Supply Chain

UK Modern Slavery Act Statement

Fiscal Year 2018

About Synopsys

Synopsys is a global leader in providing software, intellectual property, and services used by designers along the entire silicon to software spectrum, from engineers creating advanced semiconductors to software developers seeking to ensure the quality and security of their products. We supply electronic design automation software that engineers use to design and test integrated circuits, also known as chips. We also offer intellectual property (IP) products, which are pre-designed circuits that engineers use as components of larger chip designs instead of designing those circuits themselves. We provide software and hardware used to develop the electronic systems that incorporate chips and the software that runs on them. To complement these offerings, which are sold primarily to semiconductor and electronics companies, we provide technical services to support our solutions and help our customers develop chips and electronic systems. We are also a leading provider of software tools that developers use to improve the quality and security of software code in a wide variety of industries, including electronics, financial services, energy, and industrials.

Although we are primarily a software, IP, and service provider, we also offer hardware systems that engineers can use to simulate the chips they are in the process of designing. This allows engineers to test and verify the behavior of chips, or begin to develop software for them, before the chips have been manufactured.

Slavery and Human Trafficking

The United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain businesses to provide disclosures concerning their efforts to address the issues of slavery and human trafficking in their supply chains. This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement of Synopsys (Northern Europe) Limited for the financial year ending November 3, 2018. This statement was approved by the Directors of Synopsys (Northern Europe) Limited on May 7, 2019.

A key element of Synopsys' success is our strong set of core values: Integrity, Execution Excellence, and Leadership. Our core values reflect our commitment to ethical business practices, including conducting operations that are free from human trafficking and forced labor.

Synopsys maintains a number of policies and practices to manage our supply chain in an ethical and socially responsible way.

• Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is our roadmap for doing business the right way. We do business the right way when we act ethically and consistently with our core value of integrity, our Code, our policies, and all applicable law. The Code instructs our suppliers and vendors to work ethically, legally, and in a manner consistent with the standards of our Code and policies. The Code specifically states that Synopsys does not tolerate the use of human trafficking or forced labor, including child labor, in its operations or in its supply chain.
• Business Partner Code of Conduct (“Partner Code”) is the roadmap for Synopsys Business Partners to do business the right way. By conducting business with Synopsys, each Business Partner agrees to comply with the Partner Code and to maintain the highest ethical standards under any and all circumstances.
• contracts with suppliers require suppliers to comply with our policies and cooperate with our efforts to verify compliance.
• Whistleblower Hotline is available to anyone and is a dedicated resource for reporting ethics and compliance concerns or suspected violations.
• Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") program delivers social, economic, and environmental benefits for our stakeholders by translating our company values into action. Our CSR priority areas – which include supply chain – is now overseen by a cross-functional CSR Leadership Committee comprised of senior-level leaders from across our business. 

In fiscal year 2018, we undertook the following actions in support of the Act:

• Synopsys completed a risk assessment to identify vendors in our supply chain with an elevated risk for the use of slavery or trafficked labor.  Synopsys obtained certifications from all identified vendors that they do not use slavery or trafficked labor.
•  Synopsys initiated a companywide gap analysis of our environmental, social, and governance management policies and practices.  Synopsys is currently using the results of this gap analysis to implement the requirements of the Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”) Code of Conduct.  The RBA is the world’s largest industry coalition devoted to corporate social responsibility in global supply chains.
• Synopsys continues to evaluate company processes and procedures to optimize efforts to preclude the use of slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain.