Question:
Has the company reviewed business KPIs to ensure they are not increasing risk of modern slavery? (E.g. expansion to production countries that have a lot of migrant workers)
Answer:
Yes
2019
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updated almost 3 years ago by Singh Anjali
pg. 5
"As described below, our Global Social Compliance program, which includes, among other things, our factory audit program, our Vendor Code of Conduct, our training efforts, and our grievance mechanisms for vendors, underscores our efforts to address and mitigate these risks with our merchandise vendors, and where appropriate, to take corrective action. We also regularly review factory audits performed, remediation efforts taken, and vendor training attendance, as part of these efforts."
pg. 7
"Third-Party Audits. We contract with both leading independent auditors (including UL, Intertek, and Omega) and other third parties (such as our buying agent) to conduct social compliance audits at factories that supply products that we have designed for sale in our stores and online. In addition, we accept audit reports from recognized accredited audit sources, including BSCI, WRAP, and SEDEX, from these merchandise vendors. These social compliance audits evaluate and address risks of forced labor, including slavery and human trafficking. Over the last two decades, thousands of audits have been conducted."