Code of Conduct for Business Partners AP (Thailand) Public Company Limited and Subsidiaries
AP (Thailand) Public Company Limited (AP) stands by to business operation with clarity, integrity, in consistence with the law and good corporate governance, jointly with the priority on promotion of society quality and environment under the sustainable development approach.
To accomplish the intention set forth toward the proposed goal, the united collaboration among business partners in the business operation, based on responsibility for society and environment, plus ethical support are essential factors that prosper a sustainable supply chain in order that the Company and suppliers will thrive and expand to reach social development in cordial manner.
The Company has prepared and disseminated this Code of Conduct for Business Partners with an aim that all of our business partners will observe to the practice guideline that underlines the relevance of ethical business operation which is in line with the legal approach, taking into account the practice guideline toward labor under the human rights principles, attending to securing and maintaining good occupational health, including the care for environment and society.
Guidelines
1.1. Business Operation with Integrity
- Our Business Partners must conduct their business by adhering to integrity, honestly, transparency and compliance with relevant laws.
- Our Business Partners must disclose the information as stipulated by law accurately and completely and is available for the audit both from permitted entity or agency.
1.2 The Support for Fair Competition
- Our Business Partners must treat their competitors with regard to the fair competition.
- Our Business Partners must not seek for competitor's trade secret by a dishonest or improper approach.
- Our Business Partners must not fix the price or create an unfair advantage in business competition.
1.3 Anti-Fraud and Corruption
- Our Business Partners must refrain from bribery, whether in monetary or non-monetary means for benefits of themselves, a person or related group of persons.
- Our Business Partners must not claim for, accept or give, or promise to give any gifts, assets, or any other benefits to a related person or group of persons.
1.4 Conflict of Interest
- Our Business Partners should not seek for any wrongful benefits out of the relation having with a director, executive or employees of the Company.
- Our Business Partners should refrain from exploiting a wrongful benefit or allowing benefits to their close association based on position, duties and occasions from performing work with the Company.
1.5 ความปลอดภัยของข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล
- Our Business Partners should keep customers' confidentiality and not exploit customers' information for one's or other's benefit.
1.6 การเคารพทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา
- Our Business Partners must not violate intellectual property of others.
2.1. Compliance with labor law and human rights principles
- Our Business Partners should conduct their business without all forms of forced labour, which include physical assault, duress, confinement, human trafficking, violation and any violence.
- Our Business Partners must conduct business operation without employment of children of age below legal provision.
- Our Business Partners must conduct business without illegal labor. All foreign or migrant workers must apply for a permission and register the employment with government officers in accordance with the law.
2.2 Fair Treatment to Labor
- Our Business Partners must raise awareness of human rights, anti-discrimination based on races, nationalities, sex, sexual status, ages, skin colors, religions, origins, marital status, physical conditions, expression of different opinions or social status.
2.3 Working Environment
- Our Business Partners must not force their employees to work longer than as stipulated by law.
- Our Business Partners must provide their employees with the number of leave days as stipulated by law.
- Our Business Partners must provide payment and benefits which they are entitled to with fairness and consistence to the law, especially minimum wages and overtime wage.
- Our Business Partners must not terminate employment contract without reasonable ground. The lay off with payment must follow procedures as stipulated by law only.
3.1 Our Business Partners must maintain a workplace in a healthy environment, safety and occupational health for their employees. There must be measures, rules, and regulations to support safe work procedures or to prevent or reduce risks of accidents and potential health impacts rising out of performing work.
3.2 Our Business Partners must determine an efficient measure or work plan to accommodate accidents and emergency.
3.3 Our Business Partners must arrange training courses to educate employees and staff in maintaining security and compliance with a measure or emergency response plan in case of accidents or incidents.
4.1 Our Business Partners must comply strictly with environmental laws.
4.2 Our Business Partners must establish a measure to prevent and mitigate environmental impacts which could occur out of production process, storage, logistics and disposal, covering the entire cycles of goods and services.
4.3 Our Business Partners must avoid using hazardous raw materials or chemicals or those being limited for use according to legal provision. However, if the production requires such hazardous raw materials and chemicals, the supplier must establish in place a measure to prevent and mitigate potential impacts, as described in Article 4.2.
4.4 Our Business Partners must conduct a communication to raise awareness on environment of their employees and sub-contractors.
5.1 Out Business Partners must conduct risk assessment for their business operation, especially those related to employees, production activities, including any risks that may affect production capacity and delivery of goods and services. The aim is to ensure the proper understanding and to lay out a measure that suit to certain situation.
5.2 Our Business Partners must report to the Company for any emergency that affects business continuity of the Company.
6.1 Our Business Partners must promote their own suppliers or sub-contractors to comply with the principles stated in this Code of Conduct for Business Partners.
