Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-025644
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Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 25
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 support one another, share ideas, and champion inclusion across our global workforce. Our current ERGs include the Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN), Benchmark Resources Advocating Veteran Employees (BRAVE), and PRIDE, which creates an inclusive workplace for employees and allies. As we grow, we continue to explore new ways to strengthen belonging, engagement, and collaboration across our teams. For additional information, see “Human Capital Management” below. 

We are also committed to ensuring that proper working conditions exist for the safety of our employees, such as the implementation of 6S lean management concepts (sort, set, shine, standardize, sustain, and safety) and visual management practices, developing, implementing and continuously improving our Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and providing appropriate education, reporting and controls. Benchmark’s global environment, health and safety policy expresses our commitment to ensuring a safe working environment for our employees, contractors, customers, and communities and is a guide for manufacturing sites to use when developing or updating their environmental, health and safety programs.

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In 2024, Benchmark’s site in Tijuana, Mexico was recognized as a “Company Committed to Human Rights” by the State Human Rights Commission of Baja, California, highlighting the facility’s ongoing dedication to creating a workplace where respect, fairness, and inclusivity thrive. The Tijuana site also earned the ELSSA Badge of Distinction from the Mexican Social Security Institute, recognizing the Company’s commitment to implementing effective strategies and actions to enhance the health, safety and well-being of employees. The Benchmark sites in Thailand also continue to receive numerous awards and recognition for their health and safety programs from both the Thai government and public organizations. In 2024, the Korat site again received the platinum-class award for its Zero Accident Campaign, marking the eighth consecutive year the facility was specifically recognized by the Thailand’s Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour for its work in this area. In addition, Benchmark’s Ayutthaya and Korat facilities received prestigious recognition from Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, for maintaining outstanding standards in corporate social responsibility within the industrial sector, and the Ayutthaya again received the Green Industry Award Level 4 (Green Culture) for its ongoing commitment to integrating environmental and social responsibility into the organization.

Governance

We are committed to ensuring ethical organizational governance, promoting business ethics and integrity, and embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in the boardroom and throughout the organization. Benchmark has comprehensive corporate governance policies and structures in