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DMA and Indicators	Page (or Link)	External Assurance	Description
CATEGORY: SUPPLY CHAIN STANDARDS
MATERIAL ASPECT: CODE OF CONDUCT
AF1	2. Assessment of the supply chain 9. Code of Conduct and Responsible Practices and the Committee of Ethics Code of Conduct and Responsible Practices Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers: Compliance Programme	Yes	Code of conduct content and coverage
AF7	Traceability of the supply chain 1. Identification of the supply chain The Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers is applicable to each and every one of Inditex’s suppliers and manufacturers. More information about the identification of the supply can be found on the Inditex website: http:// www.inditex.com/en/sustainability/suppliers/code_conduct	Yes	Number and location of workplaces covered by code of conduct
MATERIAL ASPECT: AUDIT PROCESS
AF2	1. Identification of the supply chain 3. Optimization of the supply chain 9. Code of Conduct and Responsible Practices and the Committee of Ethics Compliance Programme: http://www.inditex.com/es/sustainability/suppliers/compliance_programme	Yes	Parties and personnel engaged in code of conduct compliance function
AF3	Traceability of the supply chain 2. Assessment of the supply chain Social auditing process: http://www.inditex.com/en/sustainability/suppliers/csr_audits	Yes	Compliance audit process
AF8	1. Identification of the supply chain 2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Number of audits conducted and percentage of workplaces audited
MATERIAL ASPECT: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
AF4	9. Code of Conduct and Responsible Practices and the Committee of Ethics	Yes	Policy and procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding to grievances and complaints
MATERIAL ASPECT: CAPACITY BUILDING
AF5	Traceability of the supply chain 1. Identification of the supply chain 2. Assessment of the supply chain (Worker participation) 3. Optimization of the supply chain Developing everybody’s talent Training for internal teams Inditex offers specific training courses on aspects of sustainability to its employees. The Group also provides training programmes for auditors and suppliers on aspects of the Code of Conduct and environmental issues.	Yes	Strategy and scope of efforts to strengthen capacity of management, workers and other staff to improve in social and environmental performance
MATERIAL ASPECT: BUSINESS INTEGRATION
AF6	Traceability of the supply chain 1. Identification of the supply chain 2. Assessment of the supply chain Compliance programme, Corrective Action Plans Inditex’s Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers includes the standards and requirements that suppliers must meet in order to form part of Inditex’s supply chain. It is available on the website: http://www.inditex.com/en/sustainability/suppliers/code_conduct	Yes	Supplier selection, management, and termination
AF17	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Actions to identify and mitigate business practices that affect code compliance
MATERIAL ASPECT: NON-COMPLIANCE FINDINGS
AF9	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of non-compliance with legal requirements or collective bargaining agreements on wages
AF10	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of non-compliance with overtime standards
AF11	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of non-compliance with standards on pregnancy and maternity rights
AF12	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of the use of child labor
AF13	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of non-compliance with standards on genderdiscrimination
AF14	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Incidents of non-compliance with code of conduct
AF15	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Yes	Analysis of data from code compliance audits
MATERIAL ASPECT: REMEDIATION
AF16	2. Assessment of the supply chain	Sí	Remediation practices to address non-compliance findings
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL
MATERIAL ASPECT: MATERIALS
AF18	More sustainable design and raw materials Advances in the evaluation and control of wet processes	Yes	Programs to replace organic-based adhesives and primers with water-based adhesives and primers
AF19	More sustainable design and raw materials Advances in the evaluation and control of wet processes	Yes	Programs to replace organic-based adhesives and primers with water-based adhesives and primers
AF20	Traceability of the supply chain More sustainable design and raw materials	Yes	List of environmentally preferable materials used in apparel and footwear products
MATERIAL ASPECT: ENERGY
AF21	2. Environmental indicators	Yes	Amount of energy consumed and percentage of the energy that is from renewable sources
CATEGORY: SOCIAL
SUB-CATEGORY: LABOR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK
MATERIAL ASPECT: EMPLOYMENT
AF22	Quality employment	Yes	Policy and practices regarding the use of employees with non-permanent and non-fulltime status
AF23	Quality employment	Yes	Policy regarding the use of home working
AF24	Integrity of the supply chain 9. Code of Conduct and Responsible Practices and the Committee of Ethics Inditex carries out analysis and control of the level of compliance with its Sustainability Strategy achieved by suppliers by means of the Group’s Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers Compliance Programme.	Yes	Policy on the use and selection of labor brokers, including adherence to relevant ILO Conventions
MATERIAL ASPECT: WAGES AND HOURS
AF25	Inditex does not adhere to any wage deduction policy or practice beyond those stipulated by law.	Yes	Policy and practices on wage deductions that are not mandated by law
AF26	The in force collective agreements do not contemplate any deadline to inform of the organizational changes undergone by Inditex. However, when a relevant fact is stated, this is duly notified according to the in force regulations (Act 41 of the Spanish Workers’ Statute).	Yes	Policy on working hours, including definition of overtime, and actions to prevent excessive and forced overtime
MATERIAL ASPECT: WORKER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
AF29	Some 37% of Inditex’s work centres have workers’ representatives (There have been no significant changes in this indicator on a national level in comparison with 2014).	Yes	Percentage of workplaces where there is one or more independent trade union(s)
AF30	The Group does not participate in representative bodies that do not involve the trade unions.	Yes	Percentage of workplaces where, in the absence of a trade union, there are worker-management committees
MATERIAL ASPECT: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
AF31	Quality employment	Yes	Initiatives and programs to respond to, reduce, and prevent the ocurrence of musculoskeletal disorders
MATERIAL ASPECT: DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
AF27	Quality employment	Yes	Policy and action to protect the pregnancy and maternity rights of women workers
AF32	Quality employment	Yes	Actions to address gender discrimination and to provide opportunities for the advancement of women workers
MATERIAL ASPECT: LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AF33	Contribution to community welfare Investment in social programmes 2015 Emergency Relief Education Social Welfare	Yes	Priorities in community investment strategy
AF34	Investment in social programmes 2015 1. Social indicators	Yes	Amount of investment in worker communities broken down by location