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Actiontec has received the CSR Gold Rating putting us in the top 5%

Actiontec participates in the Corporate Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program.

• There are charging stations available at the corporate office for the free use of employees with electric cars.
• There is a commuter subsidy program in place rewarding employees who car pool or take public transportation.

Actiontec reduces its electricity consumption company-wide through a combination of: use of ENERGY STAR products, purchase of EPEAT certified computers, and employee conservation. Facility lights are on timers.

Actiontec is conscious of the need to Recycle and Reuse.

• Products and packaging have pre and post recycled content.
• Much of the facilities waste stream is recycled.

Actiontec is deeply committed to continuously improve its quality management system to provide high quality products and services that exceed customer expectations. Through the use of a formal management system, regular performance assessments, quality audits, and industry benchmarking of best-in-class practices, Actiontec creates reliable, easy-to-use, standards-based products for its customers with first-rate service and support.

Through Actiontec’s commitment to quality and continuous improvement, Actiontec customers experience longer product life, lower total lifecycle costs, faster time to market, and superior customer satisfaction.

Actiontec actively participates in quality standards development through participation in the QuEST Forum and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and complies with service provider product quality and reliability standards such as Telcordia FD-NEBS-01, SR-332 and GR-282.
Actiontec is TL9000 and ISO9001 accredited for the design, distribution, support and servicing of broadband products for telecommunications service providers.

Actiontec’s Formal Quality Policy:

To continually improve upon the effectiveness of our Quality Management System as well as our products and services so that they not only meet the requirements of our customers, but exceed their expectations.

Officers, directors and employees of the company must never permit their personal interests to conflict, or appear to conflict, with the interests of the company, its clients or affiliates. Officers, directors and employees must be particularly careful to avoid representing Actiontec in any transaction with others with whom there is any outside business affiliation or relationship. Officers, directors, and employees shall avoid using their company contacts to advance their private business or personal interests at the expense of the company, its clients or affiliates.

No bribes, kickbacks or other similar remuneration or consideration shall be given to any person or organization in order to attract or influence business activity. Officers, directors and employees shall avoid gifts, gratuities, fees, bonuses or excessive entertainment, in order to attract or influence business activity.

Officers, directors and employees of Actiontec will often come into contact with, or have possession of, proprietary, confidential or business-sensitive information and must take appropriate steps to assure that such information is strictly safeguarded. This information – whether it is on behalf of our company or any of our clients or affiliates – could include strategic business plans, operating results, marketing strategies, customer lists, personnel records, upcoming acquisitions and divestitures, new investments, and manufacturing costs, processes and methods. Proprietary, confidential and sensitive business information about this company, other companies, individuals and entities should be treated with sensitivity and discretion and only be disseminated on a need-to-know basis.

Officers, directors and employees will seek to report all information accurately and honestly, and as otherwise required by applicable reporting requirements.

Officers, directors and employees will refrain from gathering competitor intelligence by illegitimate means and refrain from acting on knowledge which has been gathered in such a manner. The officers, directors and employees of Actiontec will seek to avoid exaggerating or disparaging comparisons of the services and competence of their competitors.

Officers, directors and employees will obey all Equal Employment Opportunity laws and act with respect and responsibility towards others in all of their dealings.

Officers, directors and employees will remain personally balanced so that their personal life will not interfere with their ability to deliver quality products or services to the company and its clients. Officers, directors and employees agree to disclose unethical, dishonest, fraudulent and illegal behavior, or the violation of company policies and procedures, directly to management.

Violation of this Code of Ethics can result in discipline, including possible termination. The degree of discipline relates in part to whether there was a voluntary disclosure of any ethical violation and whether or not the violator cooperated in any subsequent investigation.

Remember that good ethics is good business.

Actiontec’ supplier code of conduct describes our corporate responsibility requirements for our suppliers. These requirements are consistent with the core tenets of the International Labour Organization’s fundamental conventions and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

It is Actiontec’ policy to conduct business in compliance with the law and widely accepted norms of fairness and human decency, and we require our suppliers to act similarly. We also expect our suppliers to adhere to our Code of Ethics.

As a condition of doing business with Actiontec, we expect suppliers to conform to these requirements and expect their sources in the supply chain to do so as well. We assess conformance to these requirements and consider a supplier’s progress in meeting these requirements and their ongoing performance in making sourcing decisions.

Suppliers are expected to correct non-conformance issues identified during assessments. We want to work with our suppliers to improve conditions, because the situation for workers can deteriorate if we simply terminate contracts. If a supplier refuses or is unable to correct the non-conformance to our satisfaction, we will terminate the relationship as a last resort.

