Social and Environmental Responsibility
Logitech is a responsible global corporate citizen. We recognize the importance of conserving the earth’s precious natural resources to protect the planet. Logitech acknowledges that our actions have a direct impact on the planet and we engage in a process of ongoing improvement to sustain and protect the environment.
Logitech also recognizes that we have a responsibility to our employees, suppliers and partners and to the communities in which we operate, demonstrated by our commitment to an electronics industry recognized Social and Environmental Code of Conduct, EICC, and our activities reinforce such commitment.
Download Logitech's Environment, Health and Safety Report for 2010 (PDF, English only)
Logitech Social and Environmental Responsibility Code of Conduct
This code of conduct outlines standards to ensure that working conditions in Logitech facilities, and our supply chain partners’ activities supporting Logitech’s requirements, are safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity, and that manufacturing processes used by Logitech and its partners are socially and environmentally responsible.
To ensure this, Logitech has defined operating standards in the areas of Labor, Health and Safety, the Environment, and Business Ethics. We incorporate compliance to the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct and international laws and regulations as a contractual requirement of our business partnerships and we actively monitor activities in our supply chain to ensure compliance with these standards.
Slavery and human trafficking can take many forms, including forced labor and child labor. Labor standards include criteria related to freely chosen employment, child labor avoidance, working hours, wages and benefits, humane treatment, non-discrimination and freedom of association.
Health and Safety standards include criteria related to occupational safety, emergency preparedness, occupational injury and illness, industrial hygiene, physically demanding work, machine safeguarding and dormitory and canteen areas.
Environmental standards include criteria in relation to pollution prevention and resource reduction, energy conservation, hazardous substances, wastewater and solid waste, air emissions and product content restrictions.
In addition to our monitoring activities, which include second and third party audits and corrective action follow up, Logitech requires executive commitment from our suppliers in relation to compliance with key initiatives in their supply chain such as hazardous substance reduction, banning use of conflict minerals and ensuring no forced or indentured labor.
Conflict Minerals
Logitech does not source or buy metals directly, however, we are concerned by allegations illegally mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be making their way into the electronics supply chain and that profits from this illegal mining may be fueling human rights atrocities in the Eastern Region of the DRC.
Logitech does not support unethical or socially irresponsible sourcing. Logitech suppliers are required to comply with the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct and Logitech Business Ethics Policy and the following communication has been issued to our suppliers regarding Conflict Minerals.
Business Ethics Standards
Business Ethics standards include criteria related to fair and responsible business practices. Logitech management is committed to operating within these standards and has established a management system designed to ensure:
- Compliance with applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements
- Conformance with the EICC Code of Conduct
- Identification and mitigation of operational risks related to the Code of Conduct
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