Company: DMRC
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-009135
Chunk: 14

Company: Digimarc CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 14
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 collective bargaining, freedom from human trafficking, and livable wage and fair contracting provisions. We also perform a corporate values assessment in our analysis of a good supplier/partner relationship.

Pay Equity

A core priority for Digimarc is pay equity – ensuring employees are paid fairly, relative to their experiences and contributions, and that there are no material differences by gender or race/ethnicity. We continue to proactively review employee pay decisions across our geographies to ensure continued equity, and provide pay transparency by publicly disclosing the compensation range for all new U.S.-based job listings.

Human Capital Management Disclosures

We file traditional reports with all appropriate state and federal governments, including EEO-1 reports. Digimarc will provide copies of pertinent information from these reports to shareholders upon written request. We have focused on increasing diversity and inclusion, and we are also broadening our employee search parameters to include new geographies by enabling remote positions and targeting diverse and inclusive job-search websites to attract a more diverse applicant pool.
Oversight of diversity and inclusion is shared between the Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability and Compensation and Talent Management Committees. The Governance, Nominating, and Sustainability Committee provides general oversight of policies and programs involving diversity and inclusion. The Compensation and Talent Management Committee oversees the Company’s human capital management; pay equity initiatives; and programs and processes relating to talent management. Throughout 2024, Digimarc has implemented new and expanded existing human capital management initiatives, such as mentorship and learning and development programs, including unconscious bias training, leadership development trainings, and employee engagement surveys.

Engagement with Industry Collaborations and Sustainability Initiatives

Digimarc continues to advance its leadership in sustainability, AI safety, and digital content authenticity through strategic collaborations, policy advocacy, and technological innovation. Our solutions drive progress on major sustainability challenges, such as improving plastics recycling, enabling a circular economy, and ensuring digital content integrity. To achieve these goals, we work closely with stakeholders across industries, fostering innovation and collaboration to effect systemic change.

Advancing Recycling and the Circular Economy

| ● | Global Expansion of Digimarc Recycle: In February 2024, Digimarc Recycle became widely available following successful pilot programs in multiple countries. By embedding covert digital watermarks into packaging, this technology improves the sortation and recycling of plastic waste, leading to higher-quality and quantity of recycled materials and reducing plastic pollution. |

| ● | GPU-Optimized Sortation Software for Recycling: In October 2024, Digimarc introduced a GPU