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COMPLIANCE
All group devices are compliant with the Restriction
of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in
electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
Directive, and the Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Directive.
We continue to implement measures to reduce the
environmental impact of our products throughout
their life cycles. We have analysed the impact on
our business of the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
regulation and have contacted our stakeholders and
suppliers of our intent regarding this. This regulation
controls the substances on the ‘candidate list of
Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)’ in the
products we place on the EU and EEA markets. This
list contains substances that are candidates for
possible authorisation and/or restriction in specific
applications in the future.
To maximise efforts in sourcing responsibly, our key
suppliers who manufacture our devices are ISO
14001 certified and TomTom informs its end-users
on the appropriate disposal of devices.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
We are constantly in touch with our various
suppliers around the world; we take responsibility
for labour and human rights practices throughout
the supply chain using our Ethical Trading Code
of Practice.
This code is at the core of our procurement
processes and is embedded in the vendor selection
process, with our assurance department ensuring
supplier compliance. It outlines requirements with
regard to child labour and young workers, forced
labour, freedom of association, collective bargaining
and non-discrimination.
Furthermore, we expect our suppliers to ensure
that their products and services are produced in
accordance with legislation, for example, the RoHS
Directive and WEEE Directive.
We can also report that all TomTom’s contract
manufacturers continue to meet the international
standards which manage environmental
performance (ISO 14001) and the Occupational
Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001).
TomTom’s Ethical Trading Code of Practice
is published on our website:
http://investors.tomtom.com/ethics.cfm.
COMMUNITY
As part of our CSR strategy we take our responsibility
towards the communities in which we live and work
seriously. We promote road safety and encourage
local charitable activities.
When it comes to corporate sponsoring, TomTom’s
main objective is to invest in programs that are
focused on road safety initiatives. Financial
donations have been made to several organisations
and we have supported numerous initiatives
through donating products over the last year.
An example of our community activities is our To the
Heart charity organisation in Belgium. Since 1998,
Tele Atlas has supported various charities in India,
in co-operation with a local NGO, Deepalaya, such
as the support of a school in one of the poorest
areas of the country.
TomTom will continue to be involved in local initiatives
globally and support activities and programmes
aiming to increase road safety in the broadest sense.