Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Cohu, Inc. is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets test solutions for the semiconductor and other markets. The company does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers.

Therefore, the KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to Cohu's core business model. While Cohu reported $4.7 million in employee profit sharing in 2023, this does not align with the 'community finance or profit-sharing with underserved communities' criteria of the profit reinvestment KPI.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Cohu's CEO to median employee pay ratio was 173:1 for the 2024 fiscal year.

Employee ratings for worker engagement are approximately 58% (2.9 out of 5 stars).

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Cohu's Supplier Code of Conduct, updated in February 2022, prohibits forced and child labor.

In 2024, the company reported no violations of its policy on underage workers or instances of compulsory, forced, bonded, indentured, slave, or trafficked labor in any Cohu operation or global facility. Cohu has not identified any instances of sourcing that directly or indirectly supported conflict in covered countries for the 2024 reporting period. The company requires suppliers to ensure that parts and products containing tungsten, tantalum, tin, and gold (3TG) are conflict-free. A de minimis portion of Cohu's manufacturing processes utilize critical materials such as cobalt, palladium, and rhodium. Cohu achieved a 95% response rate from in-scope suppliers surveyed for conflict minerals in 2024, but acknowledges limitations in traceability due to the complexity of the supply chain and reliance on supplier information. The Supplier Code of Conduct was signed by suppliers representing approximately 75% of Cohu’s total annual supplier spend.

Kind to Animals

Cohu, Inc. operates in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry. The provided sustainability reports from 2023 and 2024 indicate that the company's business model does not involve animal-derived products, animal testing, animal husbandry, or animal agriculture. Therefore, several KPIs related to cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing, humane operations, ethical input substitution, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policy and volume, animal agriculture ethics, and animal-free R&D collaboration are not applicable to its operations. The company's policy prohibits direct monetary contributions to political campaigns and it did not incur direct lobbying expenses, which means its public policy engagement does not directly intersect with animal welfare policies.

While Cohu engaged in community activities such as planting 85 tree saplings and cleaning mangrove wetlands, the articles do not provide measurable biodiversity impact or species recovery metrics required for the 'wildlife_conservation_impact' KPI. Similarly, although periodic on-site audits were conducted for new fabrication part and contract manufacturers, the articles do not specify that these audits included animal welfare compliance, which is the focus of the 'supplier_audit_pct' KPI.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles do not contain any specific, concrete data points regarding Cohu, Inc.'s involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to sanctioned regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or any related ethical policies or practices.

Therefore, no KPIs can be scored against the 'No War, No Weapons' value.

Planet-Friendly Business

Cohu's Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions for 2024 were 6,979 metric tons CO2-e, representing a 32% year-over-year decrease.

However, Scope 3 emissions data is not yet available, with data collection in process for 10 categories. In February 2024, Cohu committed to engage with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to develop near-term science-based emissions reduction targets. In 2024, 26% of the company's total grid electricity energy usage was derived from renewable sources. For 2024, total water withdrawn was 48.7 million liters, and with a revenue of $402 million, this equates to approximately 121.14 m³ per $1 million revenue. The Kolbermoor, Germany innovation center is certified as a “KfW Efficiency House 70”, representing one of its eleven principal global operating sites. In 2024, 83% of hazardous waste (155K kg out of 186K kg) was recycled, and approximately 698.3K kg of non-hazardous waste was recycled. The company reported no incidents of non-compliance associated with water permits, regulations, or standards, no reportable hazardous waste spills, and no claims, legal proceedings, or monetary losses associated with environmental regulations. Cohu endeavors to align its disclosures to Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. Based on its Enterprise Risk Assessment process, the company considers physical risks, such as acute weather events and ongoing changes like rising temperatures or extreme variability in weather patterns, as the most material climate-related risks. In 2024, 32% of water was withdrawn from regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress (Laguna, Philippines), 5% from Poway, California, 2% from Norwood, Massachusetts, and 1% from Lincoln, Rhode Island. Cohu committed approximately $3.7 million in capital expenditures to enhance business resilience at key operating sites.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Cohu maintains a third-party anonymous ethics hotline (EthicsPoint) available 24x7, which covers all 11 principal global operating sites, indicating over 90% coverage for grievance mechanisms.

In 2024, 11 individual reports were made via this hotline, with 10 related to a single workplace assertion, and all were investigated and resolved. Cohu's Taiwan location volunteered to clean up the wetlands at Xinfeng Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hsinchu City, demonstrating active protection measures for a natural site.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

The provided article, a summary of COHU.US's 2024 Sustainability Report, explicitly states that no quantitative data or specific information was found for any of the KPIs related to zero waste and sustainable products.

This includes waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, and customer waste education. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.