| Description |
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2008 response |
| Profile |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Labor practices and decent work |
| Employment |
| LA1 |
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region
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Employment. |
| LA2 |
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region
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TI’s total turnover worldwide was 11.5 percent. |
| LA3 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations
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Full time U.S.-based employees and employees who work an alternative work schedule (20 to 39 hours per week) are eligible for all benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, employee assistance and income protection. Contractors, co-ops and employees on alternative work schedules for less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for benefits.
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| Labor and management relations |
| LA4 |
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
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Not applicable to TI at this time. |
| LA5 |
Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements
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Minimum notice regarding shift changes is one week and a 60 day minimum is required for reductions in force.
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| Occupational health and safety |
| LA6 |
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs
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TI has almost 100 staff at work sites around the world dedicated to environmental safety, occupational health and wellness. These teams work cooperatively with business leaders and each other to address worker health and safety. Additionally, TI has a dedicated health portal containing tools, resources and education materials to increase awareness of individual health risks, and provide direction for lifestyle behavior change to improve health status.
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| LA7 |
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities
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Recordable injury cases and lost/restricted day cases rates are available in the report. Occupational disease rates are included in our safety statistics. We track employee absenteeism due to occupational injuries and illnesses based on number of days lost. Our 2008 normalized rate of days lost was 1.39. We had zero work-related fatalities.
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| LA8 |
Education, training, counseling, prevention and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families or community members regarding serious diseases members
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Employees take part in a variety of development opportunities over the course of their career. In addition, employees receive extensive training on chemical hazard recognition, sources, protective equipment, spill control, chemical exposure and other topics depending on job responsibilities.
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| LA9 |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions
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Not applicable to TI at this time. |
| Training and education |
| LA10 |
Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category
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Employees globally received on average, an estimated 31.2 hours of training in 2008.
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| LA11 |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning
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Employees take part in a variety development opportunities over the course of their career.
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| LA12 |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development review
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Approximately 83 percent of U.S. employees received regular performance and development reviews.
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| Diversity and equal opportunity |
| LA13 |
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators orsity
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Approximately 50 percent of U.S. TI officers are women or people of color. Four of our 11 board members are women and one of the four is a person of color. Of the direct management reports to the CEO, 36 percent are women or people of color.
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| LA14 |
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category
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Human rights |
| Investment and procurement practices |
| HR1 |
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening
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Not applicable to TI at this time. |
| HR2 |
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that underwent screening on human rights
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We partner with suppliers who are equally committed to a safe and healthy workplace and environmentally responsible operations. While we do not currently perform formal supplier corporate citizenship audits, we do have policies and expectations in place that a majority of suppliers must meet in this area, including the TI Supplier Quality Expectation Document and our open letter to suppliers. For details, see supplier stewardship.
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| HR3 |
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights relevant to operations
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All employees receive training and guidance in TI's values and ethics, specifically as it relates to integrity and respect in the workplace.
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| Non-discrimination |
| HR4 |
Incidents of discrimination |
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Zero incidents. |
| Freedom of association and collective bargaining |
| HR5 |
Incidents of violations of freedom of association and collective bargaining |
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Zero incidents. |
| Child labor |
| HR6 |
Incidents of child labor |
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Zero incidents. |
| Forced and compulsory labor |
| HR7 |
Incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
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Zero incidents. |
| Security practices |
| HR8 |
Percentage of security personnel trained in organization's policies or procedures regarding human rights |
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Report in 2010 or later. |
| Indigenous rights |
| HR9 |
Incidents involving rights of indigenous people |
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Zero incidents. |
Society |
| Community |
| SO1 |
Programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting
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Report in 2010 or later.
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| Corruption |
| SO2 |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption
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100 percent. |
| SO3 |
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures
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Report in 2010 or later.
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| SO4 |
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption
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No actions were required. |
| Public Policy |
| SO5 |
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying
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Public policy priorities.
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| SO6 |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions broken down by country
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TI spent $2.14 million on advocacy at the federal, state and local levels in the United States in 2008. Read more on TI 2008-2009 U.S. corporate contributions, relevant memberships and PAC contributions online.
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| Anti-competitive behavior |
| SO7 |
Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes
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Material legal proceedings are outlined in our SEC Form 10-K.
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| Compliance |
| SO8 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations
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TI received no material fines.
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Product responsibility |
| Customer health and safety |
| PR1 |
Life cycle stages in which heath and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures
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TI works to minimize impact to human health and the environment at each stage of our products' life cycle - from conception to disposal. Details on product stewardship are available in this report.
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| PR2 |
Number and type of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services by type of outcomes
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| Product and service labeling |
| PR3 |
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements
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Responsible packaging and distribution. |
| PR4 |
Number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes
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| PR5 |
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction
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We receive scorecards on performance from a few top customers. We also conduct an annual customer satisfaction survey.
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| Marketing communications |
| PR6 |
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship
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| PR7 |
Number and type of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications including advertising, promotion and sponsorship
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| Customer privacy |
| PR8 |
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data
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| Compliance |
| PR9 |
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulation concerning the provision and use of products and services
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TI received no material fines.
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Philanthropy |
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| Giving |
| PH1* |
Monetary value of TI corporate giving
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Corporate giving. |
| PH2* |
Monetary value of TI Foundation Giving |
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Foundation giving. |
| PH3* |
Monetary value of employee giving |
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Employee giving. |
| Volunteerism |
| PH4* |
Monetary value of employee volunteerism
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Through a select number of volunteer activities, U.S. TI employees donated 11,155 hours of their time, valued at almost $226,000.
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*Indicators developed by TI
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