Canopus Wet Wipes Private Limited

B- 54, PRINTECH PARK CLUSTER, PHASE-I,

KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAROHALLI 562112
KARNATAKA STATE
Who is AIM-PROGRESS?
A Global Forum…
 …of fast moving consumer goods manufacturers…
 and their common suppliers

Our MISSION:
“Positively impacting people’s lives through our
combined leadership of robust responsible sourcing
practices throughout our supply chains”
Our purpose:
 Collaboratively raising the bar for responsible
sourcing…
 …in the FMCG supply chain.
 …through converging standards and Practices.
 …thereby making a positive impact on people’s
lives.
Our three key objectives:
1. Building member capability All member organisations
are competent and executing robust responsible
sourcing programs.
2. Effectively assuring compliance in our supply chains
Ensuring increasing supplier compliance as
expectations rise through having in place increasingly
aligned and mutually recognised practices, standards
and metrics.
3. Driving continuous improvement Demonstrating
activities of responsible sourcing which go beyond
relevant legislation, international standards and
company codes
Across the four pillars of responsible sourcing Aligned to
the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact
 Human rights & Labour standards.
 Health & Safety.
 Environment
 Business integrity
Our work streams:
 Mutual Recognition (of audits, and potentially other elements)
 Capability Building (for members and suppliers)
 Human Rights / Impact measurement (implementing
UNGPs, eliminating forced labour, measuring our impact on
people’s lives)
 Business Integrity (tackling bribery and corruption in the
supply chain)
 Environment (taking your commitments through the supply
chain)
•Mutual Recognition “an audit for one is an audit for all”
• Shared audited supplier list (19,000 records)
• Our common benchmark = SMETA 4 pillar audit protocol
6.0 or equivalent
• Annual member benchmarking survey on Responsible
Sourcing practices
• What else is mutually recognisable over and above
audits? E.g. EcoVadis supplier assessments (pilot),
human rights impact assessments, etc.
How is MR of audits done?
Submit audit Protocol for benchmarking – minimum
commonality achieved 85% (not necessary if you use SMETA)

Program Started - minimum 1 audit completed

Sign onto MR Framework

Contribute to Audited Supplier List

Accept Audit Report that meet MR Criteria

Contribute minimum 50 audits in 3 years

SOME OF RETAIL CLIENTALE:
 Capability Building:

Our learning tool: Responsible Sourcing Journey

• Assess where you are
•Find path to further
develop
•Access library of
resources (under development)
Human Rights
 Understanding the UN guiding principles for
business & human rights.
 Implementing UNGP in your business and
with suppliers ( training, reporting)
 • Addressing risks, e.g. forced labour (support
for The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF
principles), focus on eliminating recruitment
fees, no non-payment or withholding of
wages, No retention of identity papers.
 • Looking at how to provide remedy, e.g.
grievance mechanisms (training deck)
Business Integrity – tackling corruption
& bribery in our supply chains

 Supplier code guidance

 Supplier assessment guide
 Third party business integrity assurance protocol
 Potential further work: setting up a working group of
ethics & compliance officers to further explore potential
action
Environment – Engaging Suppliers:
 Ensuring companies’ commitments are reflected
in common audit requirements (carbon, water,
deforestation, waste) – MR framework updated
accordingly.
 Including environmental content in capability
building.
 Providing guidance on systems/platforms to
engage suppliers on environmental improvements.
 Joint approach to remedy where appropriate
Key benefits of membership:
 Accelerating member capability development through peer2peer
collaboration.
 Reduce audit duplication, costs and fatigue through mutual recognition
 Shared list of over 19,000 audited suppliers
 Reach out to more suppliers to deliver a shared vision of responsible
sourcing by participating in our Supplier Capability Building events
 Over 30 events addressing 2800 companies
 Learn from peer companies, share best practices and discuss solutions
 Annual benchmarking survey
 At our 3 annual meetings per year and by participating in work
streams.
 Build your own responsible sourcing programme thanks to our joint
recommendations/best practice guidance: Responsible Sourcing
Journey, top tips on closing out non-compliances, training decks on
business integrity and human rights, etc.
 Membership criteria:
Full Members
 Support the mission of AIM-PROGRESS and hold
themselves to at least the same standards as
they require of their suppliers
 Attend at least one general membership meeting
per year (out of three meetings)
 Actively participate in at least one work stream
or specific short term project
 Participate in annual Responsible Sourcing
Practices membership benchmarking survey
 Be current on AIM-PROGRESS annual
membership fees: €7,500 for AIM/GMA members,
€10,000 for non-members
 Within 12 months of membership, participate in
Mutual Recognition (MR) as set out in the MR
membership expectations, sharing 50 audits
over 3 years for brand companies and 30 in 3
years for tier 1 suppliers, including own sites
(new)
 Support member and supplier capability building
through (co)hosting at least one member
meeting or supplier event every three years
Associate Members
 Support the mission of AIM-PROGRESS and hold
themselves to at least the same standards as
they require of their suppliers
 Attend at least one general membership meeting
per year (out of three meetings)
 Actively participate in at least one work stream
or specific short term project
 Participate in annual Responsible Sourcing
Practices membership benchmarking survey
 Be current on AIM-PROGRESS annual
membership fees: €12,500 for AIM/GMA
members, €15,000 for non-members
 Associate members have the right to participate
in Mutual Recognition and in (co)-hosting events.
To achieve full member status both need to be
done in parallel. New members will join with
associate status but can move to full
membership if they qualify in the following year.
AIM-PROGRESS CONTACTS:

David Lawrence, Executive Director davidlawrence2103@gmail.com

Katrin Recke, General Manager Katrin.recke@aim.be

Virginie Chouzenoux, Project Manager Virginie.chouzenoux@aim-progress.com