Common use of Ethics and Social Responsibility Clause in Contracts

Ethics and Social Responsibility. In accordance with the Buyer’s commitments to ethics and social responsibility, Supplier declares to: Operate in compliance with national and international laws, comply with principles of fair competition, and reject all forms of corruption. Supplier acknowledges that it has received the Buyer’s Supplier Charter and shall make commercially reasonable efforts to abide by the principles outlined in the Charter. Supplier may also agree to be audited by Buyer or a mandated third-party on its compliance with the Supplier Charter. In addition, Supplier commits to being consistent with the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Global Compact and Convention on the Rights of the Child and Conventions of the International Labour Organization, to which Buyer adheres. Supplier commits in particular: To abide by human rights and freedoms and personal dignity, not to use child labour, forced labour or covert labour, not to discriminate between its employees on grounds prohibited by applicable law, not to use any mental or physical coercion, to take reasonable action to prevent any psychological harassment and to put a stop to any psychological harassment situation in the workplace, to respect the laws in force related to employment, labour, pay equity, employment equity and health and safety. The parties agree that this provision constitutes Buyer’s prerequisite for entering into this Agreement. Should Supplier fail to meet its obligations and not remedy the situation within fifteen