There is no single code of conduct for suppliers to the retail industry. Retailers may call it a code of conduct or a statement of company policy. They may publish it or communicate it in the form of letters to suppliers. Retailers often include their labor standards as provisions in sourcing contracts, purchase orders, and letters of credit. In this way, a code of conduct becomes an actual legal obligation upon the supplier, one the retailer can enforce through a variety of means.
Retailers often provide their supplier code of conduct on their Web site.
The U.S. Department of Labor has also included codes of conduct for many retailers in its Web site. I mplementing Codes of Conduct While codes of conduct for suppliers are good, they accomplish little unless the retailer can confirm that the suppliers are actually complying. Again, how retailers approach compliance varies. Training An effective labor standards system requires that the relevant people receive training about what is required. The starting point is of course training the company's own employees .