Compliance

To be in compliance with a legal agreement or established standards, goods, services and/or processes are required to adhere to the specified requirements. As an example, a buyer may insist on adherence to codes of conduct in terms of the employment conditions of workers or the avoidance of other unsustainable practices. A compliance audit on suppliers or upstream in the supply chain may be conducted by the buyer or their agent to validate that agreed standards are being adhered to.

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