ABOUT TSMT
Taiwan Surface Mount Technology Corp. (TSMT) has voluntarily adopted the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct, integrating labor rights, occupational safety, and environmental sustainability into daily operations and supply chain management as a concrete expression of our corporate social responsibility.
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), founded in 2004 as the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), is a code of conduct for social responsibility established jointly by the global electronics and ICT industry. Its purpose is to ensure that working conditions across the supply chain are safe, that workers are treated with respect, and that business operations and manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible and conducted ethically.
In addition to complying with the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it operates, TSMT actively upholds the spirit of the RBA Code of Conduct, drawing on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and relevant ILO conventions, and continually reviews its internal management systems to ensure the Code is implemented in daily operations and supply chain collaboration.
Protecting fundamental labor rights
Building a safe working environment
Reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing
Business integrity and anti-corruption
Establishing a continuous improvement cycle
This Code applies to the following parties, all of whom are required to uphold the same standards, embedding the spirit of the Code into every stage of procurement, production, and daily operations.
Global affiliates and local branches across the group establish management systems at their respective operating sites, ensuring consistent standards regardless of location.
All employees at every facility and office, regardless of rank or employment type, are entitled to the labor rights and workplace standards protected under the Code.
Suppliers and contractors throughout the supply chain are required to sign a compliance commitment and cooperate with periodic audits and corrective action tracking.
Other business partners engaged in commercial dealings uphold principles of integrity and transparency throughout the course of cooperation.
TSMT fully complies with the laws, regulations, and requirements of the jurisdictions in which it operates. To align with internationally recognized standards and implement global supply chain best practices, the requirements of this Code may go beyond legal compliance in order to advance social and environmental responsibility and business ethics. Where a discrepancy exists between the Code and applicable law, the stricter standard shall apply. The provisions of this Code draw on and respect the following internationally recognized standards:
Guidelines issued by the OECD for the conduct of multinational enterprises, covering human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption as a shared reference for responsible conduct in cross-border operations.
Multinational Enterprise GuidelinesSets out the three pillars of Protect, Respect and Remedy, requiring companies to conduct human rights due diligence across their global operations and supply chains and to provide effective grievance and remedy mechanisms.
Human Rights Due DiligenceSets out core labor principles — freedom of association and collective bargaining, the elimination of forced labor, the abolition of child labor, and the elimination of workplace discrimination — as internationally recognized labor standards.
Core Labor PrinciplesFundamental conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization, setting minimum protection standards on forced labor, child labor, discrimination, and collective bargaining.
Fundamental Labor ConventionsAffirms that all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights, forming the foundation of the international human rights protection system.
Declaration of Fundamental Human RightsTSMT implements the corresponding requirements of the Code's five topic areas across its internal management systems, daily operations, and supply chain collaboration.
Review current management systems against the RBA Code item by item to identify gaps for improvement.
Build shared understanding through training and internal communication.
Implement the corresponding requirements across operational management and supply chain collaboration.
Regularly track implementation results, and continually review and improve management practices.
TSMT strictly prohibits forced labor and child labor, protects employees' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and ensures reasonable working hours, fair wages and benefits, and humane treatment, free of discrimination and harassment.
Creating a safe, respectful work environment that covers occupational health and safety, emergency response, and workplace health measures, while safeguarding the physical, mental health and dignity of female and vulnerable employees.
TSMT is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its manufacturing processes, implementing energy and greenhouse gas management, proper waste disposal, and hazardous substance controls to fulfill its environmental responsibilities.
TSMT upholds the principle of business integrity, prohibits bribery and improper advantage, properly manages gifts and conflicts of interest in business dealings, and protects intellectual property and customer confidential information.
TSMT expects suppliers and subcontractors to uphold the spirit of the RBA Code together, implementing social and environmental responsibility across the supply chain through signed commitments and regular audits.