thegscp

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TheGlobalSocialComplianceProgrammeisabusinessdrivenprogrammefor the continuous improvement of working and environmental conditions in global supply chains. The GSCP was created by and for global buying companies wanting to work collaboratively on improving the sustainability (social and environmental) of their oftenshared supply base. To this end, these companies are working on harmonizing existing efforts to deliver a shared, global and sustainable approach based on consensus and best practice.

It offers a global platform to promote knowledge exchange and best practices in order to build comparability and transparencybetweenexistingsocialcomplianceandenvironmentalcompliancesystems. Tothiseffect,theGSCPisdevelopingasetofReferencetoolsandprocessesthatdescribebestexistingpracticesand provideacommoninterpretationofworkingandenvironmentalrequirementsandtheirimplementation.

Buyingcompanieshaveresponded to the challenges around fair labour and environmental conditions in their supply chains by developing codes of conduct andmonitoringsystems. However, the number of codes has proliferated and approaches havesomewhatdiverged.Thishas led to duplication (with the multiplication of overlapping audits per supplier) and sends a confusedmessagetosuppliersandtopublicauthoritiesastowhatisexpectedintermsoffundamentallabourrights andofsitespecificenvironmentalconditions. Toaddresstheneedforconsistency,leadingglobalbuyingcompanieshavedecidedtoworktogethertopromoteareal change in attitude through the understanding of the root causes of problems and the development of effective and sustainable remediation. They decided to collaborate, aiming at the convergence of existing systems worldwide by launchingtheGlobalSocialComplianceProgramme.

TheProgrammeprovidesaplatformforbuildingconsensusonbestpractice in labour standards and environmental requirements in supply chains, in order to develop a single, clear and consistent message for suppliers globally. It also offers a forum to openly discuss issues and challenges amongleadingcompanies(e.g.inremediation). TheProgrammewill: accommodate the specificities of existing systems while building comparabilityandtransparencybetweenthem, driveconvergenceandreduceduplicationand, aboveall,allowbuyingcompaniesandtheirsupplierstoconcentrateon theidentificationofrootcausesofnoncomplianceandremediationofnon compliances. The programme supports existing efforts by helping users identify and sharebestpractices. Theprogrammeisneitheranother monitoringinitiative,norasubstitute toexistingsystems.TheGSCPwillnot undertakeaccreditationor certificationactivities.

TheProgrammehasbeenconstructedtodeliversharedbenefitstoallplayersalongthevaluechain:

All companies part of the GSCP Task Force together touch millions of people either directly through their customers and employees, or indirectly through millions of workers in their supplychain.

TheGSCPmodelisbasedoncompaniesengagementanddirectparticipation. TheProgrammeisopentobuyingcompanies(retailersandbrandmanufacturers)acrossallsectorsandallgeographies. AllparticipatingcompanieshaveanequalstakeandvoiceintheProgramme.Italsoassociatescivilsocietystakeholders toguaranteeitsintegrityandinclusivenessandtorelyonawiderangeofknowledgeandexpertise.

GSCPGovernanceModel:

TaskForce
TheTaskForceisthebackboneoftheProgrammeandbringstogetheralltheparticipatingcompanies.

ExecutiveBoard
TheExecutiveBoardisasubsetoftheTaskForceandreportstotheTaskForce. TheExecutiveBoardsteerstheProgrammeandensuresitdeliversonitsobjectivesandintegratestheexpectations ofallstakeholders.

ExpertWorkingGroups
ExpertWorkingGroupmembersareoperationalexpertsdrawnfromTaskForceMembercompanies. TheExpertWorkingGroupscarryouttheGSCPworkingplan.

AdvisoryBoard
TheAdvisoryBoardiscomposedofinfluentialandknowledgeableexpertsdrawnfromNGOs,IOs,TradeUnions,SRIs, Initiatives, etc. The Advisory Board advises and challenges the Executive Board on the strategy, direction and best practiceforeachstepoftheProgramme.Italsohelpsmonitorandevaluateprogress.

"The GSCP provides a unique forum for the public, private and nongovernmental sectorstoworktogetheranddeviselastingsolutionstotheworld'spressingissues.It willultimatelyhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeoplearoundtheworld."
AmirDossal,GSCPAdvisoryBoardMember

 TheGSCPhasdevelopedaworkingplanthatrepresentsastagedapproachwithdistinctsteps.Thisslicesthetaskinto manageable actions around which to build consensus step by step and move towards a convergence of ideas and actions.

