Corporate Social Responsibility

Non-discrimination
Partners and suppliers are expected to provide equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination based on factors such as ethnic origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, trade union membership, or political or religious beliefs. We also expect working environments that support the inclusion of people with disabilities, subject to local legislation, and fair, non-discriminatory treatment of job applicants.

Wage and Benefits
Partners and suppliers must comply with all applicable wage and benefit laws, including minimum compensation, legally mandated benefits, and overtime pay. Wage deductions as a disciplinary measure are not permitted. A health protection system must be in place in accordance with statutory requirements.

Weekly rest period
Partners and Suppliers must provide a weekly rest period of at least 24 consecutive hours to all employees.

Social dialogue
Partners and Suppliers are expected to respect workers’ rights to freedom of association and open communication with management. This includes the right to join—or not join—associations of their choosing, without fear of harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.

Other illegal practices

Competition and antitrust
Partners and Suppliers must comply with all applicable competition and antitrust laws. They must compete fairly and independently and must not engage in price‑fixing, bid‑rigging, market sharing, or the exchange of competitively sensitive information, including pricing.

Participation in cartels is strictly prohibited. Partners and Suppliers in a dominant position must not abuse that position through unfair, discriminatory, or restrictive practices, and must not limit access to essential technology or infrastructure.

Conflict of Interest
Partners and Suppliers must have policies and procedures in place to identify, prevent, and manage conflicts of interest. Employees must be required to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest to their line manager. A conflict of interest may arise where personal interests, or the interests of close relatives, friends, or associates, interfere with professional responsibilities. Partners and Suppliers are expected to provide appropriate training to employees exposed to such risks.

Maintain Accurate Records and Audit rights
Partners and Suppliers must maintain complete, accurate, and transparent records that correctly reflect all business transactions. Records must not be altered or falsified to conceal or misrepresent any transaction or event.

All records, regardless of format, must be retained in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory retention requirements.

Partners and Suppliers shall take appropriate measures to operate in a manner that:

• Limits the environmental impact of their operations, particularly by reducing consumption of energy and production of waste and by improving prevention and control of all other potential forms of pollution.
  
  
• Actively manages, prevents and mitigates environmental and health & safety risks (avoid as much as possible use & exposure to hazardous materials, mitigate risks regarding storage conditions, manage possible re-use, re-cycle, transportation or disposal of waste, mitigate exposure to radiation, etc.).
  
  
• Conserves natural resources, promotes valorization and recycling of materials.
  
  
• Protects the environment in the communities within which they operate and all along their area of impact.
  
  
• Ensures that their goods, works or services do not have a negative/ detrimental impact on biodiversity.
  
  
• Develops a positive contribution to the fight against climate change; And, more generally, implement all protective measures to prevent any potential risk of damage to human or animal health and to the environment.
  Partners and Suppliers should protect the health, safety, and welfare of their employees, contractors, visitors, suppliers and others who may be affected by their activities.

Partners and Suppliers must comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating the sourcing of minerals such as tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold, from conflict‑affected and high‑risk areas (“Conflict Minerals”). Partners and Suppliers must establish responsible sourcing policies and perform appropriate due diligence on their supply chains to ensure that conflict minerals are not used in products, equipment, or systems they manufacture or sell. This includes regular supply‑chain reviews and measures to ensure that they do not, directly or indirectly, finance or benefit armed groups involved in human rights violations.

At a minimum, Partners and Suppliers must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of these minerals, and require the same standards from their own suppliers and partners, as required by applicable laws and regulations.

Counterfeit Parts
Partners and Suppliers must implement effective processes to prevent counterfeit parts and materials from being introduced into products. If counterfeit products are identified, Partners and Suppliers must notify relevant recipients and ensure that such parts are excluded from delivered products.