As technology changes how we live, it also impacts how we work. Protecting and respecting human rights is a key component of NXP’s ESG commitment.
Every year, the world observes Human Rights Day on December 10th to commemorate the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights nearly 75 years ago in 1948. It was a different world then: the first computer program had just been written but semiconductors, mobile phones and almost all of the technologies we take for granted today lay years in the future.
At NXP we endeavor to demonstrate respect for human rights through everyday initiatives and constant re-evaluation to ensure we’re consistent with evolving stakeholder expectations of our industry. We're committed to adapting our human rights policy to meet the challenges of continued change, including issuing an updated statement of principles in 2022 and the continued rigorous, daily application of our policy to protect and respect human rights across our business and supply chain.
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Our newly updated human rights policy reaffirms our core commitments to sustaining human rights values consistent with global principles and practices to identify and address any potential adverse impacts associated with our operations. You can read it in its entirety here.
We’ve innovated ways to implement it, ranging from instilling human rights awareness and ownership in our team members and other stakeholders through ongoing support and training and mechanisms for them to provide feedback and report any issues, to a variety of activities to review, track effectiveness and publicly report on our performance through our annual Corporate Sustainability Report.
Our updated policy states explicitly what we’ll do when we identify actual or potential impacts on human rights. First, we’ll review and develop action plans to address and mitigate them, working collaboratively and consultatively with our team members and/or affected supply chain partners. Then we’ll implement and track the effectiveness of our mitigation and improvements measures while making sure to engage and communicate with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
With a global manufacturing, supply and service footprint, NXP’s team members and other stakeholders are exposed to a wide variety of changes in their lives as our business and the world develop and deliver new technologies and experiences. That’s why we remain steadfast in our commitment to provide a workplace that respects human rights, that is safe and secure, where team members are consulted and engaged, and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect .
We're committed to ensuring a workplace that is free of forced, bonded or child labour, that respects equality, welcomes diversity and inclusivity, is free of discrimination and harassment, and respects the right to freedom of association and to collective bargaining.
NXP is proud to join with other leading businesses and NGOs to commemorate Human Rights Day, and to continue our commitment to making its principles real every day.
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Jennifer Wuamett is executive vice president and general counsel of NXP Semiconductors. In this role, she is responsible for worldwide legal, governance, compliance and intellectual property matters for NXP. She also chairs the company’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Management Board.
