Supplier Code of Conduct

Supplier Code of Conduct

Sustainable Procurement Policy and Measures

To realize its vision of “Leading Smart Living, Creating Sustainable Value”, D-Link has established the “D-Link Corporation Sustainable Procurement Policy” with reference to the ISO 20400 Sustainable  Procurement ̵ Guidance. We hope our suppliers will work together with us on this commitment to  sustainable management through a positive business model for continuous operation and development.
  • Guided by the principle of fulfilling corporate social responsibility, D-Link conducts due diligence on its collaborating suppliers and assesses the impact of our procurement activity on the environment, society, and human rights.
  • We respect, consider, and respond to the procurement interests of stakeholders, and we seek more sustainable procurement solutions based on procurement needs, ensuring that these activities align with our company’s sustainability principles and strategies.
  • We strictly prohibit any behavior that is a violation of ethics in the procurement of goods and services by developing procurement procedures that are based on transparency, fairness, and integrity.
  • We comply with international human rights policies, a code of conduct, laws and regulations, and require our suppliers to do the same.
  • We provide appropriate competitive opportunities to encourage supplier innovation and sustainability, and we disclose them publicly.
  • In response to the sustainable development trends, we will continue to promote and improve our procurement procedures and will engage our suppliers to join in.


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Corporate Social Responsibility

Anti-terrorism Measures

Labor Safety

Prohibited Materials


Suppliers must abide by relevant CSR norms and laws ensure the highest level of business ethics. D-Link will conduct annual or irregular CSR audits.

Suppliers must comply with anti-terrorism measures and relevant rules of U.S. C-TPAT or WCO-accredited anti-terrorism measures and regulations administered by foreign customs.

Suppliers must not hire child labor and must abide by local relevant labor legislation.

Suppliers must guarantee that their products and production process follow the EU RoHS Directives and the hazardous substance management standard announced by D-Link, without any toxic chemicals or materials being banned by other international environmental protection laws and regulations.

Supplier Code of Conduct

D-Link is fully committed to ensuring a safe working environment where workers are treated with dignity and equality, and where business operations are environmentally responsible and conducted ethically across our supply chain. We have defined the “D-Link Corporation Supplier Code of Conduct” according to the “D-Link Corporation Sustainable Procurement Policy” which requires suppliers to comply with the Code and the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which they operate. D-Link encourages its suppliers to further require their own suppliers, contractors, and service providers to acknowledge and adopt the Code.
The Code is based on the “Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct” and also references the “UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”, “ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work”, and the “UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights”.  There are 5 sections to the Code : labor, health and safety, environment, ethical guidelines, and management system.D-Link Supplier Code of Conduct

 

 

 

This Code covers the following standards of conduct.
Human Rights and LaborForced Labor and Child Labor
Working conditions (e.g., working hours, physical/mental needs of the workplace, wages, benefits)
Occupational Health and Safety, Discrimination and Harassment
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
EnvironmentGreenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption
Pollution prevention and waste management
Resource efficiency
biodiversity, no deforestation or land conservation
Business ethicsBusiness ethics, anti-corruption, conflict of interest
Anti-competitive

Integrity Commitment

Apart from the supplier’s products and labor tangibly affecting the Company’s products, services, and operations, the supplier’s sustainable actions will also indirectly impact the Company’s intangible reputation and brand value, or become potential risks. Therefore, in terms of ethical management, D-Link required all suppliers to sign the “integrity commitment letter”. The suppliers and employees are required not to engage in any bribery, provide undue advantages, or seek to benefit D-Link employees or their associates directly or indirectly in order to achieve transactional goals or to execute contracts. If any supplier is found to engage in unlawful behavior, the contract may be immediately terminated.

Declaration of Conflict-Free Mineral

D-Link pays attention to the conflict mineral issues and requires suppliers to sign the “Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Statement” to prevent the procurement of minerals from conflict mining areas. It also requires all suppliers to sign the “No Conflict Minerals Statement” to ensure that the metals in the supply chain, such as gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), cobalt (Co), and mica, were not procured from mines in conflict areas operated by non-government armies or illegal groups, or not procured through illegal smuggling.
D-Link requires suppliers to commit to the following :
  • Do not purchase conflict minerals from conflict areas.
  • Refuse to use conflict minerals from conflict areas and sign the commitment to no conflict minerals.
  • Manage the supplier’s upstream and downstream suppliers and comply with the requirement of no conflict minerals.
  • Suppliers are required to commit to becoming long-term partners of D-Link and disclose their partner smelting plants and mines in detail, in order to comply with the RBA Code of Conduct and fulfill the Company’s social responsibilities together. If the information provided is found to be untrue after verification, the supplier shall assume all legal responsibilities and compensation within the attributable scope.
To ensure that suppliers continue to comply with the commitment and management requirements of D-Link for conflict-free minerals, the Company not only requires suppliers to sign the “Declaration of Minerals Conflict-Free” every year, but also regularly conducts surveys on the implementation of conflict mineral due diligence. The survey of all existing suppliers was completed in 2024. Moreover, starting from 2024, D-Link has further required suppliers to update and provide the CMRT reports commonly recognized in the industry to strengthen the traceability of mineral sources and supply chain transparency, ensuring that all raw material sources do not involve armed conflicts, human rights violations, or illegal mining activities, as the joint promotion of the sustainable commitment to the responsible supply chain.

Supplier ESG Implementation Survey

To grasp the actual implementation of suppliers in terms of sustainable development issues, D-Link regularly distributes the ESG self-assessment questionnaire every year to conduct surveys on the three major aspects, namely environmental management, social responsibility, and corporate governance. The issues contents cover carbon reduction measures, laborers’human rights, supply chain management, ethical management, and sustainable information disclosure. By the end of 2024, the distribution of questionnaires and surveys to a total of 38 existing suppliers will be completed. Of these, 37 replied, with a response rate of 97.4%. The survey results will serve as the basis for risk identification and subsequent counseling and planning for the suppliers to continuously strengthen the maturity of supply chain sustainability management.
 

D-Link ESG Newsletter

In order to enhance the sustainability resilience and ESG knowledge of the entire industry chain, starting from 2024, the Company has regularly published the e-newsletter to share D-Link’s sustainable vision, governance structure, and implementation status with suppliers, and has detailed the principles, spirit, and specific implementation measures of the promotion measures, seeking to drive the value chain to jointly cultivate sustainable development and regard it as the most valuable corporate investment. Please refer to the “D-Link ESG Newsletter” section on the Company’s official website.