Dispune întreprinderea de o politică privind drepturile omului în lanțul său de aprovizionare?

Supply chain human rights policy: individual answer, shared evidence

No, this is not a standalone yes/no answer: it is the question of whether there is a documented policy that identifies human rights risks in the supply chain, and whether that policy is also implemented. A verbal agreement or an intention in an email does not count in practice; portals ask for a document, usually with title, version and date of approval. If that document exists, the answer is "yes" with that document as evidence. If it does not exist, or if it only concerns quality or environment without mentioning human rights, "no" is the factually correct answer — even if that feels uncomfortable.

This topic overlaps with the code of conduct for own suppliers: many companies capture human rights policy and supplier code of conduct in one document. That is allowed, provided the document explicitly mentions human rights — forced labour, child labour, discrimination, freedom of association are the recurring terms that portals scan. A code of conduct that only covers price, quality and delivery time does not cover this question. Also note the link with the grievance mechanism for supply chain partners: a policy without a reporting channel is often assessed by customers as incomplete, even though strictly speaking that is a different question.

Where this comes from: CSRD, supply chain reporting

The question stems from the reporting obligations of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD), which requires companies to report on their policies regarding their own staff and supply chain partners, including human rights aspects in the value chain. Customers who are themselves CSRD-liable translate that obligation to their own suppliers via questionnaires — hence this question also reaches companies that are not themselves covered by the directive. The supply chain file contains the answer only if a source document has been uploaded; without that document, the system does not propose a "yes".