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Corporate Responsibility Report 2008

Suppliers

As a buyer of raw materials, manufactured goods and services around the world, we require all our suppliers, contractors and business partners to meet the same standards on human rights as GSK.

We will not knowingly use suppliers who are responsible for human rights infringements. We conduct regular audits of existing suppliers and only engage new suppliers that meet our expectations. Human rights clauses are included in our contracts.

We consider human rights issues during routine interactions with critical suppliers (contract manufacturers and suppliers that present the greatest risk to GSK in one or more key risk areas). EHS audits of potential new and existing critical suppliers also include questions which help us identify potential breaches of the human rights clauses included in supplier contracts. Suppliers are asked for information on policies and practices relating to:

• Age limits for employees
• Discrimination against employees and the local population
• Prevention of abuse of individuals
• Wages, benefits and working hours (whether they meet the legal minimum)
• Rights for workers to organise and recognition of worker organisations

These questions do not contribute to the EHS audit score, but may be a reason not to progress business with a supplier.

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