Social Responsibility V1

Rights

Human Rights Expectations

Criteria forming the basis of our Code of Conduct include:

• Expect and maintain high Ethical Standards
• Operate under legal Working Hour requirements
• Provide all legal Wages and Benefits
• Employ no Child Labor with age documentation of all workers
• Practice Environmental Safekeeping
• Assure Health and Safety for both factory complex and dormitories
• Abide by Legal Requirements of Country law
• Employ no Prison or Forced Labor
• Engage in Non-Discriminatory Policies
• Maintain acceptable forms of Disciplinary Practices
• Allow legal rights to Freedom of Association

Monitoring

Rigorous Monitoring

Sierra Designs employs both an internal staff of compliance auditors and contracts independent monitors such as Bureau Veritas (BV), International Compliance Group (ICG), and UL Responsible Sourcing to conduct rigorous social compliance audits. The scope of the audits requires factories to provide detailed records including employment information, payroll and time data, and worker benefits to validate compliance. Monitoring is done on a routine and continuous basis.

Sierra Designs membership utilizes the collaborative resources of Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC), a valuable database tool for tracking and analysis of compliance efforts. Together with other textile industry leaders as members, the FFC is dedicated to improving workplace conditions internationally.

Improvement

Continuous Improvement

Following factory audits, any violation, no matter the severity, is documented on a Corrective Action Plan. The factory must commit to a plan of action and time-frame for correction. Follow-up monitoring is done to verify improvements are implemented and sustained. Plus, our internal audit team will counsel and train factories, advising on solutions to pending issues. Our view in developing safe and humane work environments is not merely to audit and monitor –but to train and educate for continuous improvement. This creates a long term successful relationship.

Sierra Designs accepts factories that are certified through Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP). We have found this organization’s monitoring criteria to be aligned with our goals, and factories completing WRAP certification have well-implemented human rights practices. Certified factories must undergo periodic audits by independent monitors to maintain their WRAP status.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Exxel Outdoors’ mission is to help create memorable life experiences in the outdoors. Diversity and Inclusion is important to us as everyone should equally have access and celebrate the outdoors. They’re more than just words for us. Mutual Respect is a core value at Exxel. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing. Diverse companies are more innovative and better positioned to succeed. We continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees and our customers.