Ethical sourcing applies stated labor, human-rights, environmental and business-conduct expectations when choosing and managing suppliers. The program should convert policy language into supplier requirements and decisions.
How should a business apply Ethical Sourcing?
Set the applicable code, risk screening, contractual obligations, evidence and response to violations. Higher-risk countries, products and subcontracting need deeper review.
What records support Ethical Sourcing?
Retain supplier acknowledgments, assessments, audit evidence, grievances, corrective actions and decisions on continued business.
Ethical Sourcing: control and evidence
| Area | What the record should show |
|---|---|
| Control | Set the applicable code, risk screening, contractual obligations, evidence and response to violations. Higher-risk countries, products and subcontracting need deeper review. |
| Evidence | Retain supplier acknowledgments, assessments, audit evidence, grievances, corrective actions and decisions on continued business. |
| Tradeoff | Publishing a supplier code does not show that conditions were checked or problems were remedied. |
What should buyers verify about Ethical Sourcing?
Publishing a supplier code does not show that conditions were checked or problems were remedied.
