Philosophy

Corporate responsibility is a philosophy that embraces our core company values and ensures we produce smart solutions that respect our people and our planet. This philosophy finds form in three key pillars:

• Ethics and governance: We value integrity and transparency—and work diligently to maintain the highest standards of ethical business practice.
• People and communities: We value the human rights of our employees and work diligently to positively contribute to the communities near our facilities.
• Environment, health and safety: We value the world in which we live—and continually work to improve the wellness and personal safety of our professionals.

Governance

As a global company, CommScope has teams in place to govern practices and maintain a thorough system of checks and balances to comply with applicable laws and do our part for the well-being of our people and planet. They are:

• The Executive Sustainability Council (ESC)
  Comprising individuals from our senior management team, members of the Executive Sustainability Council (ESC) meet biannually, determine the overall direction, and approve company-wide strategies and initiatives.
• The Corporate Responsibility (CoRe) team
  CoRe team members represent Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability; Corporate Legal; Human Resources; Environment, Health and Safety; Wellness; Environmental Product Compliance; Business Continuity; Corporate Communications; and Supplier Quality. The CoRe team is responsible for determining best practices based on social, political, economic and environmental trends, and legal and customer requirements; maintain company policies and initiatives; and coordinate with local teams at each facility to implement strategic initiatives and activities.
• Local facility teams
  These cross-functional teams implement direction from the CoRe team locally, coordinating activities in support of the strategy and goals outlined by the ESC. Teams may include roles like site director, HR manager, ethics officer, EHS specialist and supplier quality engineers.

Progress

At CommScope, we periodically review the sustainability issues we face and capture input from our stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities, shape our strategy and clarify where to focus our resources. We consider a wide range of economic, environmental, social and governance topics. We set short-term and long-term goals related to several of our most relevant and material topics/aspects/issues and identified key performance indicators (KPIs) to manage performance and track progress.

Energy consumption (gigajoules [GJ])

Total direct (Scope 1) and energy indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions (metric tons CO₂e)

By Region

By Scope

^{Note 1: Scope 1 Definition - Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions include, but are not limited to, the CO₂ emissions from the fuel consumption.
Note 2: Scope 2 Definition - Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions include, but are not limited to, the CO₂ emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, heating, cooling, and steam consumed by an organization.
Note 3: 2012 – Natural gas consumption adjusted due to late reporting from China facilities in 2013.
Note 4: Fugitive emissions – 5 refrigerants monitored until the end of 2012, additional 15 refrigerants monitored from 2013.
Note 5: 2016 – Energy (direct and indirect) consumption not available for 5 facilities (administration, R&D, distribution centre facilities), all 5 facilities were excluded from the reporting scope.
Note 6: The 2011–2018 data refer to organizational changes in Announcements/Highlights section of our annual sustainability reports.
Note 7: Reporting scope 2008-2015 covers Large Manufacturing Facilities (those larger than 70,000 sq. ft.). Reporting scope 2016 and beyond covers all manufacturing, administration and R&D facilities, and distribution centers.
Note 8: The data for 2016 serve as a new baseline after the TE BNS acquisition in August 2015.}

Total water withdrawal by source (cubic meters [m³])

By Region

By Source

^{Note 1: 2008 ground water withdrawal estimated, no measuring device in place (three locations).
Note 2: 2008, 2009 municipal water supplies at three facilities not known, estimated as per 2009 and 2010 consumption.
Note 3: 2016 municipal water supplies at 6 facilities not available or incomplete, estimated as per monthly average consumption in 2016 at facilities in the same category.
Note 4: 2011–2018 refer to organizational changes in Announcements/Highlights section of our annual sustainability reports.
Note 5: Reporting scope 2008-2015 covers Large Manufacturing Facilities (those larger than 70,000 sq. ft.). Reporting scope 2016 and beyond covers all manufacturing.
Note 6: 2016 serves as a new baseline after the TE BNS acquisition in August 2015.}