Steps1to4:theGSCPreferencetools
Steps1to4aimatdevelopingreferencetoolsandprocessesbasedonbestpracticesfromexistingsocialcompliance and sitespecific environmental management systems. This includes the tools typically found in a monitoring system, andcanbeusedassuch,integratedintoabuyingcompany'ssystem,orasareferenceagainstwhichtoassessandif needed review existing systems. The purpose is to progressively allow retailers and brand manufacturers to reach mutual recognition of audit results. This will in turn lead to more efficient processes for all concerned and ultimately reduceauditfatigue.Byreducingthenumberofauditsintheirsharedsupplybases,companieswillbeinapositionto freeupresourcessoastoconcentrateeffortsonremediationandcapacitybuilding.

EquivalenceProcess
The GSCP Equivalence Process integrates all the GSCP reference tools, for social and the environment into a benchmarkingsystemforbuyingcompanies'andotherorganisations'compliancesystemsandtools.Itallowsusersto assesswheretheirsystemsandtoolsstandvisvisbestexistingpracticeasdefinedintheGSCPreferencetools.This processwillhelpbuildtransparencyandcomparabilitybetweenexistingschemes.

Step5:DataSharing
Step5aimsatenablingcommunicationbetweenexistingdatabases(collaborativeandindividualplatforms)whereaudit dataresides,andbetweenwhichexchangeiscurrentlylimitedbytechnical,proceduralandlegalbarriers.Theaimisto allowforbroadbaseddatasharingtoreduceduplicationandimprovecapacitybuildingthroughdatamining.

Step6:RemediationandCapacityBuilding
The ultimate goal of the GSCP and its members: a collaborative approach to remediation through continuous improvementmethods,trainingandcapacitybuilding.Supplierswillbeabletogobeyondcomplianceandfocusbetter, in partnership with buying companies, on developing their own systems to deliver fair labour and environmental conditions.

Purpose
To drive convergence, the GSCP is building a set of reference tools that describe best practice. The purpose of these toolsistoupholdrelevantInternationalStandardswheretheyexist,buildconsensusaroundwhatgoodlookslike,and provideacommoninterpretationforfairlabourandenvironmentalrequirementsandtheirimplementation.TheGSCP Reference Tools aim also at creating comparability and transparency between systems, enabling buying companies aroundtheworld,inwhateverindustry,toworktowardsmutualrecognitionofauditresults.

Use
Thesetoolsareopenlyavailableandcanvoluntarilyeitherbe: integratedinpartorinfullbycompaniesintotheirrespectivesystems usedbycompaniesorinitiativesasareferenceagainstwhichtocompare,orotherwisereview,theirexistingtools throughanequivalenceprocess

Responsibility
TheGSCPdoesnotmonitornorauditinanywaythecompliancebyauserssupplychainwiththeGSCPreferencetools oranystandards. TheadoptionofpartorallofoneormoreReferencetoolscannotbeputforwardasaproofofadequateduediligence. Theresponsibilityoftheimplementationofthesetools,ofthemonitoringoftheuserssupplychainscomplianceandof anyduediligencelinkedtoit,resideswiththeuser.

Eachstepoftheworkingplanis managed by an Expert Working Group composed of experts from Task Force member companies, assisted by experts from external stakeholder organizationsasrequired. The role of Expert Working Groupsis: 1. to compare and analyse existing practices in order to identify best practices for each step of the GSCP workingplan; 2. to prepare and manage a webconsultation on the draft tools to gather feedback from a global audience of stakeholders in order to ensure that the draft references best practices and representsaconsensusamongstakeholders; 3. topreparearecommendationonhowthedraftreferencetoolsshouldbeamendedbasedonconsultationresults; 4. tosubmittotheGSCPAdvisoryBoardforrecommendationsandtotheGSCPExecutiveBoardforapproval.

Step1ReferenceCode
Objectives
showwhatbestsocialpracticelookslike provideacommoninterpretationofworkingrequirementsandtheirimplementation startingpointonwhichtobuildasetofharmonizedtoolsandprocesses TheGSCPReferenceCodewasfirstpublishedendof2008.Thefirstpublicreviewranforoneyearandwascompleted inMay2010,andVersion2waspublished:itcanbeaccessedontheGSCPwebsite.Asecondpublicreviewprotocol(on Version2)isnowinplaceonwww.gscpnet.comandwillrununtilDecember2011.

