The code of conduct is an integrated part of the Bygg- & Industrigross’, hereafter called, supplier cooperation with contract suppliers and is valid for all deliveries to BIG. BIG does not own any factories and is one of many customers trading with suppliers in different countries. It is therefore important to us that our suppliers take responsibility that the people producing our merchandise can do that under decent working conditions with respect for the human rights and that they receive a reasonable salary all in line with each country’s laws and regulations.
BIG ’s code of conduct is based upon the United Nations’ universal declaration about the human rights, the United Nations’ conventions about children’s rights, elimination of discrimination of women as well as several of ILO:s (the International Labour Organization) requirements.
We expect that this commitment is shared by all manufacturers/suppliers and their sub-suppliers of merchandise sold by BIG. As a minimum, we request that all our suppliers follow the below mentioned standards. BIG expects that the code of conduct for suppliers is complied with but we understand that it is more of a dynamic rather than a static process to adhere to this and therefore we encourage our suppliers to continuously strive for improvement.
BIG is striving for long term relationships with joint development. We believe in an active dialogue and cooperation with suppliers to agree on realistic action plans for each separate deviation without renounce our long-term goals.
