DATA I/O CORPORATION
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Leadership & Governance
- Environment
- Innovation
- Human Capital
- Social Capital
- Financial Excellence
Social Achievements
- Committed to giving back to local communities through volunteer and internship programs. Provides employees time-off to volunteer and coordinates group projects. Provides internships to local high school and college students through STEM and technical colleges.
Governance Achievements
- The Company's Board currently includes Data I/O's CEO and four Independent Directors. It is diverse in gender, education, professional experience and differences in viewpoints and skills. We believe we are the only supplier in our industry with a published conflict mineral policy and public company governance. We believe we are the only programming industry supplier with a diverse Board of Directors.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 pandemic impacts on customer demand, supply chain, employee safety, business processes, and financial management.
- Shanghai facility shutdown for two and a half months due to China's COVID Zero policy.
- War in Ukraine's effects on supply chains, shipping, European economic uncertainty, and energy concerns.
- Inflation impacting costs.
- Tight labor markets, particularly for assembly technicians and software development engineers.
- Interest rate hikes impacting capital spending.
- Currency changes (strengthening US dollar) negatively impacting revenues.
- Semiconductor chip shortages.
Mitigation Strategies
- Managed business relative to COVID-19 pandemic, adapting to remote work and virtual interactions.
- Resilient supply chain model with alternate facilities.
- Pricing adjustments to address inflation.
- Maintaining and increasing key inventory levels to manage supply chain disruptions.
- Enhancing remote service and support capabilities, increased stocking of inventory, and having product production in multiple locations.
- Cost control measures.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Published conflict mineral policy.