Ethical Sourcing at Coles
The Coles Ethical Sourcing team support and manage Coles’ response to human rights risks in its supply chain. The team work closely with suppliers of products, as well as procurement non-trade products and services suppliers, to ensure compliance with Coles Ethical Sourcing Program. The team run webinars regularly through CQA to ensure suppliers are equipped with the tools and resources they need to support their ethical sourcing journey.
Coles’ Ethical Sourcing Policies
Detailed information about Coles’ Ethical Sourcing Program can be found in Coles’ annual Modern Slavery Statement:
Coles’ Annual Modern Slavery Statement
Our other policies and documents are available on Coles’ Human Rights webpage and are listed below:
- Coles’ Human Rights
- Ethical Sourcing Policy
- Ethical Sourcing Program Requirements – Products
- Ethical Sourcing Program Requirements – Services
- Safety and Instruction Training Checklist
- Third Party Labour Providers
- Wages and Benefits Remediation Supplier Requirements (Australia)
- Child Labour Remediation Supplier Requirements
- Worker Accommodation
- Continuous Improvement Supplier Guide
- Forced Bonded Labour Remediation Supplier Requirements
- Ethical Sourcing Remediation Framework
E-Learning
Ethical Sourcing Webinars
- Enabling suppliers to cascade Coles’ Ethical Sourcing Requirements throughout their supply chains (24 Jul24)
- Coles Ethical Sourcing Program Requirement and Common Non-Conformances (05 Jun24) Language – Thai
- Coles Ethical Sourcing Program Requirements, Ethical Audit Preparation and Post Audit Next Steps (6 Mar24) Language – Mandarin
- Goods not for Resale (GNFR) Services – Coles Ethical Sourcing Program Requirements (28 Feb24)
- Fire and Building Safety Management in China (21 Nov 23) Language – Mandarin
- Mitigation and Prevention, Training on Common Non-Conformances (25 Oct 23)
- Engaging and Monitoring Third-Party Labour Providers (28 Jun 23)
- Responsible Recruitment (20 Jun 23)
- Managing Working Hours (18 May 23) Language – Mandarin
- Management Systems for Effective Ethical Sourcing (2 Dec 22) Language – Mandarin
- Health and Safety Training for Production in China, Language – Mandarin (12 Sept22)
- Embedding Ethical Sourcing into your Business (15 Jul 22)
- Ethical Sourcing Challenges in China (12 May22) Language – Mandarin
- Preparing for your Ethical Audit – Horticulture suppliers (4 May 22)
- Training on Coles Ethical Sourcing Program (28 Apr 22) Language – Mandarin
- Preparing for your Ethical Audit (24 Nov 21)
- Fire Safety – Social Compliance Audit Findings (25 Jun 21)
- Intro to Ethical Sourcing Audits for Coles Suppliers (9 Dec 20)
Educational Links
| Coles Group
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www.colesgroup.com.au |
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| Fair Work Ombudsman
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www.fwo.org.au |
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Sedex |
www.sedex.com |
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Fair Farms |
www.fairfarms.com.au |
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| APSCA
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www.theapsca.org |
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| Dept. of Home Affairs
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immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
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