(5)The Company has formulated a set of specifications for electronics industry or the industries with electronics as their main components and for its or their supply chain in accordance with Responsible Business Alliance's (RBA) Code of Conduct, so as to ensure the safety in the working environment, that workers are respected with dignity, and that business operation is environmentally friendly and ethical. The Company adopts the Code of Conduct basically for the purpose that all of its business and operating activities must comply with the laws, rules and regulations of the state where it operates. In addition to compliance with laws, the Code of Conduct encourages participants to pro-actively use internationally recognized standards to promote social and environmental protection responsibilities as well as business ethics. The Code of Conduct is based on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Right, and its contents are taken from different key international human right standards, including the International Labor Organization's ("ILO") "Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work" and "UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights." RBA undertakes to regularly collect feedback from stakeholders, and implementing and continuously developing its Code of Conduct.
The Code of Conduct is composed of five parts :
Chapters A, B, and C respectively outline labor, health, and safety issues, as well as environmental standards. Standards on business ethics are provided in Part D; Part E outlines the elements necessary for an appropriate management system to implement the guidelines.