Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications

partners, and government regulators, to foster mutual 
understanding and trust. Through ongoing efforts to 
strengthen compliance, Huawei continues to win the 
respect and approval of governments and partners 
around the world.
medium or high risk. The results of the audits were 
considered in supplier performance assessments.
We also worked with our customers and industry 
organizations to create a more transparent and 
sustainable supply chain. To cope with the COVID-19 
pandemic, we incorporated pandemic prevention 
as part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) 
requirements in procurement and helped suppliers 
purchase necessary supplies.

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Helping Suppliers Manage Hazardous Substances Better
Huawei requires all new suppliers to have 
QC 080000 Hazardous Substance Process 
Management (HSPM) certification. Every 
year, we conduct an HSPM risk assessment 
on suppliers and arrange for internal and 
external experts to audit high-risk suppliers. 
In 2020, Huawei organized several training 
sessions and workshops on hazardous substance 
management, which were attended by over 
880 participants from more than 250 suppliers. 
Huawei requires its suppliers to ensure that 
the paint, ink, adhesives, and cleaning agents 
they use meet the standards for volatile 
organic compounds, and prohibits the use of 
cleaning agents, degreasing agents, and release 
agents that contain hazardous substances like 
benzene, toluene, xylene, or any of the nine 
A Huawei supplier conducting a test for hazardous substances
EHS for Engineering Service Suppliers
Huawei encourages our engineering service 
suppliers to put in place and optimize their EHS 
systems and to obtain certification. So far, more 
than 700 suppliers who work with Huawei have 
been certified to OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001. 
To improve suppliers’ EHS awareness and skills, 
Huawei has launched an EHS development 
program targeted at our suppliers. This 
program is enhancing Huawei’s EHS leadership, 
improving our ability to manage processes, 
running assessments of EHS capabilities, and 
instituting reward and accountability programs 
to encourage suppliers to make ongoing 
improvements. By the end of 2020, the CEOs of 
more than 2,500 Huawei suppliers had signed 
the CSR and EHS commitment letter.
To help the fight against COVID-19, Huawei 
and our partners continued to deploy networks 
in affected areas as requested by carriers and 
governments, to provide essential communication 
services. Huawei’s 
Guide to Safe Construction 
and Protection in Affected Areas
 encourages