Our requirements for supplier business conduct are:

Compliance
Suppliers will maintain compliance systems and be able to demonstrate a satisfactory record of compliance with the law in their business conduct.

Anti-Corruption
Suppliers will conduct their businesses without engaging in corrupt practices, including public or private bribery or kickbacks. Suppliers will maintain integrity, transparency and accuracy in corporate record keeping.

No Unfair Business Practices
Suppliers will act with integrity and lawfully in the proper handling of competitive data, proprietary information and other intellectual property, and comply with legal requirements regarding fair competition, antitrust, and accurate and truthful marketing.

Anti-Discrimination
Suppliers will employ workers on the basis of their ability to do the job, rather than on the basis of their personal characteristics, conditions or beliefs.

Conflict Minerals
Suppliers will ensure that the materials (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, and cobalt) used in components and products supplied are conflict-free. Suppliers must assure the procurement of these metals does not directly or indirectly finance or benefit illegal armed groups through mining or mineral trading. Suppliers are to establish policies, due diligence frameworks, and management systems, consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Actiontec has adopted the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) standard conflict minerals reporting format and we require our suppliers to document their supply chain to us regarding the origination of these minerals and smelter sources.

No Harsh or Inhumane Treatment
Suppliers will prohibit the physical abuse and harassment of employees, as well as the threat of either.

Freely Chosen Employment
Suppliers will not use forced, prison or indentured labor, including debt bondage. Suppliers will ensure that terms of employment are voluntary. If a supplier recruits contract or migrant workers, the supplier will pay agency recruitment fees and will ensure there are no unreasonable employment or relocation expenses. Suppliers will not require any worker to remain in employment for any period of time against his or her will, or adopt practices that restrict worker’s ability to terminate employment. Workers will not be required to lodge “deposits” or hand over government-issued identification, passports or work permits as a condition of employment, unless required by law.

No Child Labor
Suppliers will ensure that their hiring practices are in conformance with International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions for minimum age (Convention 138) and child labor (Convention 182). Suppliers are encouraged to develop lawful workplace apprenticeship programs for the educational benefit of their workers, provided that all participants meet the minimum age requirements. Workers under the age of 18 should not perform hazardous work and should be restricted from night work if it interferes with educational needs.

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Suppliers will recognize the right of workers to join or to refrain from joining associations of their own choosing and the right to collective bargaining, unless otherwise prohibited by law. In all cases, worker rights to open communication, direct engagement, and humane and equitable treatment must be respected.

Fair Working Hours
While it is understood that overtime is often required, suppliers will manage operations in compliance with the law and ensure that overtime does not exceed levels that create inhumane working conditions. Suppliers will not require, on a regularly scheduled basis, work in excess of 60 hours per week or in excess of six consecutive days without a rest day.

Wages and Benefits
Wages and benefits paid will meet, at a minimum, applicable legal requirements. In any event, wages and benefits should be enough to meet basic needs. For each pay period, the supplier will provide workers with an understandable wage statement that includes sufficient information to verify accurate compensation for work performed.

Suppliers will not permit deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure.

Safe and Healthy Working Conditions
Suppliers will operate a safe and healthy work environment. Suppliers that provide housing or eating facilities will operate and maintain them in a safe, sanitary and dignified manner.

Environmental Sustainability
Environmentally Preferred Products: Actiontec values environmentally preferred products. We work with and encourage our suppliers to create products that are energy efficient, highly recyclable and contain significant amounts of recycled materials and low amounts of hazardous materials. To enable us to evaluate supplier components and products for environmental performance, suppliers must provide material disclosures as outlined in our controlled and reportable materials disclosure process.

Ozone-Depleting Substances: It is Actiontec’ policy to eliminate from our products any components ” including components provided by our suppliers ” that contain or that are manufactured with a process that uses any Class I ozone-depleting substance.

As outlined in the Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 510, the U.S. government imposes an environmental tax on the sale or use of ozone-depleting chemicals and imported products containing or manufactured with these chemicals. Suppliers need to provide certification that products imported into the U.S. do not contain or are not manufactured with a process that uses any Class I ozone-depleting chemicals.

1. Verification.
   We have gotten verification/certification of compliance with the Actiontec Supplier Code of Conduct from our top 10 vendors on our TL9000 Approved Vendor List. Several from this list have supplied/pointed to their own internal documents/web which we verified.
2. Audits.
   On site visits by Actiontec personnel and annual certification by vendors required.
3. Certification.
   As stated above certification is required annually. There are written procedures for this and a compliance log of suppliers is maintained.
4. Internal Accountability.
   These procedures and forms with training are now part of Actiontec’s TL9000 quality procedures which are internally monitored and externally audited.
5. Training.
   The Actiontec procurement team has been trained in the above procedures.