I’m adding a zero-deforestation clause and living wage verification to our 2026 supplier code, and I’d love examples of enforceable wording and audit evidence you accept. We use Sedex/SMETA and plan annual third-party audits for Tier 1 — has anyone tied payment terms to corrective action plans without damaging supplier relationships?
Make it concrete: “No deforestation or conversion after 2020 per the Accountability Framework” (https://accountability-framework.org), with evidence = farm polygons/GPS plus GFW alert checks, and “living wage gap closed within 12 months using Anker benchmark,” evidenced by payslips, a wage ladder, and worker interviews in SMETA. For CAPs, we tie a 5% retention to milestones and offer faster payment when proof lands — carrot > stick; would you accept geospatial files and a wage ladder screenshot as standard?
For living wage, try: “Supplier will ensure base pay (excluding overtime/bonuses) reaches 100% of the Anker benchmark for [region] by Dec 2026, verified via anonymized payroll samples, worker interviews, and social insurance records,” using https://www.globallivingwage.org for the reference. For CAPs, a 2–5% retainage or early-payment kicker released at milestone closure (e.g., 50% then 100%) keeps it carrot-not-stick. Building on @li.ming87, add “no offset via bonuses” and require a time-bound LW gap plan you can audit.