Ambarella, Inc..
AMBA.US | Manufacture of electronic components and boards
Ambarella, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focusing on the development of low-power, high-definition (HD) and ultra HD video compression, image processing, and computer vision solutions. Their System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions are used in a variety of human and computer vision applications, i...Show More
Better Health for All
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Ambarella's core business of semiconductor chips for vision systems does not directly relate to most 'Better Health for All' KPIs, with articles explicitly stating 'Not applicable' for many. However, the company demonstrates a strong commitment to privacy in its sensing camera solutions. These solutions are designed not to record or stream video/audio data, which inherently protects sensitive information by preventing its collection
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. This approach aligns with high standards for healthcare data responsibility.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Ambarella is a fabless semiconductor company that develops video compression, image processing, and computer vision solutions, primarily serving original design manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Its core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers, nor does it offer financial products or services to the public. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity for external customers are not applicable. While the company offers employee benefits such as a 401(k) plan (with approximately 80% participation for eligible U.S. employees)
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and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (with approximately 90% participation for eligible worldwide employees)
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, and provides annual equity grants to most employees
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, these are internal employee programs and do not constitute financial services for external customers. The company's policies emphasize diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination in the workplace and supply chain
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, and it complies with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws
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, but these efforts do not directly relate to providing fair financial services or economic opportunities to underserved client segments.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Ambarella's employee engagement is strong, with an overall employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 93 Glassdoor reviews.
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88% of employees would recommend the company to a friend, and 99% approve of the CEO.
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For the 2025 fiscal year, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 81:1, with the CEO receiving $7,477,266
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and the median employee earning $92,396.
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The company offers various benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
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Ambarella states it complies with all applicable wage laws, prohibits child and forced labor, and respects employees' rights to associate freely.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Ambarella reports zero substantiated forced or child labor incidents in the last three years, stating a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and strictly prohibiting child labor.
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The company addresses conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) in its products through a due diligence program based on OECD guidance.
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It conducts a supply-chain survey with direct suppliers using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), and all 138 smelters and refiners identified by suppliers as sourcing these minerals have been certified as compliant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Protocol (RMAP).
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Suppliers providing raw materials, product components, or manufacturing services are required to align their business code of conduct with the RBA Code of Conduct, which includes prohibitions against forced, bonded, involuntary, prison, or indentured labor, and human trafficking.
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Violations by third parties are subject to contract review and possible termination.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Ambarella has implemented a confidential and anonymous financial concern hotline, as required by the SEC's final ruling regarding Audit Committees.
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No further details are provided regarding independent investigation processes, training, or effectiveness metrics for this policy.
Kind to Animals
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The provided articles do not contain any information relevant to Ambarella's practices concerning animal welfare, animal testing, animal-derived ingredients, or wildlife conservation. All articles explicitly state that there is no data available for any of the specified animal-related KPIs.
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No War, No Weapons
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Ambarella's core System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions, used in applications such as autonomous driving and robotics, are dual-use technologies. There is no evidence of any civilian safeguards, screening processes, or policies to prevent or mitigate their potential military applications. The company states it supports the principles of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Global Compact, but no details on implementation or verification are provided.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Ambarella does not report quantitative data for its environmental performance, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions, SBTi-aligned targets, renewable energy usage, water consumption, or waste diversion rates.
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The company has not declared a net-zero target year
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and is not participating in any tracked reduction initiatives.
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While Ambarella states it has internal goals for energy consumption and waste generation reduction at its headquarters, specific percentage values for these reductions are not provided.
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The company complies with the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
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and is ISO 14001-compliant for the design and manufacture of its products, also requiring third-party manufacturing vendors to maintain ISO 14001 certifications.
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No environmental compliance violations are mentioned.
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Ambarella's primary industry is categorized as having very low carbon intensity,
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and its US location has a low grid carbon intensity.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain any data relevant to Ambarella's engagement with local or indigenous communities, cultural impact assessments, cultural appropriation incidents, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, cultural preservation investments, local procurement, indigenous supplier engagement, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations, community fund allocations, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural sensitivity training. Therefore, an assessment against the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value cannot be made based on the given information.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Ambarella's authentication security is significantly impacted by a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-24918) in its RTSP service, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution by exploiting a long digest authentication header.
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Despite this, there are no documented data breaches. For user data control, the company's privacy policy states that users can request access, correction, and deletion of their website data, and express concerns.
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However, no specific data minimization practices or retention schedules are detailed.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Ambarella complies with the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
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. The company also requires its third-party manufacturing vendors to maintain ISO 14001 certifications
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, indicating waste requirements with verification for its direct suppliers. The provided articles do not mention any specific waste disposal violations, fines, or regulatory actions
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. Quantitative data for waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design, waste reduction initiatives, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certification, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, or customer waste education is not available
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