Ethics and corporate social responsibility

Last week, ON Semiconductor hosted its biennial Corporate Ethics Program (CEP) and Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) conference for employees from various sites. The conference was held over a four-day period at the Valley Ho hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. The participants of the conference involved Chief Ethics Liaisons (CELs) who are present at every one of ON Semiconductor's sites globally. The role of CELs is to promote ethical practices that abide by local laws and regulations as well as the company's code of business conductor. Similarly, EICC champions who promote the EICC's code of conductor within the corporation were also present at the conference.

The CEP and EICC conference covered various topics including anti-corruption, risks involved in mergers and acquisitions, and sustainable procurement to name a few. Speakers at the event included employees as well as leaders within the field who are external to ON Semiconductor. Perhaps the most interesting and valuable portion of the conference was working through hypothetical situations involving ethical dilemmas. These hypothetical situations were created by various EICC champions and CELs in order to provide employees an example of what situations they may face in the future and how best to deal with them.

Overall, the conference highlighted the immense importance placed on ethics and anti-corruption within ON Semiconductor. Ethics are integral to the corporate social responsibility of a company. Most companies today strive to be ethical and create a brand image that customers respect and value. The only way to achieve this, however, is at an individual employee level.