Step2ReferencetoolsonAuditProcessMethodology
TheExpertWorkingGroup,withtheclosesupportCSCC,SGSandImpactt,hasdevelopedasetofguidelinesforaudit Referencetools.Thesegatherbestpracticesforeachstepoftheauditprocessinordertobringconsistencytotheway auditsareprepared,ledandfollowedup. TheReferencetoolsrelateto: auditprocess preauditemploymentsiteprofile selfassessment auditchecks alertnotification auditreport findingsummary&correctiveactions supplementaryauditinformation

Theyarebasedonidentifiedbestpracticesdrawnfromexistingsystemsandprocesses. TheReferencetoolswerefinalisedandpublishedinOctober2009.Theyareavailableonwww.gscpnet.com ThereviewprotocolfortheseReferencetoolsisnowinplaceontheGSCPwebsite,withthefeedbacksubmissionperiod runningfromDecember2009toOctober2011.

Step3ReferencetoolforAuditingCompetence
Objective
ThedevelopmentofreferencerequirementsandguidelinesforAuditingCompetenceaimsatensuringthattherelevant level of knowledge and skills is required of and guaranteed by auditors and auditing bodies. It will help increase the qualityoftheauditaswellastheconsistencybetweenauditorsandbetweenauditresults,whichinturnwillhelpsenda clearermessagetosuppliers.

How&When
ThescopeoftheReferencetoolcovers: therecognitionofauditingbodies therecognitionofindividualauditors; thetrainingofauditors(trainingsyllabus); Thecompetenciestakenintoaccountforthetoolscovertwoareas:socialcomplianceandenvironmentalmanagement. Theseareascorrespondtothetypeofauditperformedandrelevantauditorcompetences. The draft reference requirements for the recognition of Auditing Bodies and Individual Auditors first underwent a targeted consultation (with experts from initiatives, auditing and training bodies) followed by a public consultation completedendofJanuary2010.Commentsreceivedthroughthisprocesswereanalysedandintegratedintothedraft ReferencetoolforAuditingCompetence.ThisReferencetoolwasfinalisedandpublishedendofSeptember2010.Work is in progress on the reference requirements for the Training of Auditors (Training Syllabus) in collaboration with trainingandauditingbodies.

Step4CompaniesandSchemesManagementSystems
Thisfourthsteplooksatwhatdefinesawellmanagedsocialandlaterenvironmentalcomplianceprogramme,and how companies and schemes can understand, share or even align each others best practices in their individual managementsystems.StructuraldifferencesbetweencompaniesandschemeswillresultintheExpertWorkingGroup developing2separatereferencetools,foreachsocialandtheenvironment. Thisisanareawherediversitycanbeaccommodatedwithoutcompromisingotherpartsoftheconvergenceproject.It iskeyhowever,tobuildgreaterunderstanding,transparencyandtrust,allowingthesevariousbodiestoworktogether. TheExpertWorkingGroupwaslaunchedinOct2009,andpublicationisexpected1sthalf2012fortheReferencetoolon buyingcompaniesSocialPerformanceManagementSystems.

EnvironmentalModule
In response to the high demand from various companies to extend the scope of the GSCP reference tools to environmentalconcernsonemploymentsites,theGSCPExecutiveBoardlaunchedanExpertWorkingGrouptodevelop anenvironmentalmodulefortheintegrationofbasicsitespecificenvironmentalrequirementswithintheGSCP. Work started in August 2008 and the Expert Working Group is developing the following tools, based on analysis of currentbestpractice: 1. Referencerequirementsandimplementationguidelinesforsuppliers 2. ReferenceAuditProcessandMethodology 3. ReferencerequirementsforAuditingCompetence Thefirstsetofenvironmentaltools,whichincludestheenvironmentalreferencerequirementsandtheenvironmental implementationguidelines,bothwentthroughpublicconsultationin2009andwerepublishedinOctober2010. ThepublicationofthesetoolswasfollowedinNovember2010bythatoftheReferencetoolsonEnvironmentalAudit ProcessandMethodology,whichgatherbestexistingpracticeforeachstepoftheenvironmentalauditprocessandwill fosterconsistencyinthewaytheseauditsareprepared,ledandfollowedup. The development of reference requirements for auditing competence has been integrated in the work of the Expert WorkingGrouponAuditingCompetence.Allthesetoolsareavailableonwww.gscpnet.com

