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Zephyr Graf-X - FLA Independent External Monitoring in Zephyr Graf-X's Applicable Facilities
A. An Introduction to FLA Independent External Monitoring
FLA independent external monitoring (IEM) is one way that the FLA verifies Participating Companies’ compliance activities in the factories where they produce. The FLA conducts unannounced independent external monitoring visits in approximately 5% of all Participating Company applicable facilities that are deemed to be high risk (and no less than 3.5% of the company’s total factory list), and reports on all noncompliance findings in those factories. By observing these monitoring reports and the company’s ensuing remediation, the FLA can verify a company’s progress in developing systems for effective prevention and remediation of noncompliance issues each year. The FLA tracking charts provide detailed information about monitoring findings and Zephyr’s approach to remediation of noncompliance issues.
B. Summary of FLA Year Two Independent External Monitoring in Zephyr's Applicable Facilities
The following table provides information about FLA independent monitoring visits undertaken in Zephyr applicable facilities in Year Two. It provides background information about the factories, the monitors, and their visits.
| Zepyhr Graf-X Independent External Monitoring (IEM) Summary - Year Two |
Number of IEMs in Year Two:
Remediation shared with other FLA Companies:
Remediation undertaken independently:
| 1
0
1
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| Total person days spent monitoring facilities: |
1 |
| Average person days per facility: |
1 |
| Average number of workers per independently monitored facility: |
10 |
| Regions |
Independent External Monitoring Visits |
FLA-Accredited Monitors Conducting Visits |
| Americas-- USA |
1 |
A & L Group, Inc. (ALGI) |
C. Independent External Monitoring Results
Chart: Zephyr Graf-X Noncompliance Issues Grouped by Code Provision*
Number of IEMs = 1
Please note: This pie chart provides a very cursory overview of
noncompliance issues organized by FLA Code Provision. Click on any Code
Provision name in the legend below for a list of FLA Benchmarks that are
used to measure compliance with that Provision. A more detailed explanation
of these issues follows in the sections following the pie chart.
* Please visit the FLA tracking charts to learn more about Zephyr Graf-X's approach
to remediation of all of the issues summarized here.
Click here for more about the way this data was collected.
The figure above displays the percentage of total noncompliance issues reported by FLA independent monitors, which Zephyr took up through remediation in Year Two. In the case of Zephyr Graf-X, one applicable was monitored in Year Two, in accordance with FLA's factory sampling policy (see section 4-A for further information).
There were a total of 8 noncompliance issues reported in the 10-person facility in California. Almost half of the reported noncompliance issues related to a lack of awareness among management and workers about Zephyr's Code of Conduct, so Zephyr has committed to improving workers' awareness in cooperation with the facility. Please review this FLA factory tracking chart to learn more about Zephyr's approach to remediation of these and other noncompliance issues.
Click here to review the FLA's aggregate findings from visits to factories producing for 25 Participating Companies and Category B Licensees.
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