About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company discloses the average number of days in which purchase orders are paid in full to suppliers after delivery/
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- In Modern Slavery Statement or
- California Transparency Act disclosure
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- On-time
- Purchase Order
- Purchasing Practices
Things to keep in mind:
- Extended and long payment terms can impact a supplier’s ability to provide decent employment conditions
- Long payment terms mean suppliers have to 'front' the costs of raw materials, often buying them on credit