EquivalenceProcess
ThisprocessaimsatenablingthemutualrecognitionbetweenschemesusingtheGSCPReferencetoolsasabenchmark. Itspurposeis: 1. tocontributetothedefinitionanddeliveryofaclearandconsistentmessagetowardsglobalsuppliers; 2. tobuildcomparabilityandtransparencybetweenexistingsystemsandschemeswhileallowingthemtomaintain theirspecificities; 3. toallowindividualcompaniestomeasuretheirsystemagainsttheGSCPreferencetools, 4. toallowstakeholderstotrusteachothersauditreportsandallowformutualrecognition,and 5. tosupportcontinuousimprovementofexistingpracticestowardsbestpractice.

TheEquivalenceProcessincludestwotools: a. SelfAssessment:
The companies / schemes assess their internal tools, systems and methodology point by point check against each GSCPReferenceTool objective:tounderstandwhatneedstobereviewedtoreachbestpractice.

b. EquivalenceAssessment:
AnindependentpanelofexpertsvalidatestheSelfAssessment objective:thecompanies/schemescanexchangetheirEAs.Itallowstransparency,comparabilityandtrust. Anonlineplatformwasdevelopedtohostthebenchmarkingtools,whichwerelaunchedinJune2011moredetailson www.gscpnet.com/equivalenceprocess.htmlandaccesstheplatformtoregisterforuseon: www.gscpequivalenceprocess.com

Step5DataSharing
This fifth step will develop protocols for data and information sharing starting with a careful analysis of existing best practices.Thisstepdoesnotaimatdevelopinganotherdatabasebutratheratenablingexistingdatasharingplatforms tocommunicate. Theaimsare: toreduceduplication; makethebestuseoftheinformationsourcedthroughsteps1,2&3; toimprovetransparency;and tosupportimprovementsinremediation(stepsix). The Expert Working Group was launched end of 2010 and work is in progress with the participation of existing Data Sharingplatformsandotherstakeholders.Theseexpertsaredividedinto4subgroups,eachaddressingafacetofthe workseefulllistofparticipantsfurtheron.

Step6Remediationandcapacitybuilding
The sixth step will look at the Programmes main goal, which is to facilitate the remediation of root causes of non compliances. Havingbuiltconvergencewherepossibleandhavingpromotedunderstandingandtransferofinformation,retailersand brand manufacturers will then be better placed to work collaboratively on remediation of noncompliances and improvementofworkingandenvironmentalconditions.Thiswillbeachievedfirstthroughthecommonusebybuying companies of the reference tools and therefore the delivery of a shared message to suppliers regarding social and environmentalrequirements.Secondly,workonremediationatsupplierssitewillbedonecollaborativelythrough(a) theintroductionofcentralizedworkinggroupstacklingsubjectsrequiringcrossindustryguidelines(seenextpage)and (b)amoreonthegroundperspectiveandfocusthroughtheestablishmentofregionalclusters.Watchthisspace!

ForumonRemediation
ThroughitsGeneralMeetingsandregularwebinars,theGSCPalreadyoffersaforumonremediationwherecompanies can: buildrelevanttoolsforcapacitybuildingandtraining; openlydiscussissuesofcommoninterest; exchangeexperiencesandlearnfromeachotherspracticeinthefield;and strengthencollaborativeapproaches.

GSCPMEETINGS2012
MembersMeeting:17thand18thApril,Shenzhen GeneralMeeting:TBD

CentralisedExpertWorkingGroups(CEWGs)
TheCentralisedExpertWorkingGroups(CEWGs)areformedtocarryoutthetasksidentifiedinthescopeoftheGSCP's workonremediationandcapacitybuilding.TheCEWGSarethereforetaskedwithaddressingsignificantendemicissues identifiedrecurrentlyontheground,whichrequirethedevelopmentofcrossindustryguidelines. ThenatureoftheworkoftheseCEWGsdoesnotthereforedifferinsubstancefromthatoftheEWGswhichtookonthe development of the GSCP Reference tools and Equivalence Process. The main difference between these 2 types of groupsistheirstruture,withtheCEWGstoinvolvemorestakeholders,includingsuppliers,directlyinthedevelopment ofanyguidelinesorotheroutput. ThefirstCEWGwaslaunchedin2011onSupplierManagementSystems:

