RE: Sunday Times again lay in to Boo11 Jul 2020 23:35
The boohoo group is a SEDEX member and third party audits are conducted in line with SEDEX’s SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit) framework. In the UK, this is supplemented by unannounced audits by our Sourcing and Compliance team. Where the audit process identifies opportunities to improve supplier operations, these issues, together with the proposed improvements are recorded in a Corrective Action Plan Report (CAPR). We work with the supplier to provide support to effect the necessary changes and improvements recorded in the CAPR.
Working in partnership with our suppliers to help them address issues within their operations is important to us; we recognise that some issues cannot be solved overnight, but with guidance, our suppliers can implement sustainable change.
We recognise that our supply chain is complex and goes beyond the ‘first tier’. The supply chain additionally includes sub-contractors, fabric and component suppliers and raw material suppliers. We are committed to improving traceability beyond the first tier of the supply chain. We continue to develop a second tier subcontractor database as part of our drive to increasing transparency within the wider supply chain.