{"id":463,"date":"2020-11-25T23:39:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T23:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/44.237.212.9.xip.io\/?page_id=463"},"modified":"2020-11-25T23:39:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T23:39:28","slug":"code-of-conduct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/home\/code-of-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"code-of-conduct-container\">\r\n  <div class=\"title-container\">\r\n    <h2 class=\"text-center\">Code of Conduct<\/h2>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"code-of-conduct-content\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n   <p class=\"main-para\"><span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker LLC (\u201cGuthy-Renker\u201d)<\/span> is committed to the highest standards of product quality and business integrity when we are dealing with our customers, suppliers (\u201cSuppliers\u201d), business associates, and employees. This Supplier\u2019s Code of Conduct (\u201cCode\u201d) sets forth <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker\u2019s<\/span> fundamental expectations of its suppliers to ensure that working conditions in the supply chain are safe, that workers\u2019 rights are protected, that workers\u2019 are treated in a manner respecting the cultural and legal differences found throughout the world and that manufacturing processes are socially responsible and compliant with local applicable law and local legislation, including the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010. Suppliers who fail to meet the Code will be terminated from <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker\u2019s<\/span> supply chain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<strong>1. Compliance with Laws<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers and their designated manufacturing facilities must fully comply with all applicable national and\/or local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those related to labor, immigration, health and safety, and the environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>2. Voluntary Labor<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>All labor must be voluntary. Slave, child, underage, forced, bonded, or indentured labor will not be tolerated. Suppliers shall not engage in or support the trafficking of human beings. Suppliers shall certify that they have implemented procedures to manage the materials, including all labor-related processes, incorporated into their products to ensure they comply with applicable local and international laws on slavery and human trafficking. Workers must be allowed to maintain control over their identity documents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>3. Labor Hours<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must provide workers with rest days and must ensure that working hours are not excessive and are consistent with applicable labor laws.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>4. Hiring and Employment Practices<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must implement hiring practices that accurately verify workers\u2019 age and legal right to work in the country prior to employment. All terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, pay, training, promotion, termination, and retirement must be based on an individual\u2019s ability and willingness to do the job.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>5. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must respect the right of workers to choose whether to lawfully and peacefully form or join trade unions of their choosing and to bargain collectively.&#8217;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>6. Health and Safety<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment, including, where appropriate, proper personal protective equipment. Suppliers must take proactive measures to prevent workplace hazards. Potable water must be provided.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>7. Dormitories and Canteen<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers who provide residential and dining facilities for their workers must provide safe, healthy and sanitary facilities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>8. Environment<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers should ensure that every manufacturing facility complies with environmental laws, including all laws related to waste disposal, air emissions, discharges, toxic substances and hazardous waste disposal. Suppliers must validate that all input materials and components are obtained from permissible harvests consistent with international treaties and protocols in addition to local laws and regulations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>9. Gifts and Entertainment<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must not offer gifts or entertainment to <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker<\/span> associates or those working on behalf of <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>10. Conflicts of Interest<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must not enter into transactions with <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker<\/span> associates that create a conflict of interest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>11. Anti-Corruption<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must not tolerate, permit, or engage in bribery, corruption, or unethical practices whether in dealings with public officials or individuals in the private sector.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>12. Financial Integrity<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p>Suppliers must keep accurate records of all matters related to their business with <span class=\"gr-name\">Guthy-Renker<\/span> in accordance with standard accounting practices such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).<\/p>\r\n    <\/div> <!-- end row-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct Guthy-Renker LLC (\u201cGuthy-Renker\u201d) is committed to the highest standards of product quality and business integrity when we are dealing with our customers, suppliers (\u201cSuppliers\u201d), business associates, and employees. This Supplier\u2019s Code of Conduct (\u201cCode\u201d) sets forth Guthy-Renker\u2019s fundamental expectations of its suppliers to ensure that working conditions in the supply chain are<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/home\/code-of-conduct\/\" title=\"ReadCode of Conduct\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/463"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464,"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/463\/revisions\/464"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guthy-renker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}