Supplier Code of Conduct and Integrity Principles
CLC upholds the principles of integrity management and lawful governance, we continuously strengthen the sustainable management of our supply chain. We require all suppliers and partners to jointly implement social responsibility, environmental protection, occupational safety, integrity, transparency, and confidentiality obligations. New suppliers are required to sign relevant codes of conduct covering occupational safety and health, labor human rights, energy saving and carbon reduction, environmental friendliness, and hazardous substance management. These provisions apply to all full-time employees, temporary workers, and all types of labor.
I. Supplier Code of Conduct
(I) Labor Human Rights and Employee Care
We guarantee freedom of employment and freedom of association, and strictly prohibit forced labor, child labor, as well as any form of discrimination or inhumane treatment. Complying with local labor laws and regulations, we provide reasonable working hours, wages, and benefits to maintain an equal, safe, and respectful working environment for all employees.
(II) Health and Safety Management
We establish a comprehensive occupational safety and health system, continuously promoting HSE training, and risk management to mitigate occupational hazard risks such as fires, machinery, vehicles, and slips/trips. We also provide necessary protective equipment and a safe workplace. Concurrently, we implement emergency response, natural disaster, and occupational injury prevention and return-to-work mechanisms, with a dedicated focus on female employee safety, dormitory safety, and public health.
(III) Environmental Protection and Low-carbon Management
We obtain and maintain environmental permits in accordance with the law, and actively promote energy saving, carbon reduction, and resource conservation. Through process improvements, we minimize the consumption of water, energy, and raw materials, while strengthening pollution prevention, as well as waste gas and wastewater management. Furthermore, we enforce the management of chemicals and restricted hazardous substances, continuously track energy utilization and greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance environmental performance and climate resilience.
(IV) Management Systems and Risk Control
We implement risk identification, management, and audit mechanisms, ensuring suppliers and contractors collectively adhere to environmental, safety, and business ethics standards. Additionally, we comply with legal requirements to enforce hazard communication, safety and health commitments, and related management procedures.
II. Principles of Integrity and Anti-corruption
CLC’s suppliers must ensure that all qualification documents, product specifications, quality data, and relevant certificates provided during the transaction process are true and complete, with no misrepresentation, concealment, or falsification. Should any changes occur, suppliers must proactively notify CLC.
It is strictly prohibited from offering any form of improper benefits, commissions, or kickbacks to influence transactions. Furthermore, no parties shall jointly fabricate false information or manipulate prices. If any solicitation of bribes, acceptance of bribes, or violations of integrity are discovered, it must be reported to CLC immediately, and the supplier must cooperate with the investigation to jointly maintain a fair, transparent, and corrupt-free cooperative relationship.