Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC)
Version 1.1 (2021)

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Message from the Chief Procurement Officer
At Schneider Electric, our purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources
bridging progress and sustainability for all. We are convinced, it is the duty of companies like ours to makethe world a better and more sustainable place.
As you know, we are fully dedicated to achieve the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, inparticular through the application of Trust Charter, Schneider Electric's Code of Conduct, and translated
into tangible business actions. The impact which we have on society, is not limited to our own operations,but extends across the value chain. Hence, we collaborate and coordinate our efforts with all our partners
to fulfill these goals.
As a value chain partner we need your full support and collaboration to achieve our vision for sustainableprocurement, with all suppliers building an inclusive and carbon neutral world, where ecosystems andresources are preserved through enhancing circular economy, where we develop an ethical way ofconducting business, with a focus on human rights and social impact at all levels.
We consider sustainability as a key driver for business performance, reputation, attraction and retentionof employees, and corporate citizenship. We expect you as a business partner to ensure that thecommitments set forth below are acknowledged and undertaken, then implement standards and actions,which facilitate this vision and mission

Thank you for your commitment to this important work.
Regards,
Daniel W. Bartel
Chief Procurement Officer

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Contents

Message from the Chief Procurement Officer .............................................................................................. 2Preamble ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Environment ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Human Rights & Decent Working Conditions ............................................................................................... 6
Occupational Health & Safety ....................................................................................................................... 7
Fair Business Practices .................................................................................................................................. 8
Grievance Redressal ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Inspection and Corrective Actions ................................................................................................................ 8
Sustainable Procurement.............................................................................................................................. 9
Access to Remedy ......................................................................................................................................... 93

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PreambleThis document summarizes the most fundamental requirements from Schneider Electric towards its
Suppliers.
We expect these principles illustrated in this document to be applied by all suppliers delivering goods orservices to Schneider Electric. This implies implementation of a strong management system to ensurecompliance with these key expectations, mitigate the risk of deviation and guarantee continuousimprovement.
Schneider Electric’s Sustainable Development agenda is clearly visible through our commitment to theUnited Nations Sustainable Development Goals and extension of our Trust Charter, Schneider Electric's
Code of Conduct1 to our suppliers, especially focusing on six long term commitments:
1. Act for a climate positive world
2. Be efficient with resources
3. Live up to our Trust Charter, Supplier Code of Conduct
4. Create equal opportunities
5. Harness the power of all generations
6. Empower local communities
To proceed with those expectations, we require all our Suppliers to review their own operations, takeambitious targets, and initiate bold actions in the areas mentioned in this Supplier Code of Conduct.
Your commitment and action are a prerequisite for being a supplier to Schneider Electric.
As part of our global performance management system, we may require some of our suppliers to leverage
the ISO26000 guidance, with minimal rating requirements and permanent progress monitoring through3rd party assessment.

For Schneider Electric, every employee is individually committed to follow and align on Trust Charter,Schneider Electric's Code of Conduct. This ‘Charter’ includes basic conditions and behaviours in thecontext of relationships with 3rd parties and relevant members.

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Trust Charter, Schneider Electric's Code of Conduct serves as a guide for every person and every team atSchneider Electric in terms of ethics and compliance. Together they aid us in pursuing our objectives in a way thatis meaningful, inclusive and positive.

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Environment
Schneider Electric is committed to protecting the environment, and environmental responsibility is at thecore of how we operate. We expect the suppliers to implement appropriate management system,
organizational structure and procedures to assess the environmental risks, implement adequate controls
to mitigate the impact, maintain environmentally responsible business practices and have a competentperson to manage. In particular we expect key focus on:•Comply to Environmental regulations
Suppliers shall identify and adhere to all applicable legal environmental requirements, including
obtaining applicable permits, licenses or registrations in a valid and up to date manner, meetingthe prescribed performance thresholds, discharge monitoring and timely submission of all returns
and filings, as required.

•Address Climate change & reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Suppliers should quantify their greenhouse gas emissions and adopt ambitious emission reduction
targets to limit global warming to 1.5-degree C. The suppliers are expected to take steps toaddress their own operations towards Carbon neutrality and ultimately Net Zero emission, whilechallenging their own supply chain to develop similar approach. The required policy should go
beyond energy efficiency measures and encourage innovation by revisiting the raw material
composition/technology use and extending the measures to their own supply chain.

