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CODE OF ETHICS

SUPPLIER CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT

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HANDSCHUHE do Brasil strives for excellence in its business operations and exerts its best efforts to maintain the high reputation built alongside its partners. Our achievements are the result of the commitment and ethical conduct of our employees, suppliers, and customers. This Code establishes the principles that must guide the commercial relationship with HANDSCHUHE. It aims to prevent unlawful practices and ensure strict compliance with current legislation.

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1. Mission, Vision, and Values

  • Mission: To provide protection and safety to workers through the manufacture and supply of Industrial PVC Gloves (PPE).

  • Vision: To be recognized for the quality and excellence of our industrial gloves through good governance practices, environmental preservation, and social responsibility.

  • Values:

    • Transparency and Commitment: In relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees.

    • Honesty and Ethics: As pillars of our organizational identity.

    • Quality: Constant search for the highest protection standards for workers.

    • Sustainability: Focus on an inclusive, ethical, and environmentally responsible world.

    • Conservatism: Solid, prudent, and secure administrative management.

 

2. Procurement Principles and Legislation
HANDSCHUHE hires suppliers whose management practices are strictly aligned with this code. Commercial partners must demonstrate full administrative compliance and technical capacity to meet the published specifications.

  • Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering

    • Zero Tolerance: We do not tolerate, offer, or accept bribes, kickbacks, or improper advantages, whether direct or indirect.

    • Combating Fraud: We reject fraudulent practices, corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, or drug trafficking.

    • Whistleblowing Channel: We encourage the immediate reporting of any act or omission that violates this code or current legislation. HANDSCHUHE commits to investigating the facts with the utmost rigor and reporting them to the competent authorities.

  • Fair Competition

    • Fair Market: We respect our competitors and support free competition.

    • Prohibited Practices: The formation of cartels/trusts, price cannibalization through tax or labor evasion, fraud, industrial espionage, or abuse of economic power are strictly prohibited.

 

3. Social Responsibility and Labor Rights
Our suppliers must guarantee a decent and safe working environment, committing to:

  • Child and Slave Labor: Ban labor analogous to slavery and the use of child labor. Strictly respect the legislation regarding the hiring of minors and apprentices.

  • Diversity and Respect: Curb any type of harassment (moral or sexual) and discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, or nationality.

  • Legal Rights: Maintain timely payment of salaries, labor charges, social security contributions, and tax obligations. Respect the right to free trade union association.

4. Environment and Sustainability
Environmental preservation is indispensable for sustainable development. Our suppliers must:

  • Fully comply with current environmental legislation.

  • Respect the guidelines of the National Environmental Policy (Law No. 6,938/81), the Environmental Crimes Law (Law No. 9,605/98), and the National Solid Waste Policy (Law No. 12,305/10).

  • Assume full civil and legal responsibility for any damage caused to the ecosystem.

5. Commercial Conduct Guidelines

  • Gifts, Presents, and Entertainment

    • Market Practice: Gifts or courtesies can only be accepted if they have a modest commercial value. They must be compatible with market customs and cannot raise suspicions of improper favoritism.

    • Financial Transactions: Any payment or receipt of physical cash between employees and commercial partners is strictly prohibited.

6. Secrecy, Confidentiality, and Information Security

  • Asset Protection: Non-public information, project scopes, strategies, and financial data shared by HANDSCHUHE must be treated under strict confidentiality.

  • Validity of Secrecy: The duty of confidentiality extends indefinitely. It remains active even after the termination of contracts. Data must be processed in secure digital environments, respecting data protection laws (LGPD).

7. Term and Effectiveness
This Supplier Code of Ethics and Conduct is effective for an indefinite period. Its compliance is mandatory and continuous for all companies that comprise the HANDSCHUHE supply chain.

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