Supplier Code of Conduct
This Supplier Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers that provide products and/or services to Huizhou Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Huizhou Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd., Huizhou Foryou Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Foryou Technology(Wuhu) Co., Ltd., and Foryou Information Technology(Xi’an) Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Foryou Multimedia”).
This Code sets out Foryou Multimedia’s corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) requirements for suppliers. Its purpose is to ensure suppliers deliver products and services in a socially responsible manner and drive sustainable supply‑chain development.
This Code covers five core areas: suppliers’ CSR management systems, labour requirements, health and safety requirements, environmental protection, and business ethics. Where a supplier has entered separate written agreements or made other commitments with Foryou Multimedia on matters addressed herein, and such agreements or commitments conflict with this Code, the stricter standard shall prevail.
1. Definitions
1.1 CSR means Corporate Social Responsibility, covering requirements for management systems, environmental protection, health and safety, labour practices and business ethics.
1.2 Child means any person who has not reached the age of 15, the age of completion of compulsory education, or the statutory minimum employment age in the applicable country or region — whichever is higher.
1.3 Child Labour means the employment of a Child in any work, unless such employment complies with ILO Recommendation No. 146. For operations within mainland China, child labour is defined as the employment of persons under the age of 16 in accordance with PRC law.
1.4 Young Worker means any worker above the applicable minimum employment age (as defined for Child Labour above) but below 18 years of age.
1.5 Prison Labour means work performed by persons detained under government or military authority.
1.6 Supplier means any individual or entity that directly or indirectly supplies raw materials, products or services to Huizhou Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd.
2. Supplier Requirements
2.1 CSR Management System
2.1.1 CSR System
Suppliers shall establish and effectively implement a CSR management system referencing standards and specifications including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SA8000, RBA, EICC, QC 080000 and ISO 26000.
2.1.2 CSR Policy
Suppliers shall adopt a social responsibility policy that includes commitments to comply with applicable laws, regulations and international standards and pursue continual improvement.
2.1.3 Management Responsibilities and Accountability
Suppliers shall set up a governance structure involving senior management and department heads, with clearly defined CSR responsibilities.
2.1.4 Legal and Customer Requirements
Suppliers shall identify, track, understand and implement applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements. Suppliers shall comply with relevant international CSR standards as well as national and local laws and regulations. Where national law conflicts with an international CSR standard, the stricter provision consistent with national law applies. Where national law and an international CSR standard address the same subject without conflict, the provision offering greater protection to workers shall govern.
2.1.5 Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Suppliers shall maintain procedures to identify operational risks covering labour, health & safety, environmental and business ethics matters, and implement controls to ensure compliance and risk mitigation.
2.1.6 Performance Objectives with Implementation Plans and Measures
a) Suppliers shall establish CSR performance targets, indicators and implementation plans to lift social responsibility performance, and conduct periodic performance reviews.
b) Foryou Multimedia will carry out ESG due diligence as part of supplier onboarding and conduct CSR assessments of suppliers. Passing the CSR assessment is a prerequisite for onboarding. Where all other conditions are equal, Foryou Multimedia prioritises partners with strong CSR performance.
2.1.7 Internal Audit and Assessment
Suppliers shall perform regular internal audits and self‑assessments to verify compliance with applicable laws, regulations and this Code.
2.1.8 Continuous Improvement
Suppliers shall maintain procedures to develop corrective action plans and implement appropriate remedial measures based on the nature and severity of non‑conformities identified during internal or external reviews, inspections or audits.
2.1.9 Documents and Records
Suppliers shall maintain documentation and records to demonstrate compliance with laws, regulations and Foryou Multimedia’s requirements, and properly safeguard confidential information.
2.1.10 Issue Handling and Corrective Action
Where Foryou Multimedia or an upstream customer raises concerns over a supplier’s compliance with this Code, the supplier shall investigate, resolve and respond to the matter.
2.1.11 Supplier Responsibility
Suppliers shall cascade CSR requirements to their own upstream suppliers and monitor their compliance.
2.1.12 Training
Suppliers shall develop training programmes for management and staff to implement CSR policies, procedures and improvement targets.
2.1.13 Communication
Suppliers shall establish processes to promptly share CSR performance and practices with Foryou Multimedia, other customers, their employees and upstream suppliers.
2.1.14 Employee/Stakeholder Engagement and Access to Remedy
a) Suppliers shall maintain ongoing two‑way communication with employees, worker representatives and other relevant stakeholders, gather feedback on practices and conditions covered by this Code, and drive continual improvement.
b) Suppliers shall provide workers with a safe channel to raise grievances and feedback free from retaliation.
