Wal-Mart COC Audit policy change-2009

Dear Supplier,
你好,WAL-MART 供應商
Please find below the policy and process changes that Wal-Mart Ethical Standards team is implementing to ensure the achievement of our 2009 Responsible Sourcing objectives of 90% Volume shipped from Green and Yellow factories for Direct Import (GP) Suppliers
為了達成W/M 2009 年90% 的產品由黃燈和綠燈工廠出貨的目標。Wal-Mart ES組將執行以下新改變的政策和程式
Ethical Standards Policy changes
道德標準政策變化
A  Revised Red-Disapproval Policy: 紅燈工廠凍結政策變化
Beginning May 1, 2009, 3 Orange assessments in 2 years from the last audit date = Red Disapproved status for 1 year.
從2009年5月1號始，從最近一次審核算起2年內得到3次橙燈的工廠，將被視為紅燈，將會被凍結一年;

In January of 2009, the Orange Follow-up audit period was revised from 120 to 180 days, to enable factories to more effectively remediate improvements and also to allow time for supplier development efforts to take effect.  Given this extension, the Red-Disapproval process for both GP and non-GP suppliers’ factories has also been revised. Previously, 4 Orange assessments in 2 years from the last audit date = Red Disapproved status for 1 year.
從2009年1月開始，為使供應商/工廠更多時間有效改進，橙燈跟進審核期限由120天到增多到180天;

Factories with 2 Orange assessments: Factories that already have received 2 Orange assessments in 2 years from the last audit date; receiving one more Orange assessment (in that period) will result in their being disapproved. 
從最近一次審核算起2年內得已得到2次橙燈工廠，如果在這期間再得到1次橙燈將導致凍結;

Following the second orange audit, a factory will remain active for a 6-month period, giving the suppliers time to explore alternate sourcing options.  During this 6-month period, the factory can continue to produce and ship. At the end of this six month period, the factory will be placed in an “inactive” status by Ethical Standards.
如果工廠已有2次橙燈，該工廠將會保留6個月期限“Active”狀態。以便給予供應商時間去探究原因或準備提供其他選擇，在此其間，工廠可以生產並出貨，6個月後，工廠被置於“Inactive “狀態;

To continue business with factories with 2nd Orange assessment, an approval must be obtained from the respective Sourcing Managing Director(s) before the factory can be placed back into an “Active” status
供應商如果想繼續使用已有2次橙燈的工廠，供應商必須得到Wal-Mart的S.M.D的批准後該廠才可被被置回“Active“狀態；
However, after a factory receives its 2nd Orange assessment, future order placement would be at the discretion of Wal-Mart, and not guaranteed,
無論如何，工廠如果已得到2次橙燈,是否可以繼續下單給該工廠，由Wal-Mart決定而非供應商/工廠的保證;

Factories with 3 Orange assessments: Factories that already have 3 Orange assessments in 2 years from the last audit date on file as of May 1, 2009 will still be allowed to receive orders. For this small group of factories, we will simply allow one more audit to see if the factory can demonstrate improvement.
已得到3個橙燈的工廠：截至2009年5月1日，自最近一次審核算起2年內工廠已經得到3次橙燈的，該工廠仍然被允許接單，對於這一小部分工廠，我們仍然會允許多一次審核看看工廠是否有改進;

NOTE: Due to the seasonality and nature of business, the above policy is not applicable to Fresh Produce packing facilities (pack houses We are currently reviewing the process to implement a similar policy for such facilities.
B New Factory On-Boarding Policy新工廠納入政策
Beginning May 1, 2009:  All “NEW” factories for Global Procurement (Direct Import) Type “A” Suppliers must receive a Yellow or Green ES audit assessment before any orders can be committed.
從2009年5月1日開始，A供應商的新工廠下單前必須拿到黃燈或綠燈ES審核結果;

Any Inactive factory with a Green or Yellow rating (if not expired) will not be required to undergo prequalification or an ES audit to be reactivated
任何未啟動綠燈或黃燈的工廠，如果重新啟動（沒過期）將不會要求做“資格預審“或ES審核;

All expired and Inactivated Orange factories would require ES audits (Prequalification audits for Type "A" suppliers) and must receive a Yellow or Green audit assessment before order commitment
所有“過期的”或“被凍結“的橙燈工廠需要接受ES審核（A類供應商廠需接受資格預審）而且下單前必須得到黃燈或綠燈;

Beginning October 1, 2009:  All “NEW” factories for Global Procurement (Direct Import) Type “B” & “C” Suppliers must receive a Yellow or Green ES audit assessment before any orders can be committed.
從2009年10月1日起，所有BC類的供應商新工廠下單前必須得到黃燈或綠燈

Thank you for your partnership
Ethical Standards Team