4.5.2 Supply chain responsibility

Supply chain responsibility is another aspect that was looked into. Sixteen of the surveyed companies appear to have a supply chain responsibility policy. Most commonly, in the relationship with its suppliers, the company uses a code of conduct similar to the code of conduct applicable to the company's personnel. These companies state that they actively control their suppliers' compliance with the policy and that they apply sanctions in case of non-compliance by a supplier (see section 4.2.6 above).