National Instruments Releases 2009 Citizenship Report

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National Instruments Releases 2009 Citizenship Report

Report Details Company’s Economic, Environmental and Social  Responsibility Performance

NEWS RELEASE – April 27, 2010 – National Instruments today  released its 2009 Citizenship Report, and, as part of its  citizenship efforts, announced a long-term commitment to increase the technical literacy of students around the  world. The annual report reviews the company’s corporate citizenship  achievements in 2009, from the production of more environmentally  friendly products to initiatives that enhance science, technology,  engineering and math (STEM) education. It outlines the company's  performance across economic, environmental and social areas as well as  commitments for the future.

“When we founded NI more than 30 years ago, we aspired to create a  company that fosters innovation in a fun and collaborative environment,  empowers engineers and scientists to improve the world and aims to be a  responsible corporate citizen to communities around the globe,” said  Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National  Instruments. “I am proud to present our annual citizenship report, which  outlines our commitment to these long-standing efforts and demonstrates  the many ways we are working to achieve success for our key  stakeholders: employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders.”

At the heart of NI citizenship is an effort to engage students with  technology through mentorship and a fun, hands-on,  project-based learning environment, arming them with skills to become  tomorrow’s innovators. The company's citizenship report underscores this  commitment by detailing the key programs and collaborations, product  development initiatives and donations designed to increase the technical  literacy of students, from grade school through graduate school.

The report highlights benchmarks of the company, including the  following:
-- Increased the number of hours mentored in  classrooms by NI headquarters employees by 14 percent
-- Received recognition for 11 consecutive years  on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list in the U.S. and from  the Great Place to Work Institute for superior employment culture at  five NI branch offices
-- Supported 34 medical device start-ups with  $600,000 USD in software and services through the NI Medical Device  Grant Program
-- Reduced water usage by 7 percent at  headquarters and reduced energy usage by 13 percent at NI  Hungary
-- Reduced physical size of software packaging  by 71 percent
-- Donated 1 percent of corporate pretax profits  to nonprofit organizations

Readers can view the full report online or download a PDF version by  visiting www.ni.com/citizenship. 

Additional Resources
Video: NI Corporate Citizenship Summary
Video: Improving the World through Technical Literacy
Statement from the CEO

About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com)  is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and  deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI  empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and  modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than  30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing  more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more  than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more  than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries.  For the past 11 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best  companies to work for in America.

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