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'Invoking sanctions against suppliers that fail to improve their performance in line with an action plan or seriously violate our supplier code of conduct, including the termination of the business relationship.'
The statement specifies that the company will terminate business relationships. This can be found on page 4 of the statement
taking steps to improve substandard suppliers' practices, including providing advice to suppliers through SEDEX and requiring them to implement action plans;.3
using SEDEX website, where suppliers can be checked for their labour standards, compliance in general, and modern slavery and human trafficking in particular; and
invoking sanctions against suppliers that fail to improve their performance in line with an action plan or seriously violate our supplier code of conduct, including the termination of the business relationship.4