1. In undertaking the responsibilities set out in the BSCI Code of Conduct, producers work together with BSCI Participants and pursue a constructive and open dialogue with their stakeholders towards the application of the BSCI Code of Conduct.
2. Producers actively communicate their endorsement of the BSCI Code of Conduct through their company organization and to their business partners. Producers shall display the BSCI Code of Conduct in the local language in an openly accessible location.
3. Producers confirm having read and understood the BSCI Code of Conduct and relevant Terms of Implementation and they commit to work towards full observance thereof, within their sphere of influence.
4. Producers have the procedures and sufficient resources in place to meet their responsibilities related to the BSCI Code of Conduct and ensure that there is continuous improvement in its implementation.
5. Producers require their significant business partners to work towards full observance of the BSCI Code of Conduct and take, within their sphere of influence, the reasonable measures necessary to make the BSCI Code of Conduct applicable to their own business partners.
6. Producers acknowledge that neglecting the values and principles of the BSCI Code of Conduct and/or violating any of these Terms of implementation are sufficient grounds for BSCI Participants or relevant business partners to terminate their business relations with a signatory producer. The burden of proof