Uses "supplier" generally and does not specify tiers. Includes basic expectations about compliance.

" Contractual obligations are imposed on suppliers to reinforce their compliance with Hermès Australia’s codes of conduct and provide warranties that the suppliers do not use modern slavery"

Third-party suppliers are required to prove "the absence of forced labour"

"Hermès Australia does not tolerate modern slavery or forced labour either within its business itself or within its supply chain." the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards; the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards; the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards; the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards;

"Hermès Australia requires its third-party suppliers to provide specific undertakings prior to onboarding relating to the absence of modern slavery practices and their compliance with national and international ethical, social and environmental laws, regulations and policies."

"the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards"

The company report compliance of third-party suppliers hence considered beyond tier 1.

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"RELEVANT POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS

Hermès Australia requires its third-party suppliers to provide specific undertakings prior to onboarding relating to the absence of modern slavery practices and their compliance with national and international ethical, social and environmental laws, regulations and policies. Such undertakings include, but are not limited to:

1. the absence of forced labour;

2. the adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards;

3. allowing the Hermès Group control over the choice of, or at best, providing it with knowledge of, the supplier’s subcontractors, if any; and

4. the acceptance to be audited by Hermès Australia and/or any entity of the Hermès Group and complete any questionnaires in this respect in good faith, and that the supplier shall resolve as soon as possible any issue highlighted during any audit.

These undertakings are part of the Hermès Group’s social, ethics and environmental commitments which are embedded within the Hermès Group’s codes of ethics since 2009. These codes are in line with the frameworks of fundamental universal principles such as, without limitation, the Universal Human Rights Declaration, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines."