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Bunzl Factory Audit

Bunzl is one of LaParty Vietnam's (La Party Corporation Vietnam Company Limited) major customers. They conduct periodic Social Accountability (SA) and Quality (QA) audits to verify compliance with Bunzl's Supplier Code of Conduct and applicable regulations.

June 2025 Audit Record

FieldDetails
Audit DateJune 23, 2025
Recap Report No.FASH2025060D3
Training DateJune 26, 2025
Training TypeBunzl Supplier Audit Training 2025 (Vietnam) — invite and agenda provided by Bunzl

On-Site Findings (2 Major Problems)

Two major non-conformances were identified during the audit, requiring corrective action within the specified deadline:

  1. Special Equipment Registration Certificate & Annual Inspection (N13): Forklift has not been registered with Vietnamese authorities or undergone annual inspection.
  2. Special Equipment Operator Certificate (N14): Forklift operators and electricians do not hold valid operation licenses.

Other minor findings:

  • Workplace hazard risk analysis and assessment records (N15): Not yet completed
  • Work injury records (N17): Not yet established
  • Occupational disease hazard monitoring report (N22) and occupational health examination report (N23): Not completed
  • Wastewater, exhaust gas, and noise monitoring report (N41): Not completed (only forklift diesel usage records available)
  • Training records for disciplinary procedures and career development (K4, K6): Procedures exist; training records missing
  • Sexual harassment committee organizational chart (K7): Not yet completed

Social Accountability Document Checklist (Version: May 29, 2025)

Documents required by Bunzl and factory response status:

Document ItemStatus
I4 Legal & regulatory register (Labor Law, Factory Law, etc.)OK (needs legal article references added)
I5 SA management system appointment lettersOK
I6 SA management system manual and proceduresOK
I7 Management SA training certificates; employee SA training recordsOK
I9 SA internal audit records; management review recordsN/A (not yet conducted)
I10 Corrective action records for violationsN/A
I11 Anti-bribery/corruption reporting procedure and training recordsSubstituted with ISO escalation reporting drill
J5 & J7 Employee roster, labor contracts, ID copiesOK (contracts required even during probation)
J12 Labor dispatch agency contract (security guards)OK
J16 Supplier social responsibility assessment recordsQualified supplier assessment
K4 Employee promotion plan and training recordsOK (training records missing)
K6 Disciplinary/anti-harassment training recordsISO escalation reporting drill (training records missing)
K7 Sexual harassment committee org chartPending completion
L3 Union representative election recordsOK
M1 Employee attendance records (12 months)OK (spot-checked: Sep 2024, Apr & May 2025)
M5 Employee payroll records (12 months)OK
M9 Social insurance payment records (3 months)OK
N4 & N45 Machine safety / electrical / chemical safety training recordsOK
N35 Fire drill recordsOK
N39 Hazardous waste disposal contract (ink recycling vendor)OK

Submitted Document Package

Key documents submitted during audit:

  • Employee Roster: As of June 21, 2025 — 204 employees across all departments (DANH SACH 27.05 -員工名單.xlsx)
  • Social Insurance Roster: May 2025, with insured employee details
  • Social Insurance Payment Records: May 2025 (TH0124H- 05.2025)
  • Security Guard Contract: Outsourced security service contract (HOP DONG BAO VE)

Bunzl Policy Documents

Bunzl requires the factory to acknowledge and sign the following:

DocumentDescription
Bunzl Integrity and Anti-Bribery Policy General V3Anti-bribery and integrity policy (version 3)
3.6 Bunzl PO Subcontractor Code of Conduct AcknowledgementSubcontractor code of conduct acknowledgement form
3.5 Code of Conduct for Bunzl Supplier Process SubcontractorSupplier/subcontractor code of conduct
Supplier Conformity Statement to Supplier Code of ConductConformity statement to supplier code of conduct
Factory Audit Document List – QA+SAQA and SA document checklist for audit preparation

Corrective Action Tracking

Priority corrective actions following the audit:

  1. Register forklift and complete annual inspection (N13) → Contact relevant Vietnamese authorities
  2. Forklift operators and electricians to obtain operation licenses (N14) → Arrange training and certification
  3. Workplace hazard risk analysis (N15) → Establish written assessment records
  4. Work injury log (N17) → Create and maintain ongoing
  5. Sexual harassment committee organizational chart (K7) → HR department to complete
  6. Complete missing training records for discipline and career development procedures (K4, K6)