Compliance
Overview
At Anord Mardix, compliance is one of our cornerstone values and forms the basis for all our decisions and activities. It is the key to integrity in conducting business and as a global company, we are committed to ensuring that all business is carried out in full accordance with the law as well as internal rules and principles.
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Anord Mardix are fully committed to safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of all its employees and others that are affected by its activities. The prevention of incidents, ill health and personal injury is an integral part of our business processes. Occupational health and safety and the effective implementation of Zero Harm initiatives play an essential role in protecting our employees, others and assets.
Anord Mardix endeavour to ensure that health, safety and wellbeing are never compromised for other objectives and we actively promote a proactive safety culture based on effective employee consultations. We implement occupational health and safety management systems that are certified to recognised standards. We provide the necessary information, training and supervision to enable all Anord Mardix employees to carry out their duties safely and without risk to health.
Environmental Protection
Anord Mardix is committed to minimizing its environmental impacts in every country that we operate in and we strive to continually improve. We incorporate responsible energy management requirements into long-term planning and fully understand it’s our duty to operate to the highest levels of quality whilst respecting and safeguarding the environment.
Anord Mardix operate in accordance with all applicable statutory and international standards and embrace expectations for sustainable development. We implement environmental management systems that are certified to international standards. We understand the context of increasingly stringent legislation to address the growing pressures on the environment from pollution, the inefficient use of resources, improper waste management, climate change, the degradation of ecosystems, and the loss of biodiversity.
Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility is an inherent part of our business and we are committed to maximising the positive effects, and minimising any negative impacts, on the communities and societies that we interact with. We accept that social responsibility is a fundamental requirement and we are committed to complying with all relevant legislation and international agreements applicable to the countries we operate in.
Sustainable Procurement
A sustainable and responsible supply chain is important to Anord Mardix. We recognise the context of sustainable procurement and are committed to the responsible selection and sourcing of products and services, considering in all instances the environmental, social, economic and ethical aspects of procurement decisions with a lifecycle perspective. We aim to achieve a positive sustainability impact in the countries we operate in through the strategic management of the supply chain and the creation of sustainable business practices.
REACH Regulation
The European Chemicals Regulation (1907/2006/CE) entered into force on 1st of June 2007 and defines the obligations for the importers, manufacturers, sellers, and users of chemicals in the EU. Anord Mardix manufactures and sells electrical and electronic equipment and is consequently within the scope of REACH regulation. This certificate confirms that Anord Mardix fulfils its obligations under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.
Within its manufacturing activities of articles, Anord Mardix uses preparations and articles provided by suppliers. According to the REACH regulation, Anord Mardix is identified as a downstream user and has the obligation to be informed of the presence of SVHC’s in a concentration above 0.1% w/w.
To the best of our knowledge, based on the declarations obtained from our suppliers at the publication date of this document, the substances included in the candidate list to authorization (SVHC) are not present in the products we provide you to a concentration above 0,1% w/w.
The statement given above may be amended in the particular case our suppliers provide us with new information about their compliance. In case any new SVHC is identified in the products we provide you above the threshold of 0,1% by weight, we will take all necessary actions to inform you.
Conflict Mineral Compliance
The provisions of the Section 1502 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires that certain companies are to disclose the use of “conflict minerals” in their products (i.e. certain minerals, including tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold), that may have originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries. We provide this statement to our customers who request our assistance in assessing their “conflict minerals” status.
Anord Mardix is committed to be a responsible corporate citizen and is opposed to human rights abuses. As part of that commitment, Anord Mardix seeks to source products, components and materials from companies that share our values around human rights, ethics and environmental responsibility.
Suppliers to Anord Mardix are expected to establish their own conflict minerals policies, due diligence frameworks and management systems that are designed to prevent conflict minerals originating from the DRC or an adjoining country, to the extent that they benefit groups committing human rights violations, from being included in the products sold to Anord Mardix. In the event Anord Mardix determines that a supplier has failed to develop and implement reasonable steps to comply with this Policy, Anord Mardix reserves the right to take appropriate actions, which may include discontinuing the business relationship with the supplier.
RoHS-3 COMPLIANCE & DIRECTIVE 2015/863/EU
This confirms that Anord Mardix products do not, to the best of the company’s knowledge, contain substances listed in the table below in excess of the Maximum Concentration Value (MCV) as outlined in the directive RoHS 2015/863/EU in force June 4, 2015.
SUBSTANCE : MCV
Lead (PB) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Mercury (Hg) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Cadmium (Cd) : 0.01% by weight (100 ppm)
Hexavalent Chromium : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Bis( 2-Ethylhexyl ) phthalate (DEHP) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) : 0.1% by weight (1000 ppm)
Products containing the substances listed above in concentrations below the MCV are understood to be in compliance with directive 2015/863/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 4 June 2015 on the restriction on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronics equipment (RoHS3 Directive) in accordance with the definitions set forth in the directives.
Anord Mardix strives to remain compliant with regulatory requirements through an ongoing review of raw materials, processes, and vendor evaluations.
California Proposition 65
The State of California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, became law in November 1986. Effective August 2018, Proposition 65 has updated labelling requirements for businesses to notify consumers with “clear and reasonable” warnings of potentially hazardous chemicals present in products. Warning labels are required on all products that contain chemicals found on the state’s list of over 900 compounds and must specify that the product contains chemicals “known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”
Anord Mardix (USA) Incorporated’s suppliers are required to ensure that the purchase of raw materials will meet Proposition 65 standards. Suppliers are also required to continually review the list of chemicals and update both literature and product packaging to comply with current regulations. In the event Anord Mardix (USA) Inc. determines that a supplier has failed to develop and implement reasonable steps to comply with this policy, Anord Mardix (USA) Inc. reserves the right to take appropriate actions. These actions may include dissolving the business relationship with the non-compliant supplier.
Warning labels will be placed on Anord Mardix’s products in instances where suppliers’ chemicals are applied such as paint, and a label will be applied to Anord Mardix’s finished product even when the suppliers’ labels are on their components.
Additional information concerning Proposition 65 can be found at the following web sites:
Quality Assurance
The innovative strength of Anord Mardix and the outstanding quality of our products and solutions are central to the success of our company. Our excellence in quality is a result of continuous improvement at all levels and functions within our business and the error proofing standards and processes that we implement. Our total quality management systems are certified to international standards and are focused on the company’s aim to supply world-class products and services that consistently meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Directives and Standards
Anord Mardix satisfy the conformity assessment requirements for CE marking and attach the CE mark to its products. In attaching the CE mark, Anord Mardix take full responsibility for the conformity of our products with the requirements of the relevant directives, has documented the information and records required, and published relevant conformity declarations.