Question: Does the company continuously monitor suppliers to ensure that they comply with the company’s policies and local laws?
Answer:
Audits of suppliers (self- reporting),
Audits of suppliers (independent),
On-site visits (self- reporting)
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Walk Free
Bestseller AS
2021
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updated over 1 year ago by Manali Rana

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“At BESTSELLER we continuously evaluate our negative as well as positive impacts on the human rights enjoyment of people affected by our operations. Every engagement and visit to our suppliers, engagement in stakeholder dialogue and internal effort from our people department all feed into our assessment of how we deliver on our commitment to respect human rights. Formal risk assessments are conducted twice a year and deep dives are carried out at regular intervals.”

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“BESTSELLER’s main vehicle to prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts is our comprehensive “Factory Standards Programme”. It addresses human and labour rights issues related to our supply chain, including those covered by the fundamental ILO conventions. The programme is operated by our Responsible Sourcing Department with 35 BESTSELLER employees working full time on the programme. The programme assesses all tier 1 suppliers and their supporting units based on our Supplier’s Code of Conduct (minimum requirements). Assessments are carried out by our local teams and external experts. Tier 1 factories must be approved by BESTSELLER HQ before they can commence production.”

Manali Rana.....2023-01-11 09:37:53 UTC