I. About Arm
Arm is the industry leader in the design of central processing units (“CPUs”) and compute platforms for semiconductor chips. Arm’s compute platform spans core intellectual property (“IP”), advanced compute subsystems (“CSS”) and purpose-built silicon. The Company is incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and is publicly listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. It is controlled by SoftBank Group Corp., a company registered in Japan.
Our operations and activities
Arm’s principal operations and activities are the licensing, marketing, research and development of CPU intellectual property, graphics processing unit IP, systems IP, CSS and associated software, tools and other related services. In March 2026, Arm extended its offerings to include production silicon products with the introduction of the Arm AGI CPU.
Our supply chain
We purchase a range of products and services to enable Arm’s business and help our people to innovate and operate successfully. These products and services include, for example, software, IT hardware, cloud services, professional services and facilities management services. Our recent entry into production silicon introduces additional supply chain actors, such as third-party foundry partners and contract manufacturers for fabrication.
II. Our Policies and Commitments
Arm’s policies prohibit any form of modern slavery, forced labor or human trafficking in its business or in its supply chain. Arm is committed to respecting internationally recognized human rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. As a participant of the UN Global Compact (UNGC), Arm has committed to meeting fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. The UNGC’s Ten Principles include the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor and the effective abolition of child labor.
Our approach to corporate responsibility and ethical business conduct is underpinned by our policies, including:
Code of Conduct
Our Code of Conduct applies to all our people, directors and officers, and guides how we behave, make decisions and act responsibly in all we do. The Code:
- Requires compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Requires that we treat each other with respect and prohibits bullying and harassment.
- Our internal Prevention of Bullying and Harassment Policy further underscores our respect for the right of all individuals to work with dignity and in an environment where everyone is treated fairly. It covers bullying and harassment both in and outside the workplace and encourages people to report issues or complaints through our grievance process.
- Commits to co-creating a culture of inclusion and to equitable access to opportunity at Arm. It prohibits discrimination of any kind.
- Articulates the shared duty to maintain safe and secure working environments, including a responsibility to help safeguard young people and vulnerable adults in our spaces.
- Sets out our commitment to fostering a work environment where human rights are respected and protected, and our dedication to creating a respectful, inclusive and safe environment for everyone associated with our organization, including our people, partners and the communities we operate within.
Violations of applicable laws or our Code of Conduct can be reported via various channels, including the Arm Raise a Concern Helpline. Arm prohibits retaliation against those who raise concerns in good faith or participate in an investigation.
Supplier Code of Conduct
We seek to work with suppliers that share our commitment to responsible business practices and maintain effective strategies to meet the standards we have set out for them in our Supplier Code of Conduct (“Supplier Code”). As part of the registration process, suppliers are asked to confirm their commitment to and compliance with the Supplier Code. The Supplier Code included the following key expectations in the FYE26 reporting period:
- Forced or involuntary labor: Suppliers must not participate in human trafficking; use forced, involuntary, or slave labor; or purchase materials or services from companies using forced, involuntary, or slave labor. They must be able to certify that materials included in their products comply with the slavery and human trafficking laws of the country or countries in which they do business.
- Child labor: Suppliers must not use any form of child labor or practices that inhibit the development of children. Suppliers must comply with all child labor laws and should not employ anyone under the age of fifteen, or where it is higher, the mandatory school leaving age in the local country.
- Compensation and working hours: Suppliers must comply with the applicable wage and hour labor laws governing compensation and working hours. Suppliers should conduct operations in ways that limit overtime to a level that ensures a humane and productive work environment.
- Discrimination and harassment: Suppliers must maintain an environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
- Human rights and freedom of association: Suppliers must treat all individuals with respect and fairness, and respect internationally recognized human rights further described in the Supplier Code, including freedom of association and collective bargaining and other fair working conditions in compliance with applicable laws.
- Health & safety: Suppliers are expected to have appropriate management systems, controls, policies and training in place to ensure their operations run in a safe manner, including compliance with all applicable health & safety laws.
- Responsible sourcing: Suppliers are expected to carry out due diligence on the source of materials to promote sustainable sourcing and ethical best practice. Suppliers are also specifically required to comply with all applicable laws related to conflict minerals including tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.
Further, we expect our suppliers to:
- monitor their compliance with the Supplier Code and reaffirm their commitment annually; and
- have a program to ensure that their own suppliers who directly or indirectly provide products or services (or components thereof) to Arm meet the expectations set out in the Supplier Code.
Suppliers are encouraged to report violations of the Supplier Code. Violations may be reported via the Arm Raise a Concern Helpline, which allows for confidential reporting to the extent permitted by local law. This helpline, which is available in multiple languages and includes local numbers for various countries, is available to people in and outside of Arm. Arm prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports a concern in good faith.
III. Assessing and Managing Risks in Our Supply Chain
We conduct due diligence throughout initial assessment, onboarding and the ongoing supplier lifecycle. This risk-based diligence includes self-assessment questionnaires and EcoVadis assessments to help evaluate suppliers’ sustainability impacts, including with respect to human rights and labor practices. If issues are identified, we may engage with suppliers to advise targeted mitigations or take other actions. For example, non-compliance with the Supplier Code would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by our Procurement and/or Legal Compliance teams, and actions may be taken as appropriate, up to termination of all agreements with Arm if necessary.
IV. Training
Our people, officers and directors are annually given training on our Code of Conduct and required to demonstrate that they have read and understand the Code of Conduct. In addition, all procurement colleagues with supplier selection and engagement responsibilities received modern slavery awareness training as part of our internal Procurement Academy. This Academy was launched in FYE26 to implement our responsible procurement strategy.
V. Next Steps
Consistent with our commitment to respecting human rights and our aim to operate sustainably, and in light of Arm’s March 2026 announcement to expand our offerings to include Arm-designed silicon products, key cross-functional internal stakeholders (including functions such as Procurement, Legal, Quality and Sustainability) are collaborating to further enhance our supply chain due diligence capabilities and internal trainings. We seek to build on our existing responsible procurement programme and continually improve our efforts to identify, mitigate and address risks of modern slavery in our operations and our supply chains as our business evolves.
The Company’s Board of Directors approved this statement on 30 July 2026.
Please direct any questions on this statement to Spencer Collins, Chief Legal Officer at legalethics@arm.com.
Rene Haas, Chief Executive Officer, Arm Holidings plc