•Prevent environmental hazards and pollution
Suppliers shall implement adequate management systems or equivalent to identify, manage,
communicate and reduce the risk of environmental hazards from their operations, including
impacts like pollution, from air emissions, effluent discharge, waste disposal and use of hazardoussubstances.

•Develop resource conservation and circularity
The suppliers shall strive to conserve and use the natural resources responsibly, including, rawmaterials, minerals, fossil fuels etc by revisiting the practices such as production
processes/technologies, increasing recycled content in products/raw material mix, exploring theuse of alternate materials, drastic residual waste control and implementing circular businessmodels.

•Respect ethics in Material usage
Suppliers will adhere to all regulatory and customer requirements regarding the prohibition orrestriction in use of specific substances like critical raw materials, and others prone to sourcing
from conflict zones and various regulations.

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Human Rights & Decent Working Conditions
Suppliers are committed to uphold the human rights of workers, treat them with dignity and respect andensure decent working conditions as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and theUnited Nations Global Compact (UNGC). This applies to all workers including temporary, migrant, student,
contract, direct employees, and any other type of worker and extends to the suppliers in the subsequent
tiers.
•Child labour& young worker
Employment of child labour is strictly prohibited in any form. The term child refers to any
individual, under the age of 15 or under legal minimum age, as defined by local law-whichever ishigher. In case of employing young workers (15 years - 18 years), appropriate safeguards shouldbe implemented to prevent exposure to hazardous working conditions. In case of employing
students or interns as part of educational trainings, legal minimum age criteria must be respected.
All appropriate measures required for young workers or interns, especially related to nature ofwork, duration of work, compensation and maintenance of necessary records should be strictlyadhered.

•Freely chosen employment
No individual shall be employed against their will. Forced, bonded (including debt bondage),
involuntary prison labor or victims of slavery, human trafficking, coercion shall not be used inemployment. All employees should have basic liberty, dignity, freedom of movement and clearly
written contracts in language that is understandable to them. Workers should have freedom toleave the employment at reasonable notice without any penalty or obstruction. The suppliers,
any agent/intermediary, shall not withhold original documents, wages of the workers, migrant orotherwise.

•Working hours and weekly off
Supplier should ensure that working hours, including overtime, should not exceed applicable legalrequirements, and where such requirements do not exist, the working hours should not exceed
sixty hours per week including overtime. Workers should get at least one day off after six days ofsubsequent work.

•Wages and benefits
Compensation extended to the workers should be more than the legal minimum standards, atleast equal to, living wages based on the place of work done. This should include the legally
mandated benefits for workers such as social security, paid leaves etc. In case of overtime work,
the wage should be paid at premium rate. All wage calculations, including payment and standard
deductions should be done in a clear and transparent manner and communicated in written form,
e.g. wage slip, in a language that is understandable to the worker. No disciplinary deduction ofwages should be done.

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Freedom of association
In conformance with local laws, participants shall respect the right of all workers to form and jointrade unions of their own choosing, to bargain collectively and to engage in peaceful assembly aswell as respect the right of workers to refrain from such activities•

Compassionate treatment
The workers should not be exposed to corporal punishment, disciplinary measures or any
behaviour which violates the dignity, liberty and basic human rights. Any behaviour, including
gestures, language and physical contact, that is sexual, coercive, threatening, abusive orexploitative is prohibited.

•Non-discrimination and diversity
There should not be any discrimination of workers on the basis of race, colour, creed, age, gender,
sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, union membership, martial status etc.
during the period of employment. Suppliers are encouraged to actively promote and develop
diversity and inclusion, notably gender diversity and equitable access to responsibilities andmanagement positions.

