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Supply Chain Policies in Local Language
Does the company publish the supplier / vendor policy (or policies) / Code of Conduct translated into local languages of production and sourcing countries?
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Publishing translations of supplier policies/code of conduct in the local languages of the production/sourcing vendors ensures supplier teams and workers are able to fully understand the requirements and can allow workers to better understand their workplace rights.

In this question you are being asked to identify if the company states that the supplier/vendor policy (or policies) is translated into local languages. Start by searching for translations of the supplier/vendor policies/Code of Conduct in local languages of production/sourcing countries.

This may appear in/on:
- The Code of Conduct
- The supplier terms of engagement
- The supplier guidebook
- The vendor agreements
- In a Corporate Responsibility microsite
- 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:
- Translations
- Languages
- Code of Conduct
- Policies

Things to watch out for:
- Brands must be publicly publishing the translated documents to receive the point not just stating that translations are available

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