A Supplier Code of Conduct is a statement of the behaviours which an organisation expects of its suppliers and their staff. It may extend to the

supply chain In commerce, a supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products to customers through a distribution system. It refers to the network of organizations, people, activ ...

and may include commitments on how the organisation will work with its suppliers to build trust and ensure compliance. The

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's Supplier Code of Conduct, sponsored by the Government Commercial Function, was introduced to reflect the government's reliance on its suppliers for the delivery of many important public services and to develop "a bond of trust between government, suppliers and the public" operating over an underlying contractual relationship. The code calls for a commitment to respectful treatment and professional and ethical behaviour along with safe,

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and fair

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.Government Commercial Function
Supplier Code of Conduct
version 2, published February 2019, accessed 27 September 2020 Other examples include: *

ABN Amro ABN or abn may refer to: Companies * ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group * ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank * Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank Radio, news and television organiza ...

Supplier Code of Conduct
published 2019 *

Balfour Beatty Balfour Beatty plc () is an international infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom with capabilities in construction services, support services and infrastructure investments. A constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, Balfour Beatty works ac ...

Our Code of Conduct: Working with our subcontractors, suppliers and partners to do the right thing
published 2018 *

Financial Conduct Authority The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financ ...

(UK)
Supplier Code of Conduct
published 2019.

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