Supply Chain

Because the most reliable, sustainable companies are those that honor their employees and care about the environment, Intel is working to continuously improve transparency and promote corporate responsibility throughout the global electronics supply chain.

Learn more in the Supply Chain sectionFiletype/Size: PDF 4.39MB of the complete Intel 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Working for industry-wide improvement

We continued to work with the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) to effect lasting social and environmental improvements in the global electronics supply chain.

Building awareness

In 2008, we provided corporate responsibility training to more than 160 of our suppliers, representing about 80 percent of our purchasing spends.

Encouraging green practices

In 2008, we established a green purchasing task force charged with developing clear goals, strategies, and awareness plans to further develop our green purchasing program.

Supplier resources

Our supplier Web site contains information about our human rights, ethics, environmental, health, and safety policies for suppliers; supplier diversity initiatives; supplier quality and recognition programs; and more.

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Our expectations

We expect our employees and our suppliers to comply with the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct, which includes best practices adopted and implemented by major electronics companies, our customers, and their supply chains.

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