2.2 Labour Requirements
2.2.1 Human Rights
Suppliers shall uphold internationally recognised human rights standards, refrain from engaging in or supporting human rights abuses, and respect the dignity, privacy and rights of all individuals.
2.2.2 Prohibition of Child Labour
a) Suppliers shall not use or support Child Labour as defined above, and shall implement effective safeguards to prevent accidental recruitment of child workers.
b) Suppliers shall establish and maintain child labour remediation procedures in line with national law and communicate these to all staff. Where child labour is identified, the supplier shall support the affected child to continue schooling until the child is no longer a Child.
2.2.3 Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labour
a) Suppliers shall comply with applicable labour laws of the People’s Republic of China and jurisdictions where Foryou Multimedia operates, and shall not use any form of forced labour.
b) Suppliers shall adhere to international human rights frameworks including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and take reasonable steps to identify, eliminate and mitigate forced‑labour risks within their operations and supply chains.
c) Suppliers shall not use or support forced or compulsory labour, and shall not require workers to pay deposits or surrender identity documents as a condition of employment.
d) When entering employment contracts, suppliers shall fully explain employment terms to workers.
e) Suppliers shall not use or support Prison Labour as defined above and shall not outsource production to facilities relying on prison labour.
f) Suppliers shall not withhold wages, benefits, property or documents to compel workers to remain employed.
g) Workers have the right to leave the workplace upon completion of scheduled working hours. Save for statutory requirements relating to safety or information confidentiality, suppliers shall not unreasonably restrict workers’ movement within company premises.
h) Upon Foryou Multimedia’s request, suppliers shall provide supporting evidence or declarations confirming the absence of forced labour and cooperate with third‑party social compliance audits.
2.2.4 Working Hours
a) Suppliers shall comply with statutory requirements on working hours and rest periods.
b) Suppliers shall maintain attendance controls to ensure adherence to legal working‑hour limits.
c) Suppliers shall operate an attendance system capable of accurate working‑hour recording.
d) Whether operating time‑based, piece‑rate or locally approved comprehensive working‑hour arrangements, suppliers shall keep accurate working‑hour records.
e) Suppliers shall implement effective overtime controls to ensure overtime is voluntary and protect workers’ physical and mental wellbeing.
2.2.5 Basic Wage Guarantee and Statutory Benefits
a) Suppliers shall pay at least the locally applicable minimum wage and provide benefits required by national law.
b) Regular wages and overtime premiums shall be paid in accordance with legal requirements.
c) At the time of hire, suppliers shall clearly communicate working conditions, remuneration and pay cycles in written, easily understandable form. Wage deductions shall not be used as a disciplinary measure, and no deduction shall be made without a lawful and reasonable basis. Workers shall be notified of all deductions.
d) Wages shall be paid in line with local regulations, accompanied by payslips, without arrears or delay.
e) Suppliers shall provide workers with statutory protections and benefits as required by law.
f) Temporary, dispatched and outsourced labour shall be engaged only within limits permitted by local law.
2.2.6 Systems to Safeguard Employee Rights
a) Suppliers shall adopt lawful rules safeguarding worker rights covering working hours, rest and leave, wage payment, labour discipline and termination. Such rules shall be publicly available so workers may access them at any time.
b) Suppliers shall establish occupational safety and health systems, strictly implement local OSH rules and standards, deliver OSH training, prevent workplace incidents and reduce occupational hazards.
2.2.7 Employment Contracts
a) Suppliers shall enter written employment contracts with workers. Conclusion and amendment of employment contracts shall follow the principles of equality, voluntariness and mutual consent, and shall not violate laws or administrative regulations.
b) Employment contracts shall be terminated in accordance with law, with required prior written notice and statutory compensation.
2.2.8 Protection of Young Workers and Female Employees
a) Where Young Workers are hired, suppliers shall provide regulatory labour protection, including without limitation exclusion from toxic and hazardous roles, night shifts and overtime.
b) Women shall receive equal employment opportunities to men, except for roles legally restricted from female workers under local regulations.
c) Suppliers shall not assign female workers to prohibited work under local law, and shall not assign menstruating or pregnant women to high‑altitude, low‑temperature, cold‑water or other restricted work.
d) Female workers breastfeeding an infant under one year old shall not be assigned prohibited work, extended hours or night shifts, and shall be afforded rest periods as required by law.
