NXP

The company makes digital technologies accessible and affordable by donating laptops to immigrant Afghan students in the Netherlands. The company also supports digital inclusivity for women and girls through donation of laptops to the organisation Educating Girls of Rural China.

NXP supports intermediate and technical digital skills development for individuals. The company’s employees regularly volunteer and mentor with the non-profit organisation Code2College, which aims to enhance access and opportunities for students from underrepresented backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. NXP also provides training for women in India for employment in the semiconductor industry.

The company follows good practices for making digital technologies safe and secure, such as making its commitment to cybersecurity publicly available, demonstrating senior-level oversight of cybersecurity, having publicly available information security management certification and having a group privacy policy. It also discloses information on data breaches.

NXP demonstrates support for open source initiatives and standards. The company also supports non-profits and start-ups and partners with universities to support research on sustainability issues. NXP’s support for sustainable development is also notable in its commitments and disclosures in this area. Furthermore, the company demonstrates leading practice by disclosing the number of its women employees working in research and development (R&D).

The company has an opportunity to demonstrate how it creates an inclusive workplace for employees with disabilities. It can also disclose how the economic value it generates is distributed among its stakeholders.

The company has an opportunity to support digital literacy and contribute to school connectivity.

As a digital company, NXP should consider making a high-level commitment to child online safety in its business codes, human rights policies and risk assessment frameworks.

The company has an opportunity to demonstrate how it supports ethical R&D.

NXP commits to respecting human rights and the ILO core labour rights. Furthermore, when it comes to respecting the ILO’s fundamental rights at work and expecting its suppliers to do the same, the company can specify whether the related rights are respected in all contexts. The company identifies and engages with stakeholders whose human rights could be impacted by its operations. The company also discloses a process to identify and assess salient human rights risks in its own operations and in its business relationships. Additionally, the company has a grievance mechanism accessible to both workers and external stakeholders to raise human rights concerns and complaints.

NXP publicly commits to respecting worker health and safety, and it places health and safety expectations on its business relationships and monitors their performance. The company has a policy commitment stating that it does not require workers in its direct operations to work more than the regular and overtime hours. However, the company can consider improving its statement by going beyond the local regulation where there is no universal national limit on working hours. The company does report that approximately 30% of its total direct operations workforce are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Further, while the company supports women in technical and leadership positions, no evidence was found that it has a publicly available commitment to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. NXP does demonstrate leading practice by having 40% women in its board.

NXP has a policy prohibiting bribery and corruption, and it includes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its business relationship contracts. It also has a grievance mechanism for stakeholders to raise concerns and complaints on the topic. No relevant information was found in relation to tax, such as a global tax strategy or the company’s income tax payments in individual tax jurisdictions. NXP has a statement indicating that it does not make political contributions.