SupplierManagementSystems
Buying companies and initiatives have started developing and implementing social and environmental management systems programmes for their suppliers. As this could in the long term lead to multiple approaches and therefore duplication,thereisaneedtoleveragecompanieseffortsandorchestratethedevelopmentofacrossindustryshared approach to defining and assessing suppliers management systems. The aim of this EWGs work is to work on the definitionofcommonrequirementsfortheestablishmentofsuppliersmanagementsystems. Theultimategoalwillbethetrainingandempoweringofsuppliers,toenablethemtoimplement,conductandshare their assessments with their customers, with periodic reviews from external sources. With a robust management system,supplierswillbeabletointegrateremediationandcontinuousimprovementintheirdailyoperation. The work will focus on building a framework of high level requirements for the definition of Suppliers Management Systems. Once agreed upon, such requirements will help ensuring consistency in the approaches towards implementationandavoidingduplication. ThescopeoftheExpertWorkingGroup,however,willnotcoverimplementation,assessmentand/ortraining,whichwill continuetobecarriedoutbydedicatedinitiativesalreadyworkingontheground. ThisworkinggroupwillincludetheparticipationofoperationalexpertsdrawnfromGSCPMemberCompanies.Inorder toensuregoodcoordinationwithexistingeffortsaswellastoensurethata generalconsistentapproachisbuilt,the followinggroupsofstakeholderswillalsobeinvolvedinthework: keyorganisationsthatareactivelyworkingonthetopicathand,havetherequiredlevelofexpertiseandcan makeaconcretecontributiontotheworkoftheCEWG suppliers oneormoremembersoftheAdvisoryBoardorarepresentative ThefirsttwocategoriesofparticipantswillbeselectedbytheEWG,thethirdbytheAdvisoryBoardasappropriate.

GSCPTaskForceParticipatingCompanies

ADIDAS AUCHAN BESTBUY C&A CARREFOUR CASINO CHIQUITA COOPSWITZERLAND DELHAIZE/HANNAFORD DELL DOLE ELCORTEINGLES GAPINC GLOBUS HASBRO HEWLETTPACKARD ICA
Germany France USA Germany France France USA Switzerland Belgium/USA USA USA Spain USA Germany USA USA Sweden

IKEA JCPENNEY JERONIMOMARTINS MARKS&SPENCER MIGROS MONOPRIX PHILLIPSVANHEUSEN PICKNPAY ROYALAHOLD SOBEY'S STARBUCKSCOFFEECO. TESCO THEWALTDISNEYCO. TIMBERLAND WALMART WOOLWORTHS YAMADADENKICO.

Sweden USA Portugal UnitedKingdom Switzerland France USA SouthAfrica TheNetherlands Canada USA UnitedKingdom USA USA USA Australia Japan

GSCPExecutiveBoard
MarcelaMANUBENS (Chair) PaulDEARMAN CaroleDEMONTGOLFIER AlanHASSENFELD GeorgeJAKSCH RajanKAMALANATHAN LouiseNICHOLLS GregPRIEST JohannZBLIN(ViceChair) ZoeMcMAHON

PVH

GSCPAdvisoryBoard
AntoineBERNARD FIDH (Chair) AlkeBOESSIGER AmirDOSSAL StephenFROST JanFURSTENBORG RafalNEDZYNSKI CarolineREES DavidSCHILLING
UNIGlobalUnion GlobalPartnershipForum CSRAsia FormerheadofUNICommerce FGTAFO HARVARDKENNEDYSCHOOL ICCR

TESCO CARREFOUR HASBRO CHIQUITA WALMART MARKS&SPENCER IKEA MIGROS HP

ExpertWorkingGroups

FrameworkbuildingtheGSCPReferencetools
GSCPExpertWorkingGroupontheReferenceCode(projectcompleted)
LaraLADIPO ChrisMcCANN VirginieSAUDRAIS TESCO WALMART CARREFOUR

