California Transparency Act
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
As a retail seller doing business in the state of California, we are required to provide you with
details of our efforts to address the issue of slave labor and human trafficking in our supply
chain.
Lands' End, Inc. has a Global Compliance Program to ensure that suppliers for Lands' End and its
Subsidiaries comply with applicable local laws as well as Lands' End internal standards related
to
child labor, wages and benefits, working hours, harassment/abuse, discrimination, health and
safety,
factory security, freedom of association, environmental compliance, and forced/slave labor,
human trafficking.
A summary of specific efforts from the Lands' End Global Compliance Program includes:
- Supplier Requirements. Suppliers who produce merchandise for Lands'
End or its subsidiaries
are provided and expected to adhere to the Global
Compliance guidebook to Program
Requirements,
which outlines our expectations pertaining to social compliance, including slave labor and
human trafficking.
- Supplier Audits. Factories that produce our merchandise are audited
when we believe there is high risk for
slave labor and human trafficking. The audits are conducted by approved 3rd party audit
firms on our behalf.
All auditors are trained to understand our Program, our expectations, and the specific local
language and laws
in each country. The audits are conducted on site, and involve discussions with workers,
management interviews,
a review of pertinent factory records, and a physical inspection of the factory and
dormitory. After the audit,
any violations of our standards are documented, and a detailed corrective action plan is
required. Regular follow-up
visits are also conducted to ensure efforts are made to correct any violations.
- Supplier Training. We provide our vendors annual training to
review and reinforce our Global
Compliance Program Requirements in detail. Our training specifically reviews our
Requirements
related to slave labor and human trafficking, and how to identify high risk situations and
potential
non-compliance. As further reinforcement of our training, in December of 2011, we issued a
notification
to all of our merchandise suppliers outlining our policy related to the California
Transparency in Supply
Chains Act of 2010, and our right to terminate a supplier if violations related to slave
labor or human trafficking are cited.
- Internal Training. Training on all Program Requirements is
provided by our lead audit firm to all
3rd party audit firms who conduct social compliance audits on our behalf. In addition,
Lands' End
employees who visit factories as part of their job responsibilities are made aware of the
indicators
of slave labor and human trafficking, and are required to report any potential issues for
further investigation.
For more information regarding Lands' End's efforts to address the issue of slave labor and human
trafficking in our supply chain, you may email compliance@landsend.com