Officeworks - Ethical sourcing and human rights

Officeworks is committed to upholding and respecting human rights within its supply chain.

All Officeworks suppliers must adhere to its Ethical Sourcing and Modern Slavery Policy, which outlines minimum standards required to work with the business.

Factories producing own-brand products, and local suppliers that are unable to demonstrate a robust ethical sourcing program in place, are required to disclose the manufacturing site of their products, complete a Sedex self-assessment and an independent audit when requested. During the reporting period, Officeworks focused on high-risk areas, including subcontracting, conflict minerals and Tier 2 suppliers.

This year, to focus on Tier 2 suppliers (suppliers that Officeworks does not have a direct relationship with), Officeworks refreshed its service provider questionnaire to include subcontracting with the aim of better targeting indicators of forced labour. The audit program was extended to include four Tier 2 suppliers.

In 2024, 26,849 products were mapped to the manufacturing site, and 499 audits were reviewed across 285 suppliers in the ethical sourcing program, down 20 per cent on the number of audits reviewed in the prior year.