Business Practices

Sun Microsystems Human Rights Policy

Sun Microsystems' human rights policy is based on our company's long-standing commitment to the highest standards of ethics and integrity, and a deep respect for all people. A supporter of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a signatory of the UN Global Compact, Sun will continue to work to uphold the human rights of the people and communities where we purchase products and where our products are made, bought and sold.

Consistent with the core tenets of our Standards of Business Conduct, applicable to all Sun employees, and Sun's Supply Chain Code of Conduct to which all of Sun's top-tier manufacturing suppliers have committed to adhere, Sun's policies and practices are based on law and ethical principles related to the following:

• Non-discrimination
• Privacy
• Freedom of association, including the right of our employees and those of our business partners to freely join or not join associations of their own choosing,
• Fair wages and working conditions
• No child or compulsory labor

We require our employees and our principal suppliers to abide by these principles and we take steps to hold them accountable to these standards. For more information, please read Sun's Standards of Business Conduct and/or Sun's Supply Chain Code of Conduct.