Viavi Solutions Inc. and Viavi Solutions UK Limited –
Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
November 2021
This statement is made pursuant to Section 54, Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 and sets forth the steps the Company
has undertaken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in our business
or supply chains.
Introduction
At VIAVI, we realize that being a responsible global citizen is about more than just complying
with local regulations. It’s about how we do business, and how our organization’s activities
affect the people and communities where we live and work. From assessing and continually
reducing our environmental impact, to ensuring clean and safe working conditions for our
employees and suppliers, VIAVI takes our responsibility to the global community seriously.
About VIAVI
VIAVI is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to
communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers,
government, and avionics customers. We help these customers harness the power of
instruments, automation, intelligence and virtualization to Command the network. VIAVI is
also a leader in light management solutions for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer
electronics, industrial, automotive, and defence applications.
VIAVI has approximately 3,600 employees working in over 30 countries around the world,
including the United Kingdom. We use suppliers and contract manufac turers around the world
to supply parts and components for the manufacture and support of our products.
Organizational Policies & Certification
We comply with the laws regarding slavery and human trafficking in countries in which we do
business and require that our suppliers and contract manufacturers do the same. Specifically,
the terms and conditions to which all of our suppliers and contract manufacturers are bound
require that they “sha ll comply with all legal regulations, ordinances, decrees, orders, law s, and
other rules and regulations, including without limitation all rules, regulations and provisions
relevant to health, safe ty, human rights, labour, ethics, a nd the environment.” All new suppliers
and contract manufacturers are required to provide a certification and all suppliers and contract
manufacturers are required to provide VIAVI with written documentation of ongoing
compliance upon request. Any indications of slavery or human trafficking would be swiftly
investigated. In addition, our Partner Code of Business Conduct prohibits our partners from
supporting or using “any forms of forced, compulsory or child labour.”
VIAVI is an affiliate member of the Re sponsible Business Alliance and has adopted the RBA’s
Code of Conduct which prohibits the use of forced labour. VIAVI’s internal policies and
practices, including the Global Human and Labour Rights Policy and our Code of Business
Conduct implement the Responsible Business Alliance Code.
Training
VIAVI’s Code of Business Conduct, which sets forth the standards by which all VIAVI
employ ees are expect ed to adhere, is available in six languages. VIAVI conducts training for
all employees to emphasise the importance of acting in accordance with our Code of Business
of Conduct. This training is required of all new employees. Additionally, all employees are
required to re-certify their compliance with the Code of Business Conduct biennially and, in
alternat e biennial years, required to re-take the new hire training. Member s of the leg al team
also incorporate guidance regarding slavery and human trafficking into training sessions for
Channel Partners.
Audits & Accountability
VIAVI has a right at any time to audit suppliers for compliance against our terms and conditions
but does not generally conduct audits unless we have a reason to suspect a problem exists.
Our whistleblower hotline enables employees and ot hers to con fidentially lodge any conc erns
about the actions of partners, managers, employees or suppliers with respect to human rights
violations or other violations of the Code of Business Conduct.
Due Diligence & Verification
As discussed above, our standards, including our prohibition on the use of slavery and human
trafficking in our supply chain, are communicated to our prospective suppliers and contract
manufacturers as part of our terms and conditions and through our Code of Business Conduct.
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we are reviewing methods to perform
additional diligence as part of our supplier qualification process to help ensure no VIAVI
supplier engages or participates in slavery or human trafficking.
Board of Director Approval
This stateme nt has been approved by VIAVI’s Board of Directors, who will review and update
it annually.
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Richard Belluzzo, Chair
November 2021