Ethical responsibility across supply chains
IBM is a founding member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), a nonprofit industry group that enables its members to strive for continuous improvement in the social, environmental and ethical responsibility of their companies and upstream supply chains.
We adhere to the RBA Code of Conduct and require our first-tier suppliers of hardware, software and services to adhere to the RBA Code of Conduct or similar code, which contain provisions on labor, health & safety, environmental requirements, ethics and management systems.
Since 2010, we have required our first-tier suppliers to maintain a social and environmental management system aligned with the RBA Code. With our supply chain responsibility requirements, we aim to help suppliers build their own capability to succeed in these areas.