2.2.9 Disciplinary Measures
All personnel shall be treated with dignity and respect. Suppliers shall not impose or support corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, verbal abuse, or cruel and inhumane treatment of workers.
2.2.10 Prohibition of Discriminatory Systems and Practices
a) In recruitment, remuneration, training, promotion, termination and retirement, suppliers shall not adopt or support discrimination based on race, nationality, religion, disability, gender, marital status, political opinion or age.
b) Suppliers shall respect workers of diverse racial and religious backgrounds and provide reasonable accommodations consistent with relevant customs.
c) No threats, abuse, exploitation or coercive sexual harassment — including inappropriate gestures, language and physical contact — shall be permitted in the workplace, supplier‑provided dormitories or other on‑site premises.
d) Under no circumstances shall suppliers require workers to undergo pregnancy or virginity testing.
2.2.11 Respect for Employees’ Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining
a) Suppliers shall enable lawful worker representative bodies (such as trade unions, staff congresses and other communication channels) to represent and protect workers’ legitimate rights and interests and operate independently. Workers may form or join such bodies of their own free will.
b) Workers have the right to participate in democratic management and equal consultation through staff congresses, worker representatives or other lawful channels.
c) Workers who join worker organisations and worker representatives shall not suffer discrimination, harassment, coercion, retaliation, dismissal or unfair treatment because of their union membership or legitimate union activities. Worker representatives may communicate with the workforce at the workplace.
2.3 Health and Safety Requirements
2.3.1 Occupational Health and Safety
a) Suppliers shall maintain a safe and healthy working environment, identify industry‑specific hazards, implement practical controls to reduce risks in processes and premises, and take adequate measures to prevent accidents and injury.
b) Suppliers shall apply the hierarchy of controls to identify, assess and mitigate occupational health and safety hazards including chemical, electrical, fire, mechanical, vehicle and fall risks. This framework includes hazard elimination, substitution, inherent design controls, engineering and administrative safeguards, preventive maintenance, safe work procedures (including lockout/tagout), and ongoing OSH training. Where hazards cannot be adequately controlled by these means, suppliers shall supply properly maintained personal protective equipment (PPE) and associated risk guidance to workers.
c) Suppliers shall establish and routinely operate mechanisms to detect, prevent and respond to conditions that endanger worker health and safety.
d) Suppliers shall assess off‑work risks for pregnant and breastfeeding workers and implement reasonable measures to eliminate or reduce relevant health and safety hazards.
2.3.2 Emergency Management
a) Suppliers shall identify and evaluate potential emergencies and incidents, and minimise harm through documented emergency plans and response procedures, including incident reporting, worker notification and evacuation, emergency training and drills, fire alarms and suppression equipment, safe egress routes and recovery protocols.
b) Emergency drills shall be conducted at least annually, or more frequently where required by local law.
2.3.3 Work‑Related Injury and Occupational Disease
a) Where a worker sustains a work‑related injury or occupational disease, suppliers shall provide first aid and support access to follow‑up medical treatment.
b) Suppliers shall implement investigation, analysis and recording processes for work‑related injuries to reduce incident rates.
c) In an emergency presenting imminent danger to personal safety, all personnel have the right to stop work immediately or leave the worksite promptly after taking necessary emergency precautions, without prior approval from the supplier.
2.3.4 Industrial Hygiene
a) Following the hierarchy of controls, suppliers shall identify, assess and control chemical, biological and physical workplace hazards. Where hazards are identified, elimination or reduction shall be pursued where feasible. If elimination or reduction is not practicable, hazards shall be managed via design, engineering and administrative controls. Where these controls remain insufficient, suppliers shall provide suitable, well‑maintained PPE free of charge and enforce its use.
b) Suppliers shall anticipate, identify, assess and control occupational hazards at the workplace. Workers exposed to occupational disease hazards shall receive statutory occupational health surveillance.
c) Workers performing special operations shall receive specialised training and hold valid qualifications as required.
2.3.5 Physically Demanding Work
For roles involving strenuous physical labour, suppliers shall implement additional safety controls including appropriate PPE and safe workplace layout.
2.3.6 Machine Safeguarding
Suppliers shall carry out safety risk assessments for production and processing machinery. Equipment that may cause injury shall be fitted with physical guards, interlocks and barriers, and maintained in functional condition.
2.3.7 Public Health, Food, and Accommodation
a) Suppliers shall provide clean restroom facilities and potable drinking water, plus food storage facilities where needed.
b) Where the supplier provides worker accommodation, facilities shall be clean and meet basic living needs.
c) Where staff canteens are operated, hygiene and food safety shall be maintained in compliance with applicable regulations.
