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EICC Membership
In October 2006, Xerox became a
coalition member of, and adopted, the
Electronic Industry Code of Conduct
(EICC), a standards-based approach for
monitoring suppliers’ compliance across
several areas of social responsibility,
including labor, health, safety and environmental
activity. Xerox has validated
its compliance with all EICC guidelines
and has committed to ensure compliance
by our key vendors that contribute
to the manufacturing of Xerox systems.
We also participate in EICC quarterly
conferences, where members share
industry best practices for managing
the supply chain.
We have also developed a process
that measures suppliers’ compliance
and incorporates EICC activities into
our communication plans. And in 2007,
in conjunction with the EICC coalition,
we participated in third-party audits of
17 suppliers, five of which are current
providers to Xerox. As the third-party
audit program expands its coverage
to more suppliers, we will continue to
participate in its future phases.
Ethical Business Environment
To report concerns that suppliers feel
may jeopardize otherwise constructive
business relationships, we provide
them with an ethics hotline and P.O. box
address, and we promptly investigate
all concerns. More information on the
EICC Code of Conduct can be found
online at www.eicc.info and click
on the EICC Code link.
Supplier Diversity
Xerox is recognized as an industry leader
in supplier diversity. We have established
partnerships with minority- and women-owned
business enterprises (MWBE),
veterans/service disabled veterans,
HUBZone programs and Protected
Workshop Vendors. We are also establishing
supplier relationships with gay
and lesbian business enterprises.
Over the past 20 years, Xerox has
purchased more than $5.7 billion in
goods and services from qualified
companies owned by minorities, women
and veterans/service disabled veterans.
In 2006, Xerox purchased $326 million
of goods and services from approximately
1,000 MWBE suppliers. That’s
about 25% more than originally targeted
and 27.6% of the qualified purchases.
More information about our
supplier diversity is available at
www.xerox.com/supplierdiversity.
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