INTRODUCTION

PRINCIPLES OF CODES OF CONDUCT

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

• The factory operates in full compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including those relating to
  labor, worker health and safety, and the environment.
• The factory allows HÉST and/or any of its representatives or agents unrestricted access to its facilities and to all relevant
  records at all times, whether or not notice is provided in advance.

CORRUPTION

ENVIRONMENT

• The factory has an environmental management system (EMS).
• The factory has an environmental emergency plan (EEP) that includes procedures for notifying local community
  authorities in case of accidental discharge or release or any other environmental emergency.
• The factory stores hazardous and combustible materials in secure and ventilated areas and disposes of them in a
  safe and legal manner.

LABOR

• Every worker employed by the factory is at least 15 years of age and meets the applicable minimum legal age
  requirement -note 1. If the minimum legal age is higher under local law, the higher age applies.
• The factory complies with all applicable child labor laws, including those related to hiring, wages, hours worked,
  overtime and working conditions.
• The factory encourages and allows eligible workers, especially younger workers, to attend night classes and participate
  in work-study programs and other government-sponsored educational programs.
• The factory maintains official documentation for every worker that verifies the worker' s date of birth.
  In those countries where official documents are not available to confirm exact date of birth, the
  factory confirms age using an appropriate and reliable assessment method.

• The factory hires, employs, promotes, terminates, and provides access to training and retirement to workers
  without regard to race, color, gender, nationality, religion, age, maternity, marital status, indigenous status, social
  origin, disability, sexual orientation, membership in workers' organizations including unions, or political affiliation.
• The factory pays workers' wages and provides benefits without regard to race, color,gender, nationality, religion,
  age, maternity, marital status, indigenous status, socialorigin, disability, sexual orientation, membership in workers'
  organizations includingunions, or political affiliation.

• The factory does not use involuntary labor of any kind, including prison labor, debt bondage or forced labor by
  governments.

• Workers are free to choose whether or not to lawfully organize and join associations.
• If freedom of association and/or the right to collective bargaining are restricted by law, workers shall be free to
  develop parallel means for independent and free association and collective bargaining.
• The factory does not threaten, penalize, restrict, or interfere with workers' lawful efforts to join associations of their
  choosing or to bargain collectively.

• The factory does not engage in or permit physical acts to punish or coerce workers.
• The factory does not engage in or permit psychological coercion or any other form of non-physical abuse, including
  threats of violence, sexual harassment, screaming or other verbal abuse.

• Workers are paid at least the minimum legal wage or the local industry standard, whichever is greater.
• The factory pays overtime and any incentive (or piece) rates that meet all.

• The factory provides paid annual leave and holidays as required by law or which meet the local industry standard,
  whichever is greater.
• For each pay period, the factory provides workers an understandable wage statement which includes days worked,
  wage or piece rate earned per day, hours of overtime at each specified rate, bonuses, allowances and legal or
  contractual deductions.
• The factory shall not modify or terminate workers' contracts for the sole purpose of avoiding the provision of benefits.

• what is permitted by national law, or
• a regular work week of 48 hours plus overtime hours not in excess of 12 hours.
• Workers may refuse overtime without any threat of penalty, punishment or dismissal.
• Workers shall have at least one day off in seven.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The factory complies with all applicable laws regarding working conditions, including worker health and safety,
  sanitation, fire safety, risk protection, and electrical, mechanical and structural safety.
• Work surface lighting in production areas-such as sewing, knitting, pressing and cutting-is sufficient for the safe
  performance of production activities.
• The factory is well ventilated. There are windows, fans, air conditioners or heaters in all work areas for adequate
  circulation, ventilation and temperature control.
• There are sufficient, clearly marked exits allowing for the orderly evacuation of workers in case of fire or other emergencies.
• Emergency exit routes are posted and clearly marked in all sections of the factory.
• Aisles, exits and stairwells are kept clear at all times of work in process, finished garments, bolts of fabric, boxes and
  all other objects that could obstruct the orderly evacuation of workers in case of fire or other emergencies.
• The factory indicates with a ”yellow box” or other markings that the areas in front of exits, firefighting equipment,
  control panels and potential fire sources are to be kept clear.
• Doors and other exits are kept accessible and unlocked during all working hours for orderly evacuation in case of
  fire or other emergencies.
• All main exit doors open to the outside.
• Fire extinguishers are appropriate to the types of possible fires in the various areas of the factory, are regularly
  maintained and charged, display the date of their last inspection, and are mounted on walls and columns throughout
  the factory so they are visible and accessible to workers in all areas.
• Fire alarms are on each floor and emergency lights are placed above exits and on stairwells.
• Evacuation drills are conducted at least annually.
• Machinery is equipped with operational safety devices and is inspected and serviced on a regular basis.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment-such as masks, gloves, goggles, ear plugs and rubber boots -is made
  available at no cost to all workers and instruction in its use is provided.
• The factory provides potable water for all workers and allows reasonable access to it throughout the working day.
• The factory places at least one well-stocked first aid kit on every factory floor and trains specific staff in basic first
  aid. The factory has procedures for dealing with serious injuries that require medical treatment outside the factory.
• The factory maintains throughout working hours clean and sanitary toilet areas and places no unreasonable restrictions
  on their use.

• Dormitory facilities meet all applicable laws and regulations related to health and safety, including fire safety, sanitation,
  risk protection, and electrical, mechanical and structural safety.
• Sleeping quarters are segregated by sex.
• The living space per worker in the sleeping quarters meets both the minimum legal requirement and the local
  industry standard.
• Workers are provided their own individual mats or beds.
• Dormitory facilities are well ventilated. There are windows to the outside or fans and/or air conditioners and/or
  heaters in all sleeping areas for adequate circulation, ventilation and temperature control.
• Workers are provided their own storage space for their clothes and personal possessions.
• There are at least two clearly marked exits on each floor, and emergency lighting is installed in halls, stairwells and
  above each exit.
• Halls and exits are kept clear of obstructions for safe and rapid evacuation in case of fire or other emergencies.
• Directions for evacuation in case of fire or other emergencies are posted in all sleeping quarters.
• Fire extinguishers are placed in or accessible to all sleeping quarters.
• Hazardous and combustible materials used in the production process are not stored in the dormitory or in buildings
  connected to sleeping quarters.
• Fire drills are conducted at least every six months.
• Sleeping quarters have adequate lighting.
• Sufficient toilets and showers or man dis are segregated by sex and provided in safe, sanitary, accessible and private
  areas.
• Potable water or facilities to boil water are available to dormitory residents.
• Dormitory residents are free to come and go during their off-hours under reasonable limitations imposed for their
  safety and comfort.

ANIMAL PROTECTION

• All animal products used in HÉST Products shall come from animals treated in an ethical and responsible manner.
• All animal products deriving from animals slaughtered shall come from species reared in farms to obtain meat.
• Under no circumstances shall animal products deriving from animals slaughtered exclusively to sell their skins,
  shell, horn, bone, feather or down, be used.
• Any cosmetics products¹ produced for HÉST should not be tested on animals at any stage during their production.

IMPLEMENTATION