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Compliance
Summary
All TIers are expected to comply with the TI Values and Ethics Statement and the Code of Business Conduct. All TI managers are expected to ensure that TIers in their organizations comply with the TI Values and Ethics Statement and with the Code of Business Conduct. All TIers are expected to address any noncompliance that comes to their attention. Violation of these provisions is a violation of TI policy, and may result in disciplinary action as described in the relevant human resources policies.
TI conforms to numerous quality, legal and regulatory certification and standards on a number of products and programs. Some of these include:
Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Piracy Initiatives
TI monitors our global business units for risks related to corruption, piracy and bribery. Our key business risks come from protecting our intellectual property and preventing where possible the unauthorized distribution of our products or technology. In our employee and supplier legal contracts, we work to ensure TI's intellectual property does not leave the company. We also respect the trade secrets of other companies, and forbid that information from being brought into TI.
Ethics or Accounting-related Inquires
The TI Ethics Office or our Accounting or Audit Hotline receives numerous inquiries each year from employees seeking clarification, advice or support on such issues as:
Seeking accounts payable department assistance in reconciling invoices
Prospective suppliers seeking contacts in procurement
Working with accounts receivable
Help in renewing maintenance contracts on software
In 2007, all of the Accounting and Audit Hotline inquiries were from external sources. Inquiries were either resolved by the Ethics Office or forwarded to the appropriate TI operation for handling.
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