VisEra defines stakeholders as groups or organizations that affect or are affected by the Company. We identified seven major categories of stakeholders through the five principles of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES) (dependency, responsibility, influence, diverse perspectives, and tension.). We separate stakeholders into two major groups based on the manner of influence (direct or indirect). Direct stakeholders include the parent company, shareholders, employees, customers, and suppliers/contractors; indirect stakeholders include communities and governments. VisEra chooses different ways of stakeholder engagement based on the nature of the stakeholders, the issues of concern, and the purpose of the engagement.