Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Nortech Systems' employee reviews indicate low worker engagement, with an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 99 reviews from Indeed.com.

Specific ratings for culture are 2.8/5 and for management are 2.4/5. Employee reviews frequently mention high turnover, particularly in management positions, and concerns about layoffs. While quantitative data on turnover rates is not provided, the frequent mentions suggest a rate between 50-60%.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles to assess Nortech Systems Incorporated against the defined KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. While the company states a commitment to sourcing components and materials from companies that share values regarding human rights and integrity, and requires suppliers to commit to being "conflict-free" for tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold, no percentages of spend, audit frequencies, incident numbers, traceability coverage, remediation speeds, or ethical clause coverage were provided.

Similarly, no data on the share of spend on high-risk materials or supplier diversity spend was available.

Honest & Fair Business

Nortech Systems has a Whistleblower Policy and a third-party anonymous hotline accessible via multiple channels (phone, website, email, fax), and direct contact to the Audit Committee Chair.

Employees are encouraged to report suspected misconduct. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ensures a majority of independent directors on the board, adhering to SEC and NASDAQ definitions. The Audit Committee reviews, approves, ratifies, and discloses related person transactions and potential conflicts of interest for directors and executive officers. Nortech has an Anti-Corruption Policy and provides periodic training on compliance with applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations. The company utilizes a third-party whistleblower hotline service.

No War, No Weapons

Nortech Systems manufactures cable assemblies and PCBA solutions for global aerospace and defense applications, partnering with major defense contractors and supplying products for premier DoD programs.

The company has manufactured cable assemblies for the defense industry for over 50 years. In 2001, its aerospace division was awarded two U.S. military contracts totaling $3.6 billion to supply cable assemblies. The company's 2021 revenue was $115 million. Nortech Systems is AS9100 and ISO 9001-certified, ITAR compliant, and meets MIL-STD-810 Test Standards. The company commits to complying with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act and having a supply chain policy and process to determine if conflict materials (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries were sourced for its materials.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company has recorded zero environmental compliance violations, with no specific regulatory actions, fines, or compliance issues mentioned in the provided articles.

Nortech Systems supports Neighborhood Forests, a tree-planting program, and has donated over 10,000 trees. However, there is no information on the scale or outcomes of biodiversity conservation or restoration programs beyond this specific tree donation, nor is there any indication of the percentage of land area covered by such projects.

Safe & Smart Tech

The provided articles offer very limited specific, quantitative data regarding Nortech Systems' performance on Safe & Smart Tech metrics. While the company's board and Science and Technology Committee oversee cybersecurity risk management, and employees with network access receive periodic training on phishing and other security topics, no details are available on the percentage of employees trained or the effectiveness of this training.

The company states it continues to invest in cybersecurity and resiliency, but no specific figures are provided to assess this investment relative to revenue or industry peers. There is no information on data breach severity, privacy certifications, encryption implementation, or any AI-related ethics, audit, or transparency practices. The articles also lack details on user data control, vulnerability management metrics, bug bounty programs, privacy by design, security testing coverage, data minimization, or digital rights advocacy. Although past cybersecurity incidents are acknowledged, none are stated to have materially affected the company, but no specific data on frequency or scale is provided. The company's terms of use mention compliance with applicable laws and regulations, but no specific privacy regulations like GDPR or CCPA are detailed, nor is there evidence of a compliance program's strength or any regulatory actions.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

The provided articles offer no specific quantitative data or concrete evidence for any of the KPIs related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products for Nortech Systems Incorporated. Information regarding waste diversion rates, product recyclability percentages, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management practices, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education is not present.

The articles primarily discuss supplier quality requirements, general commitments to sustainability, and an environmental policy from 2009, none of which provide the specific, measurable facts required for scoring against the rubric's quantitative thresholds.