GOTS认证咨询-持续监测数据如何驱动GOTS企业调整风险应对策略

GOTS Section 4.1.1 (iv)
GOTS第4.1.1节（iv）款
“The Certified Entity shall track implementation and results”
“被认证实体应跟踪实施情况和结果”
GUIDANCE
准则
1. Verify, monitor and validate progress on due diligence and its effectiveness in the Certified Entity's own operations.
1. 核实、监督和确认被认证实体自身经营中的尽职调查进度及其有效性。
• The Certified Entity has implemented assurance mechanisms to assess whether its due diligence requirements are being met in its own operations. 
• 被认证实体已实施保证机制评估其自身经营目前是否满足尽职调查要求。
• The Certified Entity monitors due diligence and risk management on an ongoing basis using appropriate performance indicators. 
• 被认证实体使用适当的绩效指标监督尽职调查和风险管理。
• The Certified Entity draws on all known information, including data from ongoing monitoring, periodic internal assessments, issues raised through grievance mechanisms, etc., to validate that the steps taken by the enterprise are preventing and mitigating impacts. 
• 被认证实体利用从持续监督、定期内部评估以及通过内部申诉机制提出的问题等中获取的数据等所有已知信息，以确认企业采取的措施正预防和减轻影响。
• In instances in which harmful impacts have not been effectively prevented or mitigated, the Certified Entity seeks to understand why this is the case and responds appropriately. 
• 在未有效预防或减轻有害影响的情况下，被认证实体努力了解导致这种情况的原因并合理应对。
• The Certified Entity engages with external experts to verify the effectiveness of due diligence and risk management measures where impacts may cause severe harm if not adequately prevented or where prevention measures require technical expertise.
• 被认证实体与外部专家紧密配合验证尽职调查和针对会引起严重危害的风险管理措施的有效性，是否预防是否充分或是否需要技术专家。
2. Verify, monitor and validate progress on due diligence and its effectiveness in the supply chain.
2. 核实、监督和确认供应链中的尽职调查进度及其有效性。
• The Certified Entity implements assurance mechanisms to assess whether its due diligence requirements are being met in its supply chain. 
• 被认证实体实施保证机制评估其供应链目前是否满足尽职调查要求。
• Whenever possible, the Certified Entity should monitor indicators, either direct or indirect, to validate that impacts have been prevented. 
• 可能的情况下，被认证实体应该直接或间接监督指标，以确认已经预防的影响。
• The Certified Entity draws on all known information, including data from ongoing monitoring, periodic internal assessments, issues raised through grievance mechanisms, etc., to validate that the steps taken by the Certified Entity are preventing and mitigating impacts. 
• 被认证实体利用从持续监督、定期内审以及通过内部申诉机制等提出的问题等中获取的数据等所有已知信息，以确认企业采取的措施正在预防和降低影响。
• In instances in which harmful impacts have not been effectively prevented or mitigated, the Certified Entity seeks to understand why this is the case and responds appropriately. 
• 在未有效预防或减轻有害影响的情况下，被认证实体努力了解导致这种情况的原因并合理应对。
GOTS ENCOURAGES CERTIFIED ENTITIES
GOTS 鼓励被认证实体
• To involve external experts in assessing the effectiveness of due diligence and risk management measures undertaken in the supply chain. External experts should, in particular, be involved where impacts in the supply chain may cause severe harm if not adequately prevented or where prevention measures require technical expertise.
• 让外部专家参与评估供应链中所采取尽职调查措施和风险管理措施的有效性。尤其是，供应链中的影响未充分预防或预防措施须技术鉴定的情况下，外部专家应该参与。