The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to violate its policies, with the goal of improving conditions and achieving respect of the ILO core labor standards, which include the elimination of forced labor. The company’s corrective action plans include potential actions taken in case of noncompliance, a means to verify remediation and/or implementation of corrective actions, and potential consequences if corrective actions are not taken.
The company discloses: (1) a corrective action process for its suppliers and potential actions taken in cases of non-compliance, such as stop-work notices, warning letters, supplementary training, and policy revision; (2) a means to verify remediation and/or implementation of corrective actions, such as record review, employee interviews, or spotchecks; (3) potential consequences if corrective actions are not taken; and (4) a summary or an example of its corrective action process in practice.