Description
Strengthen company engagement with suppliers.
- SR-1: Does the facility aim to establish long-term relationships with suppliers in order to build responsible sourcing relationships with them?
- SR-2: Has the facility confirmed that immediate suppliers have committed to the site's supply chain policy, consistent with the OECD's Annex II Model Supply Chain Policy?
- SR-3: Does the facility seek to incorporate its supply chain policy into commercial contracts and/or written agreements with immediate suppliers?
- SR-4: Has the facility communicated to immediate suppliers their expectations on responsible supply chains?
- SR-5: Are the facility's expectations that suppliers will undertake mineral supply chain due diligence and risk management consistent with the standards defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and disclosure requirements, including data required to conduct risk assessment in conformance with the Standard, communicated to suppliers via contracts and/or written agreements? (OECD)
- SR-6: MICA ONLY: The Facility incorporate supply chain information requirements into written agreements and/or contracts with immediate suppliers (traders, aggregators, processors, mines - both LSM and ASM, and exporters) that include relevant supply chain details, including taxes, fees, payments, ownership, origin, extraction methods, consolidation locations, intermediaries, transportation routes, and export documentation.
- SR-7: GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS ONLY: Does the Facility incorporate the right to conduct unannounced spot-checks on immediate suppliers and have access to their documentation as relevant to the exercise of due diligence in written agreements?
- SR-8: Does the facility communicate intended consequences if the supplier does not meet those expectations?
- SR-9: Does the facility have processes to monitor the performance of the immediate supplier against the expectations set out in the supply chain policy and related contracts and/or written agreements?
- SR-10: Note any ways the facility has supported or built capacities of suppliers to improve performance and conform to the facility's supply chain policy.
- SR-11: Does the facility seek to engage directly with legitimate ASM producers or their representatives directly where possible? (OECD)