A business Suppliers may require Balance the cost of longer-term warehousing of goods model relying on excessive working hours or against the increased employee risks linked to short lead times cut corners on safety to seasonal production. for suppliers meet time pressure on Where other products have different seasonal cycles, because of production. help suppliers with their capacity planning. seasonal factors Work with other companies sourcing from the same or high speed suppliers to find ways of reducing the risks. delivery requirements. Business A joint venture Disregard for human rights Carry out due diligence on business relationships. relationships partnership with by a government or Seek champions within partners’ home government or the sale of business partner may and work with that government to improve respect for – sensitive expose people to harm in human rights. products to relation to the company’s Ensure any venture or sales contracts include – governments, operations. For example, provisions to respect human rights. state agencies where governments provide or business a license or permits for land partners with a without due process for poor track communities that use it, or if record on a government misuses human rights. sensitive technology to harm citizens.
A business model relying on short lead times for suppliers because of seasonal factors or high speed delivery requirements. Suppliers may require excessive working hours or cut corners on safety to meet time pressure on production. Balance the cost of longer-term warehousing of goods against the increased employee risks linked to seasonal production. Where other products have different seasonal cycles, help suppliers with their capacity planning. Work with other companies sourcing from the same suppliers to find ways of reducing the risks. Business relationships A joint venture partnership with – or the sale of sensitive products to – governments, state agencies or business partners with a poor track record on human rights. Disregard for human rights by a government or business partner may expose people to harm in relation to the company’s operations. For example, where governments provide a license or permits for land without due process for communities that use it, or if a government misuses sensitive technology to harm citizens. Carry out due diligence on business relationships. Seek champions within partners’ home government and work with that government to improve respect for human rights. Ensure any venture or sales contracts include provisions to respect human rights.
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