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Will not start a business relationship with a factory if evidence of violation is found in initial audit
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"(...) all factories must provide a recent audit done by an accredited, external third-party. Based on the findings of the audit, a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is developed and we ask our suppliers and their factories to demonstrate improvement in all identified areas. No orders can be placed without setting up a factory on our system and this is only done if it meets all our ethical requirements as laid down in our Code of Conduct.
For a new factory setup, if critical findings are observed, we do not begin the relationship without evidence that the existing findings have been remediated. If a critical non-compliance (NC) is found at an existing factory, we require evidence of improvement to continue our business relationship."
In addition, all factories must provide a recent audit done by an accredited, external third-party. Based on the findings of the audit, a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is developed and we ask our suppliers and their factories to demonstrate improvement in all identified areas.2