TENNANT COMPANY
Supplier Core Expectations
Tennant Company is committed to conducting businessethically by respecting the local customs and practices of its
suppliers and customers while requiring its own employees,
agents, service providers, suppliers, and their subcontractors,
to abide by applicable laws and industry standards.
These Supplier Compliance Standards (“Standards”) arebased upon Tennant’s expectation that its Suppliers, and theirsubcontractors, comply with all applicable laws andregulations, maintain just and decent working conditions,share Tennant's respect for the environment, and implementsound security measures.
Suppliers must permit Tennant and its agents to engage inassessment activities to confirm compliance with theseStandards. Accordingly, Suppliers should endeavor to
regularly evaluate their own facilities, books and records andthose of their suppliers and service providers.
If Tennant determines through its assessment process that a
Supplier is not meeting the requirements and expectations set
forth in these Standards, Tennant will offer guidance withrespect to matters requiring correction or that needimprovement. Tennant reserves the right, however, to cancel
outstanding orders, suspend future orders or terminate its
relationship with the Supplier, as circumstances demand.
1. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Suppliersmust comply with all applicable laws and regulations of thejurisdictions in which the Suppliers are doing business,including but not limited to labor and employment laws andlaws pertaining to product design, manufacture, packaging,labeling, importation and exportation of those jurisdictions of
the countries of manufacture and distribution. Commercial
invoices and other necessary documentation must beprovided in compliance with applicable laws. All products,
unless specifically exempt under the applicable customs laws
and regulations, shall be marked with the country of origin.
2. CODE OF CONDUCT. Suppliers are expected to maintainfundamental labor and human rights standards as described
below and to require that upstream suppliers also adhere tothese standards. All references to local law below include
regulations implemented in accordance with applicable locallaw.
a) No Forced Labor / Human Trafficking. Suppliers
will not use any forced labor, whether in the form of prison
labor, indentured labor, bonded labor, slavery orotherwise. Suppliers will not engage in human trafficking.
It is Tennant’s policy that where forced labor, including
slavery, and human trafficking is found in its supply chain,
it will seek eradication rather than ceasing business in thatarea.

b) No Child Labor. It is Tennant's policy that it will notknowingly do business with Suppliers that illegally orimproperly employ underage workers. Accordingly,
Tennant expects that its Suppliers will not employ workers
younger than the minimum age prescribed by the law of
the country of manufacture or younger than the age forcompleting compulsory education in the country of
manufacture, whichever is higher. However, under nocircumstances should Suppliers hire or employ workers
younger than 15 years of age.
c) No Harassment or Abuse. Suppliers will treat each
employee with respect and dignity and will not subject any
employee to any physical, sexual, psychological, verbal,
or any other form of harassment or abuse.
d) No Discrimination. No person shall be subject toany unlawful discrimination in employment, includinghiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline,termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race,religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality,political opinion, ethnic origin, or any other applicableprohibited basis.
e) Health and Safety. Suppliers shall provide a safeand healthy working environment required by applicablelaws to prevent accidents and injury to health arising outof, linked with, or occurring in the course of work or as aresult of the operation of Suppliers’ facilities.
f) Freedom of Association and Collective
Bargaining. Suppliers shall recognize and respect theright of employees to freedom of association andcollective bargaining entitled according to applicable laws.
g) Wages and Benefits. Suppliers recognize thatwages are essential to meeting employees' basic needs.
Suppliers shall pay employees, as a floor, at least theminimum wage required by local law, and shall provide
legally mandated benefits.
h) Reasonable Working Hours and Overtime
Compensation. Except in extraordinary circumstances,
Suppliers are expected to comply with the mandatory
requirements in connection with working hours (includingovertime) provided by local laws. All employees shallreceive a minimum of one day off in seven, or the local
legal requirement, whichever is more. In addition to theircompensation for regular hours of work, employees shallbe compensated for overtime hours, either by virtue ofovertime pay or compensatory leave as required by local
laws. Where overtime pay is required, such overtime pay
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equal to their regular hourly compensation rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Suppliers may otherwise
arrange working hours (including overtime) for theiremployees and decide their overtime pay provided that
local laws in connection therewith shall be complied withand approvals from competent governmental authorities
shall be obtained by Suppliers.
3. ENVIRONMENT. Tennant expects its Suppliers toconduct business in a way that demonstrates respect for theenvironment. Suppliers should be alert to environmental
issues and share in the commitment to conserve naturalresources. Suppliers are encouraged to reduce excess
packaging and to use recycled and non-toxic material
whenever possible. Suppliers should take steps to minimize
the negative impact their business might have on theenvironment particularly concerning material selection andthe handling and disposal of hazardous material and otherwaste. Suppliers shall in all respects comply with local
environmental laws and regulations.
4. ANTI-CORRUPTION. Suppliers must ensure that theiremployees, officers, directors, agents, suppliers, and service
providers comply with all applicable anti-corruption and antibribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
and the UK Anti-Bribery Act, regardless of whether such laws
would otherwise apply to the Suppliers. Suppliers may not
give, offer, or promise any advantage or anything of value toinfluence the performance of official functions or gain abusiness advantage. Suppliers may not promise or makesuch payments to public officials acting on behalf of agovernment, agency, department, or state-owned business,to political parties or candidates for political office, or to theiragents, employees, or representatives. These payments areprohibited whether made directly or through a third party, orwhether made with company or personal assets.

at the sole discretion of Tennant. Supplier will not makedesign, packaging, material, or specification changes thatwould result in non-compliance to applicable laws orregulations.
6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Tennant is a U.S.
publicly traded company and is therefore subject to certain
government and private securities exchange reporting andcompliance obligations. Such reporting obligations include
and are not limited to Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Act (ondisclosing the use of conflict minerals) which requires that
Tennant collect certain non-financial information fromSupplier.
Tennant will advise Supplier regarding theseinformation requirements and Supplier shall keep accurate
and separate records and accounts including informationfrom Supplier’s upstream suppliers, sufficient to enable
Tennant to rely on such reports for purposes of complying
with its reporting requirements.
Supplier shall provide
Tennant and its representatives, upon reasonable notice,access to its records for the purpose of performing audits toverify Supplier’s reports as related to Tennant’s reportingobligations.
7. UPDATES. These Supplier Compliance Standards may
be updated from time to time by Tennant. A copy of theseStandards in the local language shall be posted in a location
visible to all employees at all facilities that manufacture
products for Tennant.

5. PRODUCT COMPLIANCE. As it may be applicable,
Suppliers must comply with applicable product compliancelaws and regulations, including but not limited to EU Directive
2011/65/EU on the Restriction on the use of certain
Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment(ROHS), EC Regulation No 1907/2006 on Registration,Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH), EU
Member States’ implementation of the foregoing, Section
1502 of the US Dodd Frank Act of 2010, and PRC laws andregulations in relation to the manufacture, registration,storage, use, sale and transportation of hazardous chemicalsubstances. Supplier shall, upon request by Tennant, provide
the material composition and origin data related to allhomogeneous materials contained within the Product andprovide to Tennant proof evidencing its compliance with all
such applicable laws and regulations (including but notlimited to those relating to requisite licenses, approvals,
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