introduCtion
dear Supplier and Business Partner:
PVH Corp (PVH) grows lifestyle brands while staying true to our core values of passion, integrity, individuality, partnership and accountability We do this by collaborating with our associates and partners to deliver positive impacts for people, the environment and communities across our value chain We call this our “Source to Store” approach to Corporate Social responsibility (CSr) which builds on our 20-plus year commitment to human rights (See appendix 1: Source to Store) as we were one of the first apparel companies to issue a code of conduct, build a global team to support this work, and serve as a founding member of the fair labor association (fla)
as PVH and the apparel industry have evolved, so too has our approach to factory assessments – from solely addressing compliance with local laws and standards to focusing on the bigger picture of supplier engagement and capability-building We are committed to partnering with suppliers to help address the root cause of various human rights and environmental challenges looking forward, we aim to empower our suppliers to share responsibility for human rights, and help them build their own management systems and internal controls only in this way can we influence sustainable, positive change throughout our supply chain and the industry this thinking underpins all of our CSr initiatives
these Supplier Guidelines outline our standards and expectations of our business partnerships with suppliers they also provide guidance on how we will support our business partners in achieving our standards and moving beyond compliance this document will be updated periodically to enable continuous improvement
in particular, these Supplier Guidelines outline our current approach to assessing our global supply chain and establishing our expectations around remediation and corrective action implementation this document importantly places emphasis on our code of conduct entitled A Shared Commitment, and includes the following:
• overview of PVH’s CSr Program and Human rights approach
• terms of engagement
• factory authorization Policies
• additional Policies
• the Standards
While these guidelines convey our expectations of our suppliers and the conditions for continued business with them, we fully recognize our business partners also have expectations of PVH We invite you to engage in a candid dialogue, and ask that you provide feedback on how we can work together most effectively our ability to maintain