What is Inditex? What is Inditex Consulting?
Inditex is one of the world´s most important and well-known retailers, including brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull & Bear. Inditex, which steers the global fashion industry with its designs, wide supply network and high production capacity, can always offer quality, healthy and safe products to its customers. Forming its corporate policies from the sustainability line, Inditex attaches importance to social and environmental responsibility in supply chain management, as it does in every process it carries out. It expects the same approach and awareness on environmental, social, human rights, ethics, etc. issues from every supplier it works with. In order to achieve this, it wants each supplier to pass Inditex audits.
Inditex audits are a social compliance audit organized for businesses in Inditex´s supply chain and evaluating the social and environmental performance of supplier companies. Companies that pass these audits can become approved suppliers by obtaining Inditex Certificate and can produce products / services for brands within Inditex.
Since these audits are quite comprehensive and include critical issues, it is recommended that supplier companies be prepared for audits under the supervision of a consultancy firm. Aşan Consulting, which has experience and expertise in social compliance audit consultancy and has guided many companies so far, also offers this service in Inditex consultancy. Companies that want to prepare properly for Inditex audits and become the approved supplier of big brands such as Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Oysho in a short time can contact Aşan Danışmanlık.
Inditex Audit Consulting
Inditex audits verify whether suppliers meet Inditex supply chain requirements for:
* No one can be forced to work and child labor cannot be used in the business premises.
* Necessary precautions regarding health and safety in the workplace should be taken; Employees should be provided with a safe and clean working environment.
* There should be no discrimination among the people working at the suppliers´ facilities.
* Employees should not be treated harshly and inhumanly in any way.
* Suppliers must establish a fair wage policy. Employees should not be employed without the minimum wage and minimum social rights specified in the law.
* Production must be traceable. Each supplier must follow and report all the operations carried out on the production line in a transparent manner.
* Each supplier must be able to make regular employment.
* The maximum weekly working hours determined by local labor laws and/or international agreements should not be exceeded. In this context, the weekly working time should be a maximum of 48 hours for each worker.
* Suppliers must ensure information security in accordance with international principles and standards.
* Employees should be given the right to collective bargaining and collective bargaining with the employer. No employee should be prosecuted for participating in activities.
* Environmental compatibility must be ensured. The scope of each supplier must comply with environmental regulations determined by local laws, international standards, industry rules, etc.
* Each product sold to brands within Inditex must comply with Indidex´s quality, safety and health rules.
For more detailed information about Inditex supplier code of conduct and audits, you can contact Aşan Danışmanlık.
Inditex Controls
Inditex audits can be organized as comprehensive supplier audits or special audits on specific issues. These audits can be carried out by informing the supplier companies and creating an audit program or completely unannounced. Authorized auditors of Inditex or experts of independent audit firms accredited by Inditex can conduct ethical audits by visiting supplier facilities on site. In these audits, the auditors can meet with the employees collectively or privately. In addition, he can conduct detailed interviews with the management staff. During the inspection, on-site inspections can be made in production lines, landfills, offices, workshops and other open / closed areas.
Being an approved supplier of Inditex is extremely important for any company operating in the fashion and clothing industry. Being an approved supplier provides organizations with high sales volume, while at the same time increasing corporate reputation. To obtain these advantages, each supplier must pass Inditex audits. As always, the most reliable solution partner of companies in this regard is Aşan Danışmanlık. You can always reach Aşan Danışmanlık about Inditex Certificate and Inditex audits.