Free Fly Supplier Conduct Code
Free Fly is dedicated to responsible business conduct. Respect for human rights and care for the environment are core principles within our operating practices and standards. We expect suppliers to uphold these same principles and meet our standards. Suppliers must operate with strong integrity and keep records that are transparent and accurate. We require vendors, suppliers, third-party sellers, manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors and their agents, together referred to as “suppliers,” to follow the standards below. Potential or actual breaches of this Supplier Code of Conduct or other ethical concerns should be reported directly to Free Fly by email: freeflyapparelclothing@gmail.com.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ETHICS
NO BRIBES: We look for business partners that follow the highest ethical expectations in their business practices and interactions with Free Fly. Free Fly does not permit any exchange of favors, money, gifts, entertainment or travel with our team members intended to influence business decisions. As with the standards listed here, Free Fly Team Members are held to the same expectations and are strictly barred from soliciting anything of value from business partners.
NO UNAPPROVED SUBCONTRACTING: Unauthorized subcontracting is not tolerated. Every production location must be disclosed to and approved by Free Fly before any production begins.
SOCIAL & LABOR STANDARDS
NO FORCED LABOR OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING: We reject forced labor and human trafficking and will not knowingly work with suppliers involved in these practices. All workers must be able to work willingly, without surrendering identification documents and without paying fees. Workers must have freedom of movement, and suppliers must ensure that right is protected. Workers must also be allowed to end employment without penalty after giving reasonable notice. Suppliers must source raw materials and/or components only from sources that do not use forced labor or participate in human trafficking.
NO UNDERAGE WORK: We do not tolerate underage labor and will not knowingly work with suppliers that employ underage workers. We define an underage worker as any individual younger than the local minimum working age or age 15, whichever is older, and/or anyone not meeting international standards defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO) for age-appropriate work governing family farming. Suppliers must follow all age-related working limits required by local law and comply with international standards set by the International Labor Organization (ILO) for appropriate work by age.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: Suppliers must provide a safe, healthy workplace that complies with local law and reduces occupational risks. If suppliers provide housing facilities for workers, those facilities must be safe and sanitary.
NO DISCRIMINATION: We respect cultural and individual differences and believe discrimination should not be accepted. Suppliers are expected to maintain a workplace free of discrimination and employ legally eligible workers based on their abilities rather than race, color, sex, pregnancy status, gender identity, marital status, political opinions, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, social origin, national origin or any other traits unrelated to a person’s ability to perform the work required by the role.
NO HARASSMENT: We believe every worker should be treated with dignity. Suppliers must not engage in, permit or tolerate physical, verbal, mental or sexual harassment against or among their workers.
WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME: Suppliers must not allow working hours to exceed the applicable legal limit, or 60 hours per week, whichever is less. Regular paid hours must not exceed 48 hours per week and overtime hours must not exceed 12 hours per week, or the amount allowed by local law, whichever is less. Only in exceptional cases may working hours exceed 60 hours per week. Overtime must always be voluntary and paid at a premium rate. Workers must receive at least 1 full non-working day in every 7-day period.
WAGES: Suppliers must provide wages and benefits that meet or exceed local legal requirements and are paid/provided on time. We encourage suppliers to commit to improving wages and benefits in order to better the lives of workers and their families in the communities where they live.
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: We view suppliers that productively engage workers and value them as essential assets to sustainable business success. This includes respecting workers’ rights to make informed decisions about whether to associate with any group, consistent with all applicable laws.
LICENSES AND PERMITS: Suppliers must obtain and maintain all legally required environmental permits and business operating licenses needed for the production of their products and operation of their facilities. We will not tolerate suppliers operating without valid, current permits.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM: Suppliers must maintain environmental monitoring systems that accurately measure and track operational and production impacts to air, water and any other environmental system that may be considered necessary.
WATER STEWARDSHIP: Suppliers must identify, characterize and inventory all wastewater streams on an ongoing basis. In addition, suppliers must install and maintain properly sized wastewater treatment systems to ensure pollutants remain at or below legally required levels. We will not tolerate suppliers with undersized, bypassed or inoperable wastewater treatment systems.
WASTE REDUCTION AND DISPOSAL: Suppliers must handle, store, transport and dispose of hazardous waste legally. We will not tolerate suppliers that participate in illegal waste dumping. We seek suppliers that demonstrate they are actively working to reduce waste throughout the production process.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT: For both production facilities and processes, suppliers must identify all applicable energy sources and energy use. Suppliers must also periodically set clear goals to improve energy efficiency and document progress toward achieving those goals.
EMISSIONS TO AIR: For both production facilities and processes, suppliers must monitor and document all air emissions according to applicable regulatory requirements. In addition, suppliers must install and maintain appropriate air-emissions control devices to ensure air emissions pollutants are at or below legally required levels.