Ethics and Compliance on the Factory Floor
Q&A with German Reyes, Senior Manager of Social Compliance at Gildan
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German Reyes, Senior Manager of Social Compliance at Gildan
Employee safety, workplace equity, and the protection of human rights – each are key components to determining a company’s commitment to ethical and responsible practices. But how exactly are businesses making sure that their supply chains are living up to these standards?
We sat down with German Reyes, Senior Manager of Social Compliance at Gildan, to learn more about the importance of having a sound social compliance framework and about the steps that Gildan takes to protect employees across its supply chain. Read as he shares his insights and discusses his career path working in this important field:
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“When you say ‘integrity
always,’ it’s distinguished from ‘integrity when it’s convenient’ or ‘integrity if I don’t get caught.’ That’s all ‘integrity
sometimes.’ It’s amazing the difference one little word can make
,” Yapchai mused.
Keeping it simple
“If you look at our four values, they’re in plain English. … No matter what your role is within the organization, or where you’re at from a career perspective, you can always tie them back to your day-to-day activities,” Kolo explained.
Simplicity was also the strategy for Tenneco’s revamped code of conduct, launching in the second quarter of 2021. The text is readable. “It’s the equivalent of picking up a magazine,” Kolo said. The economy of style makes the content versatile. The plain language is understandable to non-native English speakers across Tenneco’s global workforce and applicable to all manner of workplace scenarios.
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