CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS vs SYNOPSYS
On overall TruNorth grade, SYNOPSYS scores higher (CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS: F, SYNOPSYS: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $837K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +43 across 27 executive donors.
FEC: $1.04M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +49 across 29 executive donors.
Environment
No public record found.
No public record found.
Labor
3 federal penalties totaling $147.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
No public record found.
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.
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2016, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 3,861 US employees — 20.9% women, 57% racial/ethnic minorities; management 17.1% women, 52.6% minorities.
Charity
$8M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Cadence Giving Foundation.
$8M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue). Operates the The Synopsys Foundation: $5.1M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
No public record found.
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