Wages are covered under audits, but not in detail:

"The SEP audits were first developed in 2011. Theseare performed using a common methodology, which assesses the compliance of suppliers against four main pillars and over40 themes,using social health and safety and environmental standards such as SA8000, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001, as well a industry standards such as the RJC, SAC Higg Index, or the Leather Working Groupand is reviewed annually to incorporate new themes identified during the audit carried out during the year:

•Ethics: regulatory aspects, anti-corruption policies and intellectual property

•Health & Safety: employee well-being and safe working conditions

•Social: regulatory aspects such as wages and insurance, equality policies

•Environmental: risk of pollution in the water,air or soil, waste management, biodiversity impacts"