NI CITIZENSHIP REPORT

About This Report

National Instruments has a long-standing commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen, and this citizenship report further demonstrates that commitment. The report details the company's performance across social, economic, and environmental areas, as well as commitments or goals for the future.

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Scope
This report describes NI citizenship performance in fiscal year 2010, which ended December 31, 2010. Comprehensive data for all NI operations was not available. Unless otherwise noted, data presented in this report applies only to NI corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Gathering additional data from all NI operations for future reports is an ongoing process, and NI will provide that data in future reports as it becomes available.

Formats
The full 2010 NI citizenship report is available in this Web-based format. To print the full report, refer to this PDF, which duplicates the information available in this Web report.

A summary brochure (PDF) also is available for download.

Reporting Standards
NI used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3) to prepare this report.

GRI Index

Report Assurance
Currently, NI does not seek external assurance for its complete citizenship report.

Previous Reports
Previous citizenship reports (PDF) are available for download:

Restatements
The following table details restatements of information provided in previous citizenship reports.

Reporting Year Information Reported Updated Information Reason
2009 NI reported that in 2009, payments to the providers of capital totaled $20.8 million USD, and community investments totaled $1.6 million USD. Payments to the providers of capital totaled $37.3 million USD, and community investments totaled $2.2 million USD. This restatement is due to a clerical error that occurred in the data analysis process.
2009 NI reported that in 2009, philanthropic giving by NI corporate headquarters employees totaled $711,189 USD. Philanthropic giving by NI corporate headquarters employees totaled $715,596 USD. This restatement is due to a clerical error that occurred in the data analysis process.
2009 NI reported that in 2009, more than 450 NI corporate headquarters employees volunteered a total of 8,858 hours with various nonprofit organizations. More than 450 NI employees volunteered a total of 10,043 hours. Employees can report volunteer hours at any time, even for a previous year.
2009 NI reported that in 2009, 161 employee mentors volunteered 9,177 hours in the classroom. In 2009, 141 employee mentors volunteered 8,037 hours in the classroom. This restatement is due to a clerical error that occurred in the data analysis process.
2009 The Employees by Region chart reported that the total number of Intern/Co-Op employees for the Americas region in 2009 was 17. The total number of Intern/Co-Op employees for the Americas region in 2009 was 129. NI evaluated its data analysis process and uncovered that the process tracked only the number of interns on December 31 of the given year.
2009 The Employee Turnover Rate by Employee Type table reported that the 2008 turnover rate of exempt (professional) employees outside the U.S. was 12.0 percent and the 2008 turnover rate of nonexempt (administrative) employees outside the U.S. was 15.1 percent. The 2008 turnover rate of both exempt (professional) and nonexempt (administrative) employees outside the U.S. was 11.2 percent. NI evaluated its data analysis process and uncovered that the 2007 outside U.S. turnover rates were incorrectly reported as the 2008 outside U.S. turnover rates.
2008 The Interns Hired for Permanent Positions chart was reported as showing data from NI corporate headquarters and Berkeley, California, only. This chart shows data only for engineering interns at those offices. NI evaluated its data analysis process and uncovered that the process tracked only engineering interns.
2008 The 2008 recordable injury/illness rate was reported as 0.21. The 2007 rate was reported as 0.53. In 2008, the actual rate was 0.20. In 2007, the rate was 0.49. NI refined its calculation of this metric to be more accurate about number of hours worked.
2008 The 2008 lost workday rate was reported as 0.29. The 2007 rate was reported as 13.36. In 2008, the actual rate was 0.31. In 2007, the rate was 19.70. NI refined its calculation of this metric to be more accurate about number of hours worked.
2008 Total purchased electricity at NI corporate headquarters was reported as 18,731,771 kWh. Actual total purchased electricity was 20,838,000 kWh. This restatement is due to a clerical error that occurred in the data analysis process.
2008 Estimated trash sent to landfill at NI corporate headquarters was reported as 402,025 kg. Estimated trash sent to landfill was 361,197 kg. NI received updated data from its waste vendor after publication of the 2008 report.
2008 NI reported that in 2008, 154 employee mentors volunteered more than 8,700 hours in the classroom, and in 2007, 147 employees volunteered more than 8,000 hours. In 2008, 141 employee mentors volunteered more than 8,000 hours in the classroom. In 2007, 153 employees volunteered more than 8,700 hours. NI refined its data analysis process to be more accurate.
2008 NI reported that in 2008, more than 500 NI corporate headquarters employees volunteered a total of 6,700 hours with various nonprofit organizations. More than 450 NI employees volunteered a total of 6,900 hours.

Two factors contributed to this restatement:

  • NI refined its data analysis process to exclude internal events that do not benefit a nonprofit organization.
  • Employees can report volunteer hours at any time, even for a previous year.