Waste Management

Social performance—labor practices and decent work, human rights

Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region

Workforce by employment type

Diversity

Employee diversity by age group

Rates of injury, lost and restricted days

Injury rate by region

Total lost and restricted workday rate

<sup>Note 1: No work-related fatalities occurred in our manufacturing facilities during 2008–2018.
Note 2: In 2018, for every 1,000 employees, 4 employees have been involved in a reportable injury.
Note 3: Injury rate includes recordable and lost time injuries, fatal injuries and work-related illnesses. Minor injuries are not included.
Note 4: Recordable and lost time incident/injury, and fatality are defined in our global EHS management system.
Note 5: 2011–2018 refer to organizational changes in Announcements/Highlights section of our annual sustainability reports.
Note 6: Reporting scope 2008-2015 covers Large Manufacturing Facilities (those larger than 70,000 sq. ft.). Reporting scope 2016 and beyond covers all manufacturing, administration and R&D facilities, and distribution centers.
Note 7: 2016 serves as a new baseline after the TE BNS acquisition in August 2015.
Note 8: Achieved an overall injury rate (IR) of 0.38, 58% below the US Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) rate of 0.9 published for our industry group based on 2017 data collected.

CommScope EHS Management System definitions
Incident
An unplanned event which has had an impact and the severity of that impact is such that an evaluation is required to determine if the event shall be dealt with using internal resources, external resources and/or the ‘Corporate Crisis Management Team’.

First Aid Incident
Incident where the only treatment required by the injured person is first aid or less.

Recordable Incident
Incident that the injury/illness requires more than first aid treatment. The treatment may begin with first aid but then goes onto more advanced care.

Lost Time Incident
Incident that most likely requires more than first aid and includes:
   • At-work Restricted Work Day(s),
   • Days Away / Lost Work Day(s),
   • Injuries/Illness resulting in job transfer duties.

Fatality
Death due to work related incident.

Lost Work Day(s)
Any days that an employee is unable to work because of a work-place injury. Lost Work Days are counted on the calendar year, which also includes weekends, holidays, company shut-downs etc., regardless if the employee is required to work any of these days. Subsequent days after the injury date qualify as lost time injury cases.

Restricted Work Day(s)
Restricted duty is often referred to as “modified duty” and is defined as: any modification to an employee’s job duties that he or she normally performs at least once a week, or employee inability to work a full shift (restrictions require a physician order). Restricted Work Days are counted on the calendar year, which also includes weekends, holidays, company shut-downs etc., regardless if the employee is required to work any of these days. Subsequent days after the injury date qualify as restricted/lost time injury cases.</sup>  

New and existing suppliers assessed in 2018:

• Americas                                    74
• Asia-Pacific                              208
• Europe, Middle East, Africa      24

There were no incidents of child labor found.

Supplier Sustainability Assessments by Region

Supplier Sustainability Assessments by Identified Risk Levels

Recognizing excellence

We celebrate our company’s recognitions from a variety of respected organizations and publications. View the list of award-winning CommScope professionals and solutions.

Reporting

CommScope’s annual sustainability report (following the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and guidelines) provides information about our economic, environmental, and/or social impacts—positive or negative—toward the sustainable development goals. The report details our efforts to protect the environment, promote the health and safety of our workforce, and support the communities where we operate. You can find recent reports here.

Risk Assessment

CommScope proactively manages risk. We recently completed a corporate-level assessment using the EcoVadis platform. CommScope was awarded gold-level recognition and achieved an an overall scope of 70/100, which certifies:

• Our structured, proactive approach to corporate responsibility
• Our established policies and processes to help tackle important issues
• Our capacity to clearly report on selected activities and key performance indicators

Our manufacturing facilities utilize the RBA Online self-assessment questionnaire to identify risks and opportunities for improvement. We also use Entropy, our primary EHS risk assessment/management tool, to perform a variety of internal monitoring and reporting activities.

