Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.97
Liaison Alex Davis
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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Arizona State University
OP-13: Vendor Code of Conduct

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Betty Lombardo
Manager
University Sustainability Practices
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Does the institution have and act on a vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy that sets expectations about the social and environmental responsibility of vendors with whom the institution does business?:
Yes

The website URL where the vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy is posted :
A copy of the vendor code of conduct or equivalent policy:
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A brief description of programs and strategies institution has implemented to ensure the code is followed, including a brief description of instances when vendor code of conduct has changed purchasing behavior within the last five years, if applicable:

Arizona State University is a long-standing member of the Workers Rights Consortium http://www.workersrights.org/ and the Fair Labor Association http://www.fairlabor.org/. The University monitors thousands of factories that make licensed goods. In addition, the Workers Rights Consortium and the Fair Labor Association audit production facilities and require improved conditions. The University monitors dozens of labor and student sites (like USAS http://usas.org/). Last year the University dropped its fourth largest revenue licensee, Russell, until factory conditions in Honduras were improved.


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