Lowe\'s和家得宝共享工厂报告

Vendors,

供应商们，

      At Lowe’s, we’re driven by a single purpose— to help people love where they live. As part of our purpose, we are committedto protect our brand and our corporate reputation. 

     在Lowe’s，我们只有一个宗旨帮助人们爱其所居。作为宗旨的一部分，我们致力于保护我们的品牌和企业声誉。

      Lowe’s Vendor Code of Conduct is thefoundation of the Lowe’s Social Accountability & Environmental (“SAE”)Program. Currently the SAE Program is executed by auditing Direct and IndirectImport Vendors’ factories and factories producing Lowe’s Private Branded productssourced domestically but manufactured outside of the U.S. and Canada (Vendor isthe importer of record).

      Lowe’s的供应商行为准则是Lowe’s社会责任与环境（“SAE”）项目的基础。目前SAE项目审核直接和间接进口供应商的工厂，以及生产Lowe’s自有品牌产品,且位于美国和加拿大境外的工厂（供应商记录为进口商）。

      Over the past two years, we have partneredwith The Home Depot (“THD”) and developed one single audit template namedRetail Ethical Sourcing Assessment (“RESA”). The goal of developing the singleaudit template is to avoid imposing the added cost of having to conductmultiple audits on THD’s and Lowe’s vendors where the same factories are beingused.

      在过去的两年中，我们与家得宝（“THD”）一起合作开发了一个名为零售商道德采购评估（“RESA”）的统一审核模板，其目的是为了避免对Lowe’s 和THD 共同使用的工厂进行重复审核，从而减少该重复审核导致的审核成本。

      This new RESA audit template will beeffective for all SAE audits conducted on or after March 1, 217. At the timeof audit scheduling, please inform Lowe’s appointed 3rd partyservice provider if an audit conducted by THD using the RESA template is onfile. If so, Lowe’s will obtain a copy of the audit report and all relevantcorrective actions related document from THD directly and not conduct anyadditional SAE audits. Please note that as Lowe’s vendors, you are obliged tocomply with Lowe’s Vendor Code of Conduct during SAE audits conducted by THD orLowe’s, including but not limited to, Section 7 – Acceptance of Gifts andBenefits, Section 14 – Anti-Corruption, and etc.

     该RESA新审核模板将会对2017年3月1日当天或之后进行的所有SAE审核生效。因此在确认审核计划时，请告知Lowe’s任命的第三方服务提供商，THD是否已使用RESA模板对工厂进行过审核或者该THD审核已经安排在审核计划中。如果是这样，Lowe’s将直接从THD获得审核报告的副本及所有相关的纠正措施等文件，且不再开展任何额外的SAE审核。请注意，作为Lowe’s的供应商，无论是THD还是Lowe’s开展SAE审核，工厂都有义务遵守Lowe’s的供应商行为准则，包括但不限于第7条收受礼物和利益和第14条反腐败等规定。

      We are truly excited about this newinitiative as it will pave the way in reducing SAE audit fatigue at thoseshared factories.

      我们对这一新举措感到由衷的高兴，因为它可以为THD和Lowe’s共享的工厂减少SAE审核疲劳。

      Please feel free to contact Sence Liu (sence.liu@lowes.com) or Freddy Jing (freddy.jing@lowes.com).

      如您有任何疑问，请随时联系 Sence Liu（sence.liu@lowes.com）或Freddy Jing（freddy.jing@lowes.com）。

      Thank you for your cooperation, partnershipand support.

      非常感谢您的配合，协作和支持。

      Zach Miller

      VP of Quality Assurance

      With a copy to:

      Anwar Khan

      Director of Social Accountability

      Paul Condeelis

      Director of International QA