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),
On-site visits (self- reporting)
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Walk Free
2020
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updated over 2 years ago by Lucia Ixtacuy

Over the last 16 years, we have had a programme aimed at monitoring the labour conditions in our product supply chains and safeguarding the workers engaged in that supply chain. page 10

Hasmik Sahakyan.....2020-11-10 20:05:19 UTC

Continues through page 11.

Eugenia Berenice Camacho.....2020-11-12 21:16:20 UTC

pg. 3 "We continue to conduct audits when required and work with our suppliers to implement continuous improvement plans." pg. 4 "In response to the current situation, we have adapted the monitoring of our supply chain sites by developing a blended physical and virtual ethical trade auditing approach. We are also making full use of our confidential worker hotlines to ensure that we can remain responsive to workers’ needs." pg. 7-8 "In addition, before a factory is approved to produce Burberry finished goods, we assess its compliance with the Principles and applicable local laws and commitment to uphold them. The Responsibility team must be satisfied that the factory will uphold these standards before giving approval for production to begin. Audits, announced or unannounced, consist of worker interviews, document reviews and site tours, and are repeated periodically to confirm ongoing compliance and continuous improvement. The frequency of audits depends on the level of performance in previous audits – bett...

Lucia Ixtacuy.....2021-12-02 16:06:53 UTC