ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC> <html > <head> <title>Auchan Import Export - Auchan Group</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <META Http-Equiv="Cache-Control" Content="no-cache"> <META Http-Equiv="Pragma" Content="no-cache"> <META Http-Equiv="Cache" Content="no store"> <META Http-Equiv="Expires" Content="0"> <link href="style/communFR.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="style/bleu.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="style/bleu/gabaritsSmall.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> .style1 { text-align: justify; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="conteneur"> <div id="header"> <ul> <li class="logo"><a href="index.html?channelName=Location" title="Auchan Import Export - Home page"></a></li> <li class="activities"><a href="index.html?channelName=Activities" title="Activities"></a></li> <li class="locations"><a href="locations.html?channelName=Locations" title="Locations"></a></li> <li class="ethics"><a href="socialethic.html?channelName=Ethics" title="Ethics"></a></li> <li class="wta"><a href="wta.html?channelName=WTA" title="WTA"></a></li> <li class="securedaccess"><a href="https://www.auchantrading.com/logon.asp" title="SecureAccess"></a></li> </ul> <img src="images/FR/bleu/tit_carre.gif" alt="" width="228" height="131" /><img src="images/rouge/visu_ambiance.jpg" alt="" width="672" height="131" /> </div> <div id="gauche"> <ul> <li class="monde"><a href="socialethic.html?channelName=finances&amp;rubName=Social Ethic" title="Social Ethic" id="menu2Selected"><span>Auchan Import Export</span></a></li> <li> <ul id="ssmenu"> <li class="asie"><a href="socialethic.html?channelName=finances&amp;rubName=Social Ethic" title="Social Ethic" id="menu5Selected"><span>Social Ethic</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="ambiance"><div id="tit"><table><tr><td> Auchan&#39;s commitment to ethical commerce</td></tr></table></div></div> <div id="centre"> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><div id="navd"> <div class="entete"></div> <div class="cadre"> <div class="tip"> <div class="zoom"></div> <p><span style="color: #4A6FB5"><strong>Objectives 2008:</strong></span> <br />To reinforce our international quality service which coordinates the social audit program. <br />To reinforce our internal social evaluations of our suppliers regarding technical and social criteria. <br /></p> <p><span style="color: #4A6FB5"><strong>2007 Key Figures :</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #ff0000"><strong>89</strong></span> social audits carried out in 2007 (445 social audits carried out since the beginning of this project).<br /> </div> <p><br /></p> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="titreCadre"> <h1>Social Ethic</h1> </div> <div class="texte1"> <p class="style1">Our approach :<br /><br /> In its relationship with suppliers of developing countries, Auchan tries to ensure that the products it buys have been manufactured under conditions which respect the rights of employees. <br /><br />Auchan has adopted since 1997 a &#34;Code of Business Ethics&#34; which its suppliers have committed to follow. This Code is inspired by the principles established by the International Work Organisation and includes 10 main criteria which all suppliers must respect :<br /><br /> - child labour is unacceptable<br /> - forced labour and disciplinary practices will not be tolerated<br /> - suppliers must provide a safe and healthy working environment<br /> - all types of discrimination are unacceptable, etc.<br /> <br />As of 1999, Auchan has carried out regular social audits performed by external qualified inspection companies, aimed in particular at suppliers who manufacture Auchan brand products, textiles, toys, sports items, etc. <br /><br />After every initial social audit, Auchan and the supplier agree, if necessary, on a plan of corrective actions which is monitored with either an internal evaluation or with an external follow-up audit, in order to evaluate the supplier s progress in the less acceptable criteria. <br /><br />Auchan participates, together with 14 other French and Belgian retail companies, in a task force called I.C.S* &#34;Social Clause Initiative&#34; under the arbitration of the FCD organisation (The French Federation of Commercial and Retail Companies). These companies carry out social audits based on a common guideline and share the results through a common website data base (more than 4000 audits). <br /><br />Auchan is also a member of European social program called : GSCP (Global Social Compliance Program). <br /><br />* <a href="http://www.ics-asso.org/doc4/page1_eng.htm" target="_blank" class="dernier" title="I.C.S">www.ics-asso.org</a> </p> </div> <div class="haut_page"><a href="#">top of page&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pied"> <a href="index.html" title="Home Page">Home Page</a> <a href="http://www.groupeauchan.fr/index.jsp?lang=EN" target="_blank" class="dernier" title="Auchan Group">Auchan Group</a> </div> </div> </body> </html>