Cadence Design Systems

Technology
Overall: F · 31.3/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Cadence Design Systems an overall F (31.3/100) across nine values categories. 3 federal penalties totaling $147.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). FEC: $837K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +43 across 27 executive donors. (source: exec-political-donations).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $837K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +43 across 27 executive donors.

Source: exec-political-donations

Environment

No public record found.

Source: EPA

Labor

3 federal penalties totaling $147.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 3,132 US employees — 20.7% women, 62.5% racial/ethnic minorities; management 21.2% women, 53.4% minorities.

Source: ofccp-eeo1

Charity

$8M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Cadence Giving Foundation.

Source: corporate giving disclosures

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

No public record found.

Executive pay & tax

No public record found.

Data sources

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