Occupational Health & Safety
Workers health and safety, well-being is very important to Schneider Electric. Suppliers shall provide andmaintain a safe work environment and integrate sound health and safety management practices into theirbusiness. This should include occupational health and safety risk assessment, implementation of adequate
hierarchy of controls, communication and training to the workers.
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Workers should have knowledge of inherent risk involved in the process (e.g. chemical exposure,physical risk etc), access to protection. They have a recognized right to refuse unsafe work and toreport unhealthy working conditions.
Suppliers shall provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment and properly
maintain physical guards, interlocks and barriers where machinery presents an injury hazard toworkers.
Suppliers shall commit to have no deviation to health and safety local regulations, including aperiodic health check-up of workers.
Physically demanding work is to be identified, evaluated and controlled. Onsite training on
workplace Health and Safety must be done. Ready access to potable water, sanitary foodpreparation and clean toilets should be made accessible.
When provided by the Suppliers, housing facilities and food should be maintained in hygienic
conditions in accordance to local laws.
Recognized management systems such as OHSAS 18001 and ILO Guidelines on Occupational
Safety and Health can be used as a reference.

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Fair Business Practices
Schneider Electric expects from its employees and its suppliers the highest standards of fair businesspractices and ethical conduct in all of endeavours.
•Business Ethics
Suppliers shall conduct their business in an ethical manner and act with integrity. Suppliers shallalways be ethical in every aspect of their business, including relationships, practices, purchasing,and operations. All forms of bribery, corruption, extortion and embezzlement are clearlyprohibited. Suppliers are also expected to report to Schneider Electric any business misconductfrom a Schneider employee.

•Transparency in doing business and reporting
Information regarding Suppliers’ labor, health and safety, environmental practices, businessactivities, structure, financial situation and performance is to be disclosed in accordance withapplicable regulations and prevailing industry practices.

•Intellectual Property
Intellectual property rights are to be respected; transfer of technology and know-how is to bedone in a manner that protects intellectual property rights; and, customer information is to besafeguarded. Suppliers should be aware of counterfeiting risks and to all extent possible, protect
Schneider from receiving counterfeit products or sub-components.

•Partnering in Global Initiative
Schneider Electric encourages its suppliers to actively engage in its global initiatives. Effective
actions, especially related to climate change, decent work and social excellence is a Schneider
Electric requirement for ‘recommended’ and strategic suppliers.

Grievance Redressal•

Protection of Identity and Non-Retaliation
Suppliers’ should implement a process that allows the employees to raise a concern without fearof retaliation. The process should ensure the confidentiality, anonymity and protection of theemployees/whistleblowers are maintained.

Inspection and Corrective Actions
To ensure and demonstrate compliance with the Supplier Code of Conduct, the suppliers shall keep recordof all relevant information and provide Schneider Electric supporting documentation upon request.
Schneider reserves the right to engage, visit, inspect or audit the suppliers, with or without support ofthird party, to ensure that all tenets of this Supplier Code of Conduct are satisfactorily met. If the resultsof such an exercise cause us to believe that suppliers do not comply with this Supplier Code of Conduct,
suppliers shall take necessary corrective actions in a timely manner, as directed by us. If case of failure we
may act, including suspending or terminating activities as one of our suppliers.

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Sustainable Procurement
Suppliers shall engage in procurement in a responsible manner. They shall engage socially andeconomically different categories of suppliers through inclusive sourcing processes that promote equal
opportunities.
It is expected suppliers shall communicate the above ‘Key Expectations’ as a Schneider Electric Supplierto their own suppliers and shall monitor their suppliers’ compliance. Schneider Electric reserves the rightto organize jointly with the Supplier an audit of a tier 2 supplier. It is expected the supplier will extend theSchneider Electric supplier engagement with their own suppliers, especially in field of climate change,decent work and social excellence.

Access to Remedy
In its business relationship with Schneider Electric, if a supplier or its employees feel that any of theSchneider employees are not adhering to the letter and spirit of this Supplier Code of Conduct or its own
Trust Charter, Schneider Electric's Code of Conduct, they are required to report such instances via thestakeholder reporting channel the Trust Line.
•The Trust Line is Schneider Electric’s global helpline for external stakeholders. It is a confidential
channel through which supplier/its employees can ask questions and raise concerns about ethics,
compliance or Schneider Electric’s Trust Charter, Schneider Electric’s Code of Conduct and related
policies.

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