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AIM-PROGRESS PROGram for RESponsible Sourcing

Who is AIM-PROGRESS?

We are:

A global forum… ►…of fast moving consumer goods manufacturers… ►…and their common suppliers ►Our mission: “Positively impacting people’s lives through our combined leadership of robust responsible sourcing practices throughout our supply chains”

Our purpose

►Raising the bar for responsible sourcing… ►…in the FMCG supply chain… ►…through converging standards and practices…. ►…thereby making a positive impact on people’s lives

Our 3 key objectives:

• 1. Building member capability

All member organisations are competent and executing robust responsible sourcing programs

• 2. Effectively assuring compliance in our supply chains

Ensuring increasing supplier compliance as expectations rise through having in place increasingly aligned practices, standards and metrics

• 3. Driving continuous improvement

Demonstrating activities of responsible sourcing which go beyond relevant legislation, international standards and company codes

Across the four pillars of responsible sourcing

Aligned to the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact ► Human rights & Labour standards ► Health & Safety ► Environment ► Business integrity

Who is involved?

A range of FMCG companies and suppliers

Our work streams

Mutual recognition

• Mutual recognition of audits, where possible
• joint list of 19,000 audited suppliers
• common minimum benchmark = SMETA

6.0 (4-pillar audit protocol)

• Exploring what else can be mutually

recognised (Sharing of EcoVadis supplier assessments pilot already under way)

• Annual member benchmarking on

Responsible Sourcing practices – maturity of member companies is increasing

• Continuous improvement through sharing

best practice and moving beyond compliance

Capability Building through learning toolkit (1)

Capability Building through learning toolkit (2)

►Assessing where you are on the journey to responsible sourcing (self-assessment tool) ►Finding the path to further development (guidance how to move on) ►Accessing resources to help address the gaps (development of training/resource library)

Capability Building (3) through 33 supplier events since 2009

Bangkok October 2016 Dubai March 2017 Shanghai September 2018

Human Rights

• Implementing UNGP in your

business and with suppliers (training, remedy, impact assessment)

• Industry advocacy with CGF on

elimination of forced labour (support for CGF principles)

• Driving responsible recruitment in

collaboration with relevant platforms

• Providing tools/resources to address
• ther human rights related issue

CGF Forced Labor Principles

• No retention of identity papers
• No fees to get a job
• No non-payment or withholding of

wages.

Worker Wellbeing Assessment – Joint tool with Sedex to measure how we are impacting peoples’ lives

Business Integrity – tackling corruption and bribery

• Supplier code guidance

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Anti-Corruption Law Compliance: How – An Effective Compliance Program

Values & Standards Executive Oversight Due Diligence Training / Communication Internal Controls Continuous Improvemen t

• Supplier training deck
• Self-Assessment guide
• Third party business integrity

assurance protocol

• Plans to set up a team of

Compliance and Ethics managers to drive implementation

Environment

• Ensuring companies’

commitments are reflected in joint audit requirements (carbon, water, deforestation, waste)

• Including environmental content

in capability building

• Providing guidance on

systems/platforms to engage suppliers on environmental improvements

• Tackle hot issues collaboratively

where appropriate

• 1. Continue our foundation of best practice sharing, practical solutions and networking, through

effective member events.

• 2. Further push Mutual Recognition to raise the bar for our common responsible sourcing

requirements through audits, and drive convergence beyond audits

• 3. Greater focus on capability building providing training/learning
• through professionalised supplier events
• through more tools and learning materials
• 4. A greater clarity and definition of our impact, progressively aligning the measurement of the

positive people impact of our work

• 5. A higher priority for Human Rights work, enabling members to implement all aspects of the UN

Guiding Principles in their supply chains

AIM-PROGRESS has ambitious key aspirations going forward

Key benefits of membership

► Drive continuous improvements in your supply chain through collaboration

• 57% of members are in top three maturity levels (survey 2017)

► Reduce audit duplication, costs and fatigue through mutual recognition

• Shared list of over 19,000 audited suppliers

► Reach out to more suppliers to deliver a shared vision of responsible sourcing by participating in our Supplier Capability Building events

• 33 events addressing 2800 companies

► Learn from peer companies, share best practices and discuss solutions to CSR issues

• At our 3 annual meetings per year and by participating in work streams

► Build your own responsible sourcing programme thanks to our joint recommendations/best practice guidance

• Responsible Sourcing Journey, training decks on business integrity, human rights,

grievance mechanisms, Worker Wellbeing assessment, etc. ► ALL THIS WILL DRIVE CONVERGENCE AND RAISE THE BAR FOR RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

Membership criteria

Full Members

► Support the mission of AIM-PROGRESS and hold themselves to at least the same standards as they require of their suppliers ► Attend at least one general membership meeting per year (out of three meetings) ► Actively participate in at least one work stream or specific short term project ► Participate in annual Responsible Sourcing Practices membership benchmarking survey ► Be current on AIM-PROGRESS annual membership fees: €7,500 for AIM/GMA members, €10,000 for non-members ► Within 12 months of membership, participate in Mutual Recognition (MR) as set out in the MR membership expectations, sharing 50 audits over 3 years for brand companies and 30 in 3 years for tier 1 suppliers, including

• wn sites (new)

► Support member and supplier capability building through (co)-hosting at least one member meeting or supplier event every three years

Associate Members

► Support the mission of AIM-PROGRESS and hold themselves to at least the same standards as they require of their suppliers ► Attend at least one general membership meeting per year (out of three meetings) ► Actively participate in at least one work stream or specific short term project ► Participate in annual Responsible Sourcing Practices membership benchmarking survey ► Be current on AIM-PROGRESS annual membership fees: €12,500 for AIM/GMA members, €15,000 for non- members

Associate members have the right to participate in Mutual Recognition and in (co)- hosting events. To achieve full member status both need to be done in parallel. New members will join with associate status but can move to full membership if they qualify in the following year.

Contacts

David Lawrence, Executive Director davidlawrence2103@gmail.com Katrin Recke, AIM-PROGRESS General Manager Katrin.recke@aim.be Virginie Chouzenoux, AIM-PROGRESS Project Manager Virginie.chouzenoux@aim-progress.com