Flextronics

Region: 
Private: 
Public: 
Ticker: 
FLEX US
Market cap: 
$4,594 million
Country of incorporation: 
Singapore
Industry: 
Electronics
Description: 

Flextronics International Ltd. provides electronics manufacturing services. The Company's customers include original equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications, networking, computer, consumer electronics, and medical device industries.1

  1. 1. http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=FLEX%3AUS
Positive Impact – Doing: 

1. Flextronics is proud to introduce their Next Generation System that enables us to collect and manage Full Material Content (FMC) from each of our Supply Chain partners. Obtaining FMC enables Flextronics to ensure that the products we make are fully compliant to any law or legislation.1
2. Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX), a leading designer and provider of electronics manufacturing services, signed a contract with clean energy technology company Petra Solar to construct SunWave smart energy modules that will be used worldwide.2

  1. 1. http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=FLEX%3AUS
  2. 2. http://seekingalpha.com/article/211338-flextronics-partners-with-petra-s...
Positive Impact – Talking: 

1. Flextronics’ commitment to preserving the environment is evident as we continuously seek ways to design, manufacture, ship and service and ethically manage end of life product disposition in an environmentally conscious way.1
2. Established in March 2002 the Flextronics Foundation is operated as a private foundation providing monetary grants to qualified charitable organizations in the local communities in which we operate around the world.2

  1. 1. http://www.flextronics.com/about/cser/Pages/environment.aspx
  2. 2. http://www.flextronics.com/about/cser/Pages/communitypartnership.aspx
Controversy: 

1. Labor dispute in Mexico. History of avoiding environmental regulations in India and underpaying workers.

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