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WE CARE DEEPLY AND TAKE PRIDE IN THE MANUFACTURING PARTNERS WHO BRING OUR VISIONS TO REALITY. WE CHOOSE TO WORK ONLY WITH SEWING AND FINISHING CONTRACTORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND HUMAN DECENCY WITHIN THEIR OPERATIONS. OUR SUPPLIER PARTNERS FOLLOW INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED STANDARDS FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND ADHERE TO THE KITX CODE OF CONDUCT.
IN ADDITION, KITX SUPPORTS THE TEN PRINCIPLES AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE POLICIES. THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT IS A PRINCIPLE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESSES, STATING TEN PRINCIPLES IN THE AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION.
ENDORSED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVES GLOBALLY, THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT AIMS TO MOBILISE A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE THE WORLD WE WANT. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT SUPPORTS COMPANIES TO:
// DO BUSINESS RESPONSIBLY BY ALIGNING THEIR STRATEGIES AND OPERATIONS WITH TEN PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION.
// TAKE STRATEGIC ACTIONS TO ADVANCE BROADER SOCIETAL GOALS, SUCH AS THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION.
MEMBERS OF THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT ALSO:
// REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE ORGANISATION’S ONGOING EFFORTS
// ENGAGE LOCALLY WHERE THE ORGANISATION HAS A PRESENCE
TEN PRINCIPLES
1: BUSINESSES SHOULD SUPPORT AND RESPECT THE PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY PROCLAIMED HUMAN RIGHTS
2: BUSINESSES SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
3: BUSINESSES SHOULD UPHOLD THE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE EFFECTIVE RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
4: BUSINESSES SHOULD UPHOLD THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF FORCED AND COMPULSORY LABOUR
5: BUSINESSES SHOULD UPHOLD THE EFFECTIVE ABOLITION OF CHILD LABOUR
6: BUSINESSES SHOULD UPHOLD THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN RESPECT OF EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION
7: BUSINESSES SHOULD SUPPORT A PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
8: BUSINESSES SHOULD UNDERTAKE INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
9: BUSINESSES SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES
10: BUSINESSES SHOULD WORK AGAINST CORRUPTION IN ALL ITS FORMS, INCLUDING EXTORTION AND BRIBERY
