Supply Chain Imperative, The: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers

Please describe what your organization does, referring to the guidance and highlighting examples of good practice.

Policy

Guidance

How the organization integrates social policy and strategy into corporate systems, community relations, employee welfare, etc; how the organization s policies influence the core business behavior to have a positive impact on society.

Please give examples, such as action taken to:

• Encourage stakeholders to be actively involved in local decision making.

• Encourage corporate and employee involvement in the community.

1. Our organization has a written policy making a formal commitment to achieving a positive social impact.

   Yes _ No _ Under development _

2. How is our policy used to promote active involvement, dialogue, and engagement with the community?

   Score for response (max. 10)

Objectives and Targets

Guidance

How the organization benchmarks itself against the best in class across a range of social and ethical issues.

Please give examples, such as action taken to:

• Improve equity and equality of opportunity for people.

• Select indicators which simplify, quantify, and communicate information on social targets.

• Monitor equal opportunities policies and practices.

3. Through stakeholder dialog our organization has established SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timebound ) targets on a range of issues which demonstrate its commitment to acting in a socially responsible way.

   Yes _ No _ Under development _

4. How is social responsibility integrated into our organization s business strategy and working practices?

   Score for response (max. 10)

People

Guidance

How the organization seeks to work with the rich diversity of individuals which make up our society; how the organization has adopted a business strategy which includes and involves people regardless of age, race, creed, color , ethnicity , and sexual orientation.

Please give examples, such as action taken to:

• Improve opportunities for lifelong learning and employability.

• Improve health and healthy life expectancy.

• Reduce the need to travel.

5. Our workforce is aware of the policy and key staff understand their role and responsibility in helping our organization to improve its reputation.

   Yes _ No _ Under development _

6. How does your organization encourage staff and give recognition for taking forward its commitment to social responsibility?

   Score for response (max. 10)

Results

Guidance

Please give examples, such as action taken to:

• Improve access to jobs, basic goods, and services.

• Rectify specific problems identified.

7. Our organization regularly reviews its standing and reputation with its stakeholders.

   Yes _ No _ Under development _

8. How does our organization foster relationships (including those with its workforce, suppliers, and customers) in order to maintain a reputation for high standards of business conduct?

   Score for response (max. 10)

Communications (Internal and External)

Guidance

How social reporting is used to inform stakeholders as to what extent performance corresponds to policy, to learn about their expectations, and to clarify and strengthen the organization s values.

Please give examples, such as action taken to:

• Communicate the broad aims or vision of the organization.

• Make workforce aware of social policy and strategy.

9. Our social policy is circulated widely and made available to people both inside and outside of the organization.

   Yes _ No _ Under development _

10. How are corporate policy, objectives, and targets championed and cascaded to all levels of our organization and to external audiences?

    Score for response (max. 10)