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TE Connectivity supports digital inclusivity through its partnership with the organisation Girl Up to provide tablets for girls attending a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camp.

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

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

The company provides some support to female entrepreneurs and also reports the number of women in tech roles at the company.

The company has an opportunity to enhance its contribution to providing affordable and universal digital access. It can also disclose the number of people with disabilities it employs and take steps to create an inclusive workplace for them. While the company reports its community investment, it can improve transparency by also reporting how it distributes the wealth it creates among its stakeholders, as well as the taxes it pays and its employment in its main markets.

TE Connectivity can increase its efforts to support programmes focused on developing digital skills and on increasing school connectivity.

TE Connectivity can improve disclosure of how cybersecurity is managed in the company. While it reports data breaches, it can be more transparent on how it monitors and responds to security incidents.

The company can improve its support for open innovation. Additionally, it can disclose the locations of its research and development (R&D) facilities and the ethical principles it follows in its R&D activities.

TE Connectivity commits to respecting human rights in a publicly available policy document. However, it does not disclose a process to identify, assess and act on salient human rights risks associated with its own operations and with its business relationships. The company has a grievance mechanism accessible to both workers and external stakeholders to raise human rights concerns and complaints.

The company publicly commits to respecting worker health and safety and expects its business relationships to do the same. However, its policy for regular and overtime working hours are not clear and it also does not disclose the percentage of its workers covered by collective bargaining agreements.

The company’s Chief Financial Officer is tasked with accountability for the company’s global tax strategy. Furthermore, the company also has a policy prohibiting bribery and corruption. However, it lacks disclosure on how it identifies its bribery and corruption risks and impacts in specific locations or activities covering its own operations. TE Connectivity can also improve disclosure of its approach to lobbying and political engagement.