2.3.8 Health and Safety Communication
a) Suppliers shall communicate workplace health and safety information and deliver training in workers’ native or understood language, ensuring understanding of hazards including mechanical, electrical, chemical, fire and physical risks. Safety notices shall be posted in clearly visible locations.
b) Suppliers shall provide OSH training complying with local requirements so workers fully understand process and environmental hazards and mitigation methods. All workers shall receive pre‑job safety induction and periodic refresher training; high‑risk roles shall receive role‑specific safety training.
c) Workers shall be encouraged to raise health and safety concerns without fear of retaliation.
2.4 Environmental Protection
2.4.1 Environmental Permits
Suppliers shall obtain and keep current all legally required environmental permits, approvals and registrations, and comply with permit conditions, standards and reporting obligations.
2.4.2 Hazardous Materials
a) Suppliers shall identify, label and manage chemicals, wastes and other hazardous substances to protect human health and the environment, and ensure safe handling, transport, storage, recycling, reuse and disposal.
b) Suppliers are encouraged to minimise waste sent to landfill and incineration and work toward zero landfill.
2.4.3 Solid Waste
a) Suppliers shall systematically identify, manage, reduce and responsibly dispose of or recycle non‑hazardous solid waste.
2.4.4 Pollution Prevention and Resource Conservation
Suppliers shall reduce or eliminate pollution and resource consumption (water, electricity, natural gas and other energy) at source through production optimisation, facility maintenance, material substitution, resource conservation, recycling and reuse.
2.4.5 Air Emissions
a) Suppliers shall classify, monitor, control and treat volatile organic compounds, sprays, corrosives, particulates, ozone‑depleting substances and combustion by‑products as required before discharge.
b) Air emission abatement systems shall be routinely monitored to maintain effective and compliant operation.
2.4.6 Wastewater
a) Suppliers shall systematically identify, manage and reduce process wastewater, and classify, monitor, control and treat it prior to discharge in accordance with rules.
b) Wastewater treatment facilities shall be routinely monitored to maintain effective and compliant operation.
c) Suppliers are encouraged to develop wastewater reuse schemes and participate in water‑conservation training.
2.4.7 Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
a) Suppliers shall increase the share of renewable and clean energy, cut greenhouse gas emissions and support low‑carbon development.
b) Suppliers shall improve equipment energy efficiency, reduce product energy consumption, implement dynamic energy‑saving measures and cut business‑travel‑related emissions.
c) Suppliers shall promote standardised and transparent green packaging and logistics.
d) Suppliers are encouraged to set GHG reduction targets, track energy use and emissions, and pursue efficiency gains to minimise energy consumption and carbon footprints.
2.4.8 Restricted Substances
a) Suppliers shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements governing banned or restricted substances (including recycling and disposal labelling), and implement controls to restrict or prohibit relevant substances in products and manufacturing processes.
b) All products shall satisfy environmental directives including RoHS, REACH and WEEE, green packaging requirements, and environmental regulations of target markets.
c) Manufacturing processes shall pursue lead‑free and low‑toxicity controls and meet relevant chemical and hazardous‑substance regulatory requirements.
d) Suppliers shall adopt green procurement practices and carry out environmental verification and management for supplied materials.
2.5 Business Ethics
2.5.1 Business Integrity
Suppliers shall conduct all business activities to the highest standards of integrity and prohibit corruption, fraud and dishonest conduct. Suppliers shall avoid improper related‑party transactions, bribery, conflicts of interest, unlawful benefit transfer, passing off shoddy goods, cutting corners, falsification and commercial fraud, and shall honour all contractual commitments.
2.5.2 No Improper Benefits
a) Suppliers shall strictly comply with applicable anti‑bribery laws and shall not offer or accept bribes or any other improper advantage.
b) To preserve the integrity of the business relationship, suppliers, their employees, subcontractors and agents shall not offer, promise or provide improper benefits to Foryou Multimedia staff to secure orders or favourable treatment. This includes but is not limited to cash, securities, improper rebates, travel and hospitality, entertainment, tickets, red envelopes, gifts, disguised gambling, reimbursement of personal expenses, nominal positions or remuneration, kickbacks, equity and dividends, and benefits extended to Foryou Multimedia employees’ family members or associates. This obligation applies to all relevant third parties supporting Foryou Multimedia’s business.
