Question: Does the company continuously monitor suppliers to ensure that they comply with the company’s policies and local laws?
Answer:
Audits of suppliers (self- reporting),
Audits of suppliers (independent),
On-site visits (self- reporting)
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Nestle USA
2020
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updated almost 2 years ago by Sascha

pg. 9 "Our Labour Rights Roadmap, based on human rights impact assessments, and our new automated compliance audit program (called CARE), centralises reporting on mandatory training courses and demonstrates specific human rights issues associated with different raw material supply chain" "As well as monitoring our salient issues, we also work with our partners – organisations like the Fair Labor Association and Earthworm Foundation – to continually review the situation in our supply chains and ensure our action plans are as effective as they can be." pg. 11 "We manage these risks through our responsible sourcing program, mapping our supply chains with our direct suppliers, and conducting farm assessments with partner organisations such as Proforest and Earthworm Foundation." It states of developing a toolkit by 2021 to help palm oil producers to assess their labor standards. pg. 12 "Recognising that labour rights challenges must be addressed at industry level, in collaboration with other companies we suppo...

Lucia Ixtacuy.....2022-06-24 12:23:09 UTC

Added - audit of supplier (independent)

Pg. 11

All Nestlé suppliers and contractors are required to comply with the Responsible Sourcing

Standard and the Nestlé Business Principles. We monitor suppliers’ compliance with our

requirements through initiatives including third‑party audits, independent assessments, and contractual and relationship reviews.

Pg. 14 Assessments include exploratory and full site visits and analysis of traceability and employment data. The findings inform strategies to improve mill practices and support roll out of practice changes and training.

Sascha.....2022-07-01 02:22:31 UTC