Question: Does the downstream company audit its supply chain, specifically its Smelter and Refiners (SoRs)?
Answer:
Yes
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Hitachi Ltd.
2018
Unverified - Added by Steward
"Since July 2012, Hitachi, Ltd. has been auditing the manufacturing bases of its and Group companies’ suppliers in China and the rest of Asia. In fiscal 2017, we conducted CSR audits of 18 suppliers" p. 78