Code of conduct
1. Corporate Social Responsibility
Zuercher Technik AG strives to be a good employer and member of society. Maintaining high morals and ethics
are integral parts of our operations and efforts for continual improvement. Our corporate social responsibility
vision is to “actively strive to increase and improve living standards for people throughout the world”. It is
important to Zuercher Technik AG that the products we sell are manufactured in an ethically correct way. For
this reason, we ensure that basic human rights, healthy working conditions, and consideration for the
environment are respected throughout our chain of production.
We require Zuercher Technik AG’s partners, producers, and suppliers to demonstrate respect for the UN
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and that their employees are treated in accordance with the ILO
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998). Each of our partners, producers and suppliers
must strive to ensure that these conditions and obligations are applied in their own production chains. We will
actively support our partners as part of our own efforts to achieve our corporate social responsibility vision.
2. Supplier code of conduct
The code of conduct rests upon Zuercher Technik AG’s CSR from an economic, environmental, and social
perspective. The code is used to guide our suppliers towards these regulations that are considers especially
important to the business.
3. General principles
Zuercher Technik AG principles demand that all product and services that are handled within Zuercher Technik
AG is maintained according to applicable laws and regulations and internationally established norms. Our target
is to ensure that environmental, ethics, health and safety issues are handled within the supply chain and highly
integrated in our procurement process. We expect and follow-up that our partners behave in similar way.
4. Requirements
Zuercher Technik AG primarily select partners who share similar values as described in this code of conduct.
Further we demand an openminded approach related to quality and sustainability audits where access to all
facilities is needed in our aim to monitor and improve our most important suppliers.
5. Anti-corruption
Zuercher Technik AG does not accept any forms of fraudulent behavior. We will under no circumstances offer or
take any compensation in violation of applicable laws to improve or maintain our business. We will remain
objective in our decision making.
6. Human rights and child labor
Suppliers of Zuercher Technik AG must respect and protect internationally applicable human rights. This includes
the protection of personal dignity and integrity as well as the prohibition of child labor in connection with ILO
Convention No. 138. Violations of these internationally applicable human rights are not tolerated in any part of
the supply chain.
7. Discrimination, forced labor, harassment, and abuse
Zuercher Technik AG and its suppliers shall give all coworkers same possibilities from competence, experience,
and performance regardless of sex, race, religion, age, impairment, sexual orientation, nationality, or ethnic
background. Suppliers must ensure that no forced labor, harassment, or abuse of any coworker exist within the
business.
8. Environment and working conditions
Suppliers and its sub suppliers must observe domestic laws and regulations concerning environment and working
conditions. Suppliers shall avoid materials and methods that could impact the environment and the personal
health when suitable alternatives exist. Safe, secure, and sound working condition shall be provided to all
coworkers. Suppliers shall minimize the impact on Zuercher Technik AG, directly or indirectly, from terrorism,
criminal acts, natural disasters, or pandemics.
Suppliers shall keep designated person for sustainability issues. During factory visits Zuercher Technik AG
employees shall comply to suppliers assigned safety protocols or if not available at least practice Zuercher
Technik AG internal policy. Zuercher Technik AG aim to contribute to climate neutral or positive business.
9. Freedom of association and fair conditions
Every coworker right to exercise their legal rights, to join or not to join organizations that represent their interests
shall be given by the suppliers. For every employee of the supplier there should be a healthy balance between
work and leisure time. Coworkers working hours and salary shall correspond to national laws and regulations
alternatively collective agreements. All coworkers shall be entitled at least one day of free time for every seven
days period.
10. Confidentiality
Business confidentiality is a requirement for each supplier. Confidential information as well as intellectual
property rights that Zuercher Technik AG has provided to supplier must be protected. We recommend using NDA
when handling business-critical information.
11. Insurance
Suppliers shall maintain state of the art insurances for the business and deliveries thereof. Upon request, it must
be validated. Export and customs Zuercher Technik AG and its suppliers shall comply with published restrictions
from the Suisse Government and the European Community regarding embargo / penalties in deliveries to socalled
critical countries.
12. Purchasing – Distribution – Delivery
Zuercher Technik AG’s aim is to provide fast responses and maintain excellent availability for our customer needs.
The target is to be scalable and flexible when it comes to market demands to achieve the best overall cost
efficiency in supply chain for high quality products and systems.
The quality of the product and its packaging shall fully comply to given specifications. The products shall arrive
to given destination upon agreed date, it is most important that agreed delivery date is kept and any deviation
is communicated as early as possible.
Zuercher Technik AG primarily seek partnerships with suppliers that can react quickly and adapt to an
everchanging business environment and that provides the right product at right cost. Our strategy is to bundle
volumes and create competence together with the supplier in a long-term relationship.
13. Business contingency
Zuercher Technik AG require that the supplier keep a business contingency plan. In the event of emergency, such
as earthquakes, fire or pandemics, the supplier should still be able to provide as normal operation as possible.
Zuercher Technik AG 09-2024