Version 5.0 (2014)
ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY CITIZENSHIP COALITION® CODE OF CONDUCT
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) Code of Conduct establishes
standards to ensure that working conditions in the electronics industry supply chain are
safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity, and that business operations are
environmentally responsible and conducted ethically.
Considered as part of the electronics industry for purposes of this Code are all
organizations that may design, market, manufacture or provide goods and services that
are used to produce electronic goods. The Code may be voluntarily adopted by any
business in the electronics sector and subsequently applied by that business to its supply
chain and subcontractors, including providers of contract labor.
To adopt the Code and become a participant (“Participant”), a business shall declare its
support for the Code and actively pursue conformance to the Code and its standards in
accordance with a management system as herein.
Participants must regard the Code as a total supply chain initiative. At a minimum,
Participants shall also require its next tier suppliers to acknowledge and implement the
Code.
Fundamental to adopting the Code is the understanding that a business, in all of its
activities, must operate in full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of the
countries in which it operates.1 The Code encourages Participants to go beyond legal
compliance, drawing upon internationally recognized standards, in order to advance
social and environmental responsibility and business ethics. In alignment with the UN
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the provisions in this Code are
derived from key international human rights standards including the ILO Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the UN Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
The EICC is committed to obtaining regular input from stakeholders in the continued
development and implementation of the Code of Conduct.
The Code is made up of five sections. Sections A, B, and C outline standards for Labor,
Health and Safety, and the Environment, respectively. Section D adds standards relating
to business ethics; Section E outlines the elements of an acceptable system to manage
conformity to this Code.