北美家居建材零售商中的老二劳氏(Lowe's）近期发邮件通知所有供应商说：将自2017年3月1日起与大哥家得宝(The Homedopt)统一供应商社会责任审核模板，以下是邮件原文和翻译：
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Vendors,
At Lowe’s, we’re driven by a single purpose— to help people love where they live. As part of our purpose, we are committedto protect our brand and our corporate reputation.
Lowe’s Vendor Code of Conduct is thefoundation of the Lowe’s Social Accountability & Environmental (“SAE”)Program. Currently the SAE Program is executed by auditing Direct and IndirectImport Vendors’ factories and factories producing Lowe’s Private Brandedproducts sourced domestically but manufactured outside of the U.S. and Canada(Vendor is the importer of record).
Over the past two years, we have partneredwith The Home Depot (“THD”) and developedone single audit template named RetailEthical Sourcing Assessment (“RESA”). The goal of developing the single audittemplate is to avoid imposing the added cost of having to conduct multiple auditson THD’s and Lowe’s vendors where the same factories are being used.
This new RESA audit template will beeffective for all SAE audits conducted on or after March 1, 2017. At the timeof audit scheduling, please inform Lowe’s appointed 3rdparty serviceprovider if an audit conducted by THD using the RESA template is on file. Ifso, Lowe’s will obtain a copy of the audit report and all relevant correctiveactions related document from THD directly and not conduct any additional SAEaudits. Please note that as Lowe’s vendors, you are obliged to comply withLowe’s Vendor Code of Conduct during SAE audits conducted by THD or Lowe’s,including but not limited to, Section 7 – Acceptance of Gifts and Benefits,Section 14 – Anti-Corruption, and etc.
We are truly excited about this newinitiative as it will pave the way in reducing SAE audit fatigue at thoseshared factories.
Thank you for your cooperation, partnershipand support.
Zach Miller
VP of Quality Assurance
With a copy to:
Anwar Khan
Director of Social Accountability
Paul Condeelis
Director of International QA
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中文翻译：
供应商们，
在Lowe’s，我们只有一个宗旨帮助人们爱其所居。作为宗旨的一部分，我们致力于保护我们的品牌和企业声誉。
Lowe’s的供应商行为准则是Lowe’s社会责任与环境（“SAE”）项目的基础。目前SAE项目审核直接和间接进口供应商的工厂，以及生产Lowe’s自有品牌产品,且位于美国和加拿大境外的工厂（供应商记录为进口商）。
在过去的两年中，我们与家得宝（“THD”）一起合作开发了一个名为零售商道德采购评估（“RESA”）的统一审核模板，其目的是为了避免对Lowe’s 和THD 共同使用的工厂进行重复审核，从而减少该重复审核导致的审核成本。
该RESA新审核模板将会对2017年3月1日当天或之后进行的所有SAE审核生效。因此在确认审核计划时，请告知Lowe’s任命的第三方服务提供商，THD是否已使用RESA模板对工厂进行过审核或者该THD审核已经安排在审核计划中。如果是这样，Lowe’s将直接从THD获得审核报告的副本及所有相关的纠正措施等文件，且不再开展任何额外的SAE审核。请注意，作为Lowe’s的供应商，无论是THD还是Lowe’s开展SAE审核，工厂都有义务遵守Lowe’s的供应商行为准则，包括但不限于第7条收受礼物和利益和第14条反腐败等规定。
我们对这一新举措感到由衷的高兴，因为它可以为THD和Lowe’s共享的工厂减少SAE审核疲劳。
非常感谢您的配合，协作和支持。
