p.2,3

"Next expects its suppliers to understand, take responsibility for and ownership of for implementing the Code of Practice Principle Standards throughout their own supply chains and business operations. Compliance to the Code of Practice Principle Standards will be measured through the Code of Practice Auditing Standards and local law, which applies to all suppliers within our supply chain and business operations".

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"Lawful Working Hours"

"The normal working hours should not exceed 48 hours per week and must comply with national laws or the benchmark industry standards, whichever offers greater protection. Overtime working shall be voluntary, should not exceed 12 hours per week and will not be demanded on a regular basis. Employees must be compensated for overtime at the rate legally required in the country of manufacture or, in those countries where such laws do not exist, at a rate exceeding the regular hourly compensation rate."

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Source 2:

p.4,17

"76% of audits were on-site visits; 24% were virtual visits".

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"Our COP strategy is built on investing time and resources in our new and existing suppliers to induct, train and collaboratively support them to help them raise standards where necessary".

"Before an audit takes place we explain our requirements, the audit process and Category 1–6 rating system we use. Our priority is to encourage honesty and transparency with factory management. This approach has helped to uncover a number of important issues such as the factory management showing us their accurate records, rather than what they think we want to see".

"Our audit plan prioritises the human rights of workers in our supply chain and is risk based, taking into account geographical location, ethical reputation, the type of manufacturing process and the factory’s most recent audit rating. Where we find areas for improvement during an audit, we create a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which is agreed with the supplier and factory management. Follow up reviews are undertaken to monitor progress against the CAP".

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In the year, 91% of the factories making NEXT branded products were rated as compliant by achieving a Cat 1-3 rating.