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Tesla Supplier Code of Conduct
Tesla Supplier Code of Conduct
Tesla is a technology and manufacturing company with a focus on energy innovation and
sustainable transportation. We live by the principles of hard work, exceptional performance,
integrity, and fairness.
This Tesla Supplier Code of Conduct (“Code”) is the foundation for ensuring social and
environmental responsibility and ethical conduct throughout our supply chain. The principles
outlined below serve as the cornerstone of Tesla’s relationship with our partners.
Tesla will identify and do business with organizations that conduct their business with principles
that are consistent with the Code. We encourage Supplier Partners to develop policies defining
the operating principles for their own organizations and supply chains and to share these in a
transparent manner.
Suppliers shall maintain accurate and up-to-date recordkeeping indicating their compliance with
this Code and all applicable laws and regulations. Tesla, along with our partners and
independent 3rd parties, will conduct audits to observe these principles in action. If there is a
reasonable basis to believe a supplier partner is in violation of the Code, Tesla will transition
away from that relationship unless the violation is cured in a satisfactory manner.
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Human Rights and Labor
Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Tesla is an equal opportunity
employer and we expect all of our suppliers to be as well.
Child Labor
Work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is
harmful to physical and mental development, as defined by the International Labor
Organization, is inconsistent with Tesla’s values. Suppliers shall employ and use only workers
who are at least the age of 15, have reached the age of completion of compulsory education, or
meet the legal minimum age for employment, whichever is highest.
Working Hours
Suppliers shall not require workers to work more than the regular and overtime hours allowed
by the law of the country where the workers are employed or perform work.
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have mechanisms in place to bring matters of attention to management without fear of reprisal
within an environment that fosters respectful interactions among all co-workers including
company representatives.
Environment
To meet our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, Tesla and our
Partners must work to avoid additional harm to the environment in all our activities. Tesla
Partners shall adopt and maintain Environmental Management Systems to ensure compliance
with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Following principles of continuous
improvement, partners shall take a proactive approach to reducing environmental and resource
impacts in all areas of their business. This should also include management of all waste,
discharges, and emissions, and lead to more efficient use of water and energy resources.
Ethics
Tesla expects to work with people driven to do the right thing and who act with integrity even
when no one is looking. Obeying the law, both in letter and spirit, is the foundation on which
Tesla’s ethical standards are built. Please refer to, “Tesla Motors, Inc. Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics”. Tesla Partners need to live by these values.
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Risk Areas. Supplier Partners must identify, address and mitigate any risks in their supply chain
related to the mining of minerals originating from regions at high risk.