MediaTek

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area.

MediaTek contributes to the development of technical digital skills through its IC Designing Education initiative, where it collaborates with Taiwanese universities to offer courses on integrated circuit (IC) designing.

The company has an Information Security Committee, which is responsible for cybersecurity. It also has a standalone security document that details how cybersecurity is managed in the company. Additionally, the company has a group privacy policy.

MediaTek demonstrates support for open innovation by actively collaborating with Taiwanese universities. It also fosters innovation in the tech start-up ecosystem through its venture capital arm MediaTek Ventures. Notably, MediaTek has developed several products that reduce environmental impact, including energy efficient chips, and automatic lighting and air conditioner shutdown.

No evidence was found regarding MediaTek’s efforts to promote digital inclusivity. The company has an opportunity to support and report on programmes in this area. It can also disclose how the economic value it generates is distributed among stakeholders as well as its country-by-country employment and taxes paid.

MediaTek has an opportunity to further support the development of digital skills. It can also commission third-party assessments for its existing programmes, which will help the company and its stakeholders better understand programme impacts and identify strengths and areas of improvement.

MediaTek can enhance transparency by making its information security management certification publicly available and reporting data breaches in accordance with global standards.

MediaTek has an opportunity to further its support for open-source initiatives and standards. Aside from providing venture capital investments, it can also contribute to the tech start-up ecosystem by organising accelerators and incubators. Additionally, it can disclose how it incorporates ethical artificial intelligence (AI) considerations in its research and development (R&D) activities.

No company policies or commitments related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain in English.

MediaTek does not publish a policy commitment on respecting worker health and safety. Nevertheless, it expects its business relationships to commit to safeguarding workers’ health and safety and monitors their health and safety performance. MediaTek discloses the proportion of its global workforce covered by collective bargaining agreements. The company does not disclose a policy commitment stating that it does not require workers to work more than the regular and overtime hours, and it does not explicitly require its business relationships to do so. There is an opportunity for MediaTek to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by publishing a public commitment, setting time-bound targets on the subject and disclosing information on gender-based remuneration. In relation to workforce diversity, the company provides a breakdown of employees in different employee categories by gender. However, it can also disclose employee figures for other indicators of diversity, such as age group.

MediaTek has an anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, and it includes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its business relationship contracts. However, it does not have a grievance mechanism for stakeholders to raise relevant concerns and complaints, nor does it describe the steps it takes to identify and address bribery and corruption. The company does not have a global tax strategy and it does not disclose its income tax payments in individual tax jurisdictions. Additionally, MediaTek does not disclose its approach to lobbying and political engagement. Specifically, the company has no public statement indicating that that it does not make political contributions, and it does not disclose its lobbying expenditures.