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Responsible sourcing

Building sustainable, responsible supply chain with compliance, accountability, responsibility and engagement.

Building a responsible and sustainable supply chain together

Together with you as one of our suppliers, we aim to build a stronger, more responsible and sustainable supply chain through compliance, accountability, shared responsibility, and active engagement. We count on your full commitment to make this possible. At Ericsson, responsibility for environmental, social, ethical, and human rights impacts is a top priority.

  

Join us on the path to Net Zero

At Ericsson, we are committed to achieving Net Zero across our value chain by 2040. We invite you as our supplier to join us in measuring, reporting, and reducing emissions, and adopting sustainable practices that deliver real climate impact.

Read more about Climate action

ESG pillars: Environment, Social and Governance

Ericsson sets clear expectations for our suppliers to drive responsible business practices, tackle global challenges, and build a resilient, sustainable supply chain by focusing on the three ESG pillars: Environment, Social and Governance.

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Environment

Operate responsibly by reducing environmental footprint and aligning with Ericsson's sustainability goals.

Environmental governance and risk management

Supplier climate action

Supplier circularity

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Social

Mandate suppliers uphold fair labor, safe working conditions, human rights, and inclusive practices across the supply chain.​

Occupational health and safety

Human Rights

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Governance

Ensure ethical, transparent, and compliant business practices with strong accountability and ABC controls standards.​

Ethics and compliance​

Audit and assessment

Third-party management​

Consequence management

Code of Conduct for Business Partners and Supplier requirement

Ericsson’s supplier requirements are outlined in the Code of Conduct for Business Partners and Supplier Requirements and related guidelines, ensuring responsible practices and compliance across our global supply chain.

These requirements define the expectations for environmental performance, human rights, labor standards, health and safety, and information and product security, supporting strong, responsible, and sustainable partnerships with our suppliers.

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Mandatory Supplier Requirements

Supplier Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Requirements

Information Security Requirements for Suppliers

Product Security Requirements for Suppliers

Conditions and guidelines

Other requirements and general conditions

List of Banned and Restricted Substances

Code of Business Ethics (CoBE)

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Forecasting

Supplier trainings

We work together with our suppliers to cooperate, collaborate, and to use best practices. Continuous improvement is an important part of our approach, and we offer trainings and guides for development in several areas.

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Code of Conduct for suppliers

Explains Ericsson’s requirements on ethics, human rights, labor standards, environment, health and safety, and anti-corruption, ensuring alignment with international standards.

We are committed to enabling our suppliers to comply with the Code of Conduct requirements. By providing this training, free of charge, we hope that you and all suppliers will find inspiration for improvement. Please feel free to do the training online. If you are not an Ericsson supplier, feel free to do the training anyway! It is there to be used.

We have in addition to the training also created a Code of Conduct Engagement Guide, a document that will help guide you towards establishing or enhancing your own Code of Conduct. We hope this will be useful.

Download Engagement Guide

Ericsson supplier or not, if you have any comments on the training or the guide, please mail them to us.

Code of Conduct training in different languages

Code of conduct for business partners - English

Code of conduct for business partners - Deutsch

Code of conduct for business partners - Français

Code of conduct for business partners - Español

Code of conduct for business partners - 日本語

Code of conduct for business partners - 简体中文

Code of conduct for business partners - 한국어

Code of conduct for business partners - Italiano

Code of conduct for business partners - Pусский

Code of conduct for business partners - Português

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Anti-corruption for suppliers

Provides guidance on preventing bribery and corruption, supporting transparent and compliant business practices.

Ericsson has a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of corruption and financial irregularity.

We expect our Suppliers to foster a culture of integrity based on transparency, compliance and ethical business practices.

If you want to learn about our Business ethics and Anti-corruption requirements, please complete the Code of Conduct training - Ericsson including the Business ethics and anti-corruption section for increased understanding of this topic.

We also offer complimentary access to anti-bribery training through TRACE, an external compliance training provider. To complete this course, please:

  1. Register as a ‘New User’ at Trace online training, selecting your preferred language.
  2. Use the following Access Code: TGABCCIB&R. However, if you were assigned TRACE training by Ericsson, please use the Access Code provided to you in the training invitation email.
  3. Once you click on ‘Register’ you will receive a notification at the email address that was entered during the registration process. Click on the link in this email notice to confirm your account.
  4. Once logged in, scroll to the bottom of the Home page, and complete the TRACE Global Anti-Bribery Compliance Challenge for Intermediaries.
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Occupational health and safety for suppliers

Understand Ericsson’s “Target Zero” vision and mandatory health & safety requirements. Includes courses on lifesaving rules, safety for managers and employees, and safe driving awareness.

Site services suppliers are required to complete four introductory courses on Target Zero and Ericsson’s OHS requirements:

  • Lifesaving Rules
  • Introduction to Ericsson Occupational Health and Safety Requirements for Supplier Managers
  • Introduction to Ericsson Occupational Health and Safety Requirements for Supplier Employees
  • Safe Driving Awareness: Get Home Safely

The courses are available on Ericsson Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Please reach out to your Ericsson contact to get access to VLE.

Conflict minerals

Conflict minerals for suppliers

Gain knowledge on due diligence practices, regulatory obligations, the OECD guidance, and how to report responsibly. This is delivered via the Responsible Minerals Initiative eLearning platform.

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), as part of Responsible Business Alliances (RBA), provides a free online eLearning Academy featuring course modules on minerals sourcing due diligence, minerals-specific risks in the supply chain, regulatory requirements, OECD Guidance and international best practices on responsible mineral sourcing.

We recommend to visit the Responsible minerals initiative training website and find suitable trainings, in order to get a much deeper understanding of this particular area before filling in the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates.

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Climate action

Acting on climate change has never been more important. For effective change, and ultimately reaching net-zero emissions, we need global engagement so that emissions from all parts of the value chain will be reduced.

To support climate action across the value chain, we provide access to a range of practical tools and free trainings, including:

  • Guidance for setting 1.5°C-aligned climate targets, such as the SME Climate Hub and the 1.5°C Business Playbook
  • Supplier-focused resources to support engagement and implementation of science-based targets throughout global supply chains
  • Introductory and interactive e-learning courses on science-based targets and net-zero alignment, developed by the UN Global Compact Academy and the Science Based Targets initiative
  • Sustainability training for small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on environmental impact reduction, social responsibility, and business competitiveness

These tools and trainings are available to both Ericsson suppliers and other organizations seeking to strengthen their climate action efforts: Training and guide for suppliers to drive Climate action

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Human rights

To get familiar with how businesses, regardless of their size, affect Human Rights, we encourage our suppliers to register with the UN Global Academy free online courses.

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