Vendor Social Compliance
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V.A.L.U.E. Facts

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Supplier Training:

Although only a small percentage of product sold in TJX stores is produced specifically for us, since 2005, we have conducted 80 training sessions for buying agents, vendors and factory management in ten different countries.
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Vendor Social Compliance Committee:

This Committee, led by the head of Global Social Compliance, works together closely on vendor social compliance issues. The Committee includes members of our merchant, risk management, compliance, legal, imports and global communications teams.
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Subcontractors:

Our vendors must ensure that subcontractors and third parties used in the production or distribution of goods offered for sale in our stores comply with the TJX Vendor Code of Conduct.
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Quality Top Priority:

Our Store Operations groups have established procedures and systems in place to manage product recalls and address customer concerns.
Vendor Social Compliance

At The TJX Companies, we value our vendor relationships greatly as they have been a key factor in our long-term success and are built on the mutual agreement of upholding the high ethical standards embodied in TJX’s Vendor Code of Conduct and Vendor Social Compliance Program. The approach is open and honest – the goal, continuous improvement. In order for our vendors to understand our standards and expectations, TJX has created its Vendor Code of Conduct, which requires each of our vendors, at a minimum, to act in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations when manufacturing products to be sold to TJX. With respect to certain issues, our Code prescribes higher standards of performance.