Huawei became a member of the United Nations Global Compact in 2004, and has since incorporated the basic principles it advocates into the company's culture and business activities. In conducting business, Huawei firmly abides by the principle of integrity and strictly obeys the laws of the countries and regions in which we operate. We also require all our employees to adhere to those laws and our own ethical standards in their daily actions.
Adherence to laws and ethical standards by each Huawei employee is one of the fundamentals that ensure our company's long-term and sound development. In 2008, Huawei issued the Huawei Employee Business Conduct Guidelines (BCGs), a mandatory regulation that requires the entire workforce to demonstrate integrity as they carry out their duties.
The guidelines require that each employee should:
Full compliance with all national and international export control laws and regulations is a fundamental policy of Huawei.
The company has established an internal control program (ICP) on exports that is in line with industry standards. We have also published the Statement of Compliance with Export Control Regulations signed by our CEO, and we have formed a Trade Compliance Committee and a Trade Compliance Office under the supervision of our Chief Legal Officer. In addition, a globally consistent process on export audits has been defined and implemented, in which all projects involving export controls are required to undergo an export control audit that includes a thorough investigation on the customer, the end-user of the product, and other issues such as risk factors. These multi-fold arrangements on policy,organization, process and execution, ensure maximum legal and regulatory compliance on all projects.
