Scout Store Suppliers and Ethical Standards Statement

All new suppliers who provide products direct to Scout Store must provide factory profile information (including details of processes, workers ages, company policies) and a copy of an independent Ethical and Social Audit report (SMETA, BSCI, BRC, ETI etc.) or provide a copy of Ethical and Social Certificate such as ETI, ICTI or similar which must be no more than 12 months old, for review by Scout Store.

All new suppliers and factories Quality Management Systems (QMS) must be accredited to ISO9001 or similar or be audited by Scout Store to ensure there are adequate manufacturing controls. When the supplier is unable to provide any adequate audit reports Scout Store will arrange a suitable date to audit the supplier/factory and retain a copy of the audit report and advise the audit result to the Buying Team. Where the audit report shows an area of concern then Scout Store will advise if the supplier/factory is approved or if further corrective action is required.

Scout Store will advise on annual audits as necessary. Scout Store will maintain a log of supplier audits, their results and corrective action status.