2.5.3 Information Disclosure
Suppliers shall disclose information relating to operations, organisational structure, financial performance and results in line with applicable regulations and prevailing industry practice.
2.5.4 Intellectual Property
Suppliers shall respect intellectual property rights and protect IP in the transfer of technology and manufacturing know‑how.
2.5.5 Fair Trade, Advertising, and Competition
Suppliers shall maintain frameworks for fair trade, advertising and competition and protect customer information.
2.5.6 Identity Protection
Suppliers shall establish procedures to protect whistleblowers (supplier and employee reporters) and preserve the confidentiality of their identities.
2.5.7 Conflict Minerals
In raw material procurement, suppliers shall comply with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict‑Affected and High‑Risk Areas and Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) requirements. Suppliers and their upstream suppliers and subcontractors shall source minerals only from smelters and refiners validated or certified under RMI, LBMA or RJC programmes. Suppliers shall not source or support conflict minerals that directly or indirectly finance armed conflict or high‑violence regions, including gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), cobalt (Co), tin (Sn) and mica. Suppliers shall adopt responsible mineral procurement practices and respect human rights and environmental protection in conflict‑affected areas. Where mineral‑related red flags or risks are identified, suppliers shall promptly notify Foryou Multimedia in writing.
2.5.8 Privacy
a) Suppliers shall protect personal data of all business counterparts including other suppliers, customers, consumers and workers.
b) Suppliers shall comply with privacy and information‑security laws when collecting, storing, processing, transmitting and sharing personal information.
c) Upon Foryou Multimedia’s request, suppliers shall cooperate with privacy audits or third‑party assessments and execute confidentiality agreements as required.
2.5.9 Data Protection and Information Security
a) Suppliers shall strictly comply with applicable data protection and information security laws and ensure data sovereignty, personal data protection, and the security of all commercial and personal information across business processes.
b) Where suppliers deliver software‑containing products or perform software development for Foryou Multimedia, their R&D, production and quality control processes shall comply with applicable standards including ISO/SAE 21434:2021, and suppliers shall actively obtain and maintain valid relevant certifications. Foryou Multimedia reserves the right to audit such compliance.
2.5.10 Authorized Compliance and Transactions
a) All contracts, agreements, purchase orders and other documents executed with Foryou Multimedia shall reflect the supplier’s true intention, be duly authorised by the supplier, be legally binding, and the supplier shall voluntarily accept associated legal liabilities.
b) Suppliers shall verify the validity of authorisation. Suppliers shall not accept Foryou Multimedia‑branded documents (including orders, delivery notices, goods receipts and reconciliation confirmations) lacking proper, genuine authorisation.
c) For any document lacking valid authorisation, or transactions with incomplete or irregular procedures inconsistent with normal business practice, suppliers shall not seek to impose associated legal liability on Foryou Multimedia.
2.6 Compliance with the Code
2.6.1 Review, Communication, and Continuity
All suppliers shall implement suitable mechanisms — for example by issuing their own codes of conduct and supporting policies and procedures — to ensure their staff and relevant personnel understand and comply with this Code. Huizhou Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd. reserves the right to verify compliance at its discretion. Suppliers shall cooperate fully with compliance inspections. Foryou Multimedia will coordinate the scope, timing and location of such reviews with the supplier in advance. Suppliers shall respond to information requests within a reasonable timeframe and in a manner consistent with applicable data protection law.
2.6.2 Remedial Action
Breaches of obligations, especially human‑rights or environmental violations, must cease immediately. Where immediate cessation is not feasible in the short term, the supplier shall promptly develop and implement a corrective action plan with a clear timeline to stop or minimise the violation. The plan shall be documented and its effectiveness tracked. Where potential non‑compliance is identified, suppliers shall conduct prompt investigation and notify Foryou Multimedia of corrective measures taken.
2.6.3 Consequences of Violations
A breach of obligations under this Code shall be deemed a material breach of the supplier’s commitments to Foryou Multimedia and materially harm the business relationship. Suppliers shall notify Foryou Multimedia within a reasonable timeframe of internal controls implemented to prevent recurrence. Where a supplier fails to comply, fails to implement adequate corrective action within the allowed period, or commits a serious violation, Foryou Multimedia may, at its discretion, seek compensation for losses, impose a correction deadline, or in severe cases terminate cooperation, including contract termination and order cancellation.
2.7 Amendments or Changes
Huizhou Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd. reserves the right to reasonably revise this Code to reflect changes in laws, regulations and business developments. Foryou Multimedia will separately notify suppliers of any such amendments.
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