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Do we have to sign our customer’s code of conduct?

Commercially, usually yes; legally, the content can be negotiated. We establish a counter-proposal practice that balances excessive commitments (unlimited audits, strict liability). Read wh…

Updated · July 20261 min readCategory · Supplier Contract Architecture
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Commercially, usually yes; legally, the content can be negotiated. We establish a counter-proposal practice that balances excessive commitments (unlimited audits, strict liability).

Commercially, usually yes; legally, the content can be negotiated. We establish a counter-proposal practice that balances excessive commitments (unlimited audits, strict liability).

Read what the code obliges you to pass on. Many customer codes require you to flow the same duties down to your own suppliers and, increasingly, import foreign supply-chain-law obligations (LkSG, and the coming CSDDD) into your operations. Those knock-on commitments — not the headline clause — are usually the ones worth negotiating.

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