CODE OF CONDUCT

This Code of Conduct describes and sets out the ethical principles of the business carried out and conducted with SINO textile CO. Ltd and all supplier and their subcontractors (when such are allowed and approved by SINO TEXTILE CO.LTD) must sign and comply with this code of conduct. The supplier is responsible for the subcontractors it chooses. A copy of this code of conduct must be translated into the national language by the supplier and read aloud to new (and at the first time also to existing) workers and placed at a visible and easy accessible place for the workers.

The purpose of this code of conduct is to ensure an ethical and fair business of all parties, people and animals involved. We believe that a strong focus and continuous improvement of an ethical business and compliance to the principles below will ultimately benefit all parties and countries – both economically and socially. No business will be or can be expected conducted with suppliers failing to meet this code of conduct and failing to initiate improvements where needed.

The general principles 1-10 are the UN Global Compact with our additional principles 11-13.

THE 13 PRINCIPLES

Principle 1: Businesses must support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights;
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

LABOUR STANDARDS

Principle 3: Businesses must uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. ENVIRONMENT
Principle 7: Businesses must support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. ANTI-CORRUPTION
Principle 10: Businesses must work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

ANIMALS
Principle 11: In businesses where animals are used in labour and/or in the production (fur, wool etc.) such animals must be fed and treated with dignity and respect and no animal must deliberately be harmed nor exposed to pain in their lifespan. Taking the lives of animals must at all times be conducted using the quickest and the least painful and non-traumatic (not in the vision of other animals) method available and approved by national and acknowledged veterinarians and only conducted by trained personnel.

CHARITY
Principle 12: Businesses is encouraged to work and seek to be involved in local or global charity working to the improvement of better social and living conditions.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Principle 13: All businesses involved must at all times be open and accessible for announced and unannounced audits for monitoring and evaluation of compliance with thecode of conduct.