workers, and places health and safety expectations on its business relationships. However, while the company commits to respecting collective bargaining, it does not disclose the proportion of its workforce covered by collective bargaining agreements. Moreover, it does not disclose that it provides support to its business relationships to help them uphold labour fundamentals, such as collective bargaining. The company does not specify that workers are not required to work more than regular or overtime hours, and provides no relevant information in refence to paying a living wage.

Foxconn does not disclose any relevant information in relation to tax, such as a global tax strategy or income tax payments for all its individual tax jurisdictions. The company does have a policy prohibiting bribery and corruption, and incudes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its contracts with business relationships, but does not disclose a process to identify bribery and corruption risks. Foxconn lacks disclosure across the board in relation to lobbying and political engagement. The company has no public statement indicating that it does not make political contributions, and it does not disclose its lobbying expenditures.

The below datasheet disaggregates scores within the three core social measurement areas and by specific indicators.