Internal Audits

CommScope routinely audits our manufacturing facilities using ISO14001, ISO45001, SA8000 and ISO26000 standards to ensure compliance to the environment, health, safety, labor and ethical business practices. Facilities in high-risk countries are audited for labor and ethical practices by our CoRe team every two years, while facilities in low-risk countries are audited every three years. Our EHS team audits environment, health and safety practices every three years using international and company standards. Each externally certified facility also maintains its own team of internal auditors.

Reporting to the Audit Committee of CommScope’s Board of Directors, our Corporate Audit and Advisory team also performs independent, objective audits of our internal processes and controls following the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework.

Certifications

CommScope maintains a variety of certifications based on four widely accepted industry standards.

To view a specific certification, select your preferred facility location:

Health and Safety Management System certifications (ISO45001):

Multisite |  Bray, Ireland |  Brno-Modrice, Czech Republic |  Brno-Slatina, Czech Republic |  Buchdorf, Germany |  Campbellfield, Australia |  Catawba, NC, U.S. |  Claremont, NC, U.S. |  Delicias, Mexico |  Euless, TX, U.S. |  Forest, VA, U.S. |  Goa, India  |  Greensboro, NC, U.S. |  Hickory, NC, U.S. |  Juarez-Bermudez, Mexico |  Juarez-Praderas, Mexico |  Kessel-Lo, Belgium |  Lochgelly, U.K. |  Reynosa, Mexico |  Rhyl, U.K. |  Suzhou (CSA), China |  Suzhou (CSC), PRC |  Warrington, U.K.

Individual site (OHSAS)
Tijuana, Mexico

Environmental Management System certifications (ISO14001):

Multisite |  Bray, Ireland |  Brno-Modrice, Czech Republic |  Brno-Slatina, Czech Republic |  Burchdorf, Germany |  Campbellfield, Australia |  Catawba, NC, U.S. |  Claremont, NC, U.S. |  Delicias, Mexico |  Euless, TX, U.S. |  Forest, VA, U.S. |  Goa, India |  Greensboro, NC, U.S. |  Hickory, NC, U.S. |  Juarez-Bermudez, Mexico |  Juarez-Praderas, Mexico |  Kessel-lo, Belgium |  Lochgelly, U.K. |  Reynosa, Mexico |  Rhyl, U.K. |  Suzhou (CSC), PRC |  Suzhou (CSA), PRC |  Warrington, U.K.

Individual site (ISO)
Tijuana, Mexico

Quality Management System certifications (ISO9001/TL9000):

Multisite_nqa (TL, ISO)
Ashburn, VA, U.S. |  Brno-Modrice, Czech Republic |  Buchdorf, Germany |  Catawba, NC, U.S. (TL) |  Claremont, NC, U.S. |  Delicias, Mexico |  Euless, TX, U.S. |  Faenza, Italy |  Forest, VA, U.S. |  Fuquay-Varina, NC, U.S |  Goa, India |  Greensboro, NC, U.S. |  Joliet, IL, U.S. |  Juarez-Bermudez, Mexico |  Juarez-Praderas, Mexico |  Lochgelly, U.K. |  Reynosa, Mexico |  Richardson, TX, U.S. (Telecom Pkwy) |  Shakopee, MN, U.S. |  Suzhou (CSC), PRC

Multisite_nqa (ISO)
Agrate, Italy | Bangalore, India | Bodelwyddan, U.K. |  Bray, Ireland |  Brno-Slatina, Czech Republic |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Catawba, NC, U.S. (ISO) |  Chelmsford, MA, U.S. |  Guildford, U.K. |  Kessel-Lo, Belgium |  Malton, U.K. |  Pardubice, Czech Republic |  Richardson, TX, U.S. (Telecoxm Pkwy) | Warrington, U.K.

Individual site (ISO)
Bangalore, India |  Mumbai, India |  Suzhou (CSA), PRC