GSCPExpertWorkingGrouponAuditProcess&Methodology(projectcompleted)
HugoBYRNES BrianCOLLINS/SimonHERBERT BrunoCOLOMBANI PaulDEARMAN DanieleGIOMI VirginieSAUDRAIS AlainSOUPPART ROYALAHOLD HALLMARK CASINO TESCO WALMART CARREFOUR AUCHAN

GSCPExpertWorkingGrouponAuditingCompetence
ExpertsfromGSCPmembercompanies Activeexternalparticipants(TrainingSyllabus) BrunoCOLOMBANI CASINO JustinBETTEY LEVELWORKS PaulDEARMAN TESCO VinceDESMOND IRCA CharlesDICKINSON C&Aupto12.2010 PeterLOMAS IRCA JerryHUANG BESTBUY EffieMARINOS SGS ArtJACKSON COSTCO RandyRANKIN BUREAUVERITAS SGS BelindaMILLARD WOOLWORTHS PeterWARBRICK VirginieSAUDRAIS CARREFOUR StuartWEBSTER WRAP AnwarKHAN WALMART MichaelWILSON ACERTAFRICA MikeVAUDREUIL HEWLETTPACKARD ClmentWARTHER ALCANPACKAGINGupto10.2010

GSCPExpertWorkingGroupontheEnvironmentalModule(projectcompleted)
DietrichBARTELS JayCELORIE/MikeVAUDREUIL JonathanGORMAN StphanieMATHEY GregPRIEST FrancescaSAVI ClmentWARTHER LenaBERGENDAHL GilesBOLTON LeslieCOLLINS PierreDEGINESTEL CaroleDEMONTGOLFIER JaroslawKIELAK TodPEPIN SunilJACOB KentWANG ClmentWARTHER C&A HP TESCO CARREFOUR IKEA WALMART ALCANPACKAGINGto10.2010

GSCPExpertWorkingGrouponManagementSystems
ICA TESCO HEWLETTPACKARD AUCHAN CARREFOUR IKEA HANNAFORD WALMART BESTBUY ALCANPACKAGINGto10.2010

TheGSCPEquivalenceProcess

GSCPExpertWorkingGroupontheEquivalenceProcess(projectcompleted)
KarinBOGAERS KarlDAUMUELLER PaulDEARMAN GeorgeJAKSCH ArminehMARDIROSSIAN ChrisMcCANN LenaPRIPPKOVAC VirginieSAUDRAIS ClmentWARTHER JohannZBLIN ROYALAHOLD HEWLETTPACKARD TESCO CHIQUITA WOOLWORTHS WALMART IKEA CARREFOUR ALCANPACKAGINGto10.2010 MIGROS

DataSharing
GSCPExpertWorkingGrouponDataSharing
ExpertsfromGSCPmembercompanies Externalparticipants DominiqueBAREA CatherineBEARE JustinBETTEY PeterBURROWS JoseCOPOVIKING ChristianEWERT StuartWEBSTER SherriLIGON EffieMARINOS StevenOATES SimonaROMANOSCHI MatthewSMITH PierreFranoisTHALER JoakimVINCZE DanVOGEL PeterWALSH BSCI INTERTEK LEVELWORKS FFC SEDEX ICTI WRAP FLA SGS SAI INTERTEK BV ECOVADIS BETTERWORK ENABLON BV

SelcukBUYUKOZER IngridCACERES HazelCULLEY NancyKACHLINE AnwarKHAN FranLANE KikuLOOMIS MarcelaMANUBENS HamlinMETZGER VirginieSAUDRAIS WillSTEPHENS FranciscaVICENTETAMARIN MiguelVILLARREAL ADIDASGROUP THEWALTDISNEYCO. MARKS&SPENCER THEWALTDISNEYCO. WALMART MARKS&SPENCER PVH PVH BESTBUY CARREFOUR TESCO ELCORTEINGLS ELCORTEINGLS

Remediationandcapacitybuilding
GSCPCentralisedExpertWorkingGrouponSupplierManagementSystems
KarinBOGAERS HazelCULLEY SylvainCUPERLIER PierreDEGINESTEL SunilJACOB DanielKLIN RoopaNAIR DeannaROBINSON VirginieSAUDRAIS RobertoVEGA ROYALAHOLD MARKS&SPENCER DOLE AUCHAN WALMART MIGROS PHILLIPSVANHEUSEN GAPINC. CARREFOUR DOLE

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