Handouts and checklists > Making your sustainability documents binding
Context and application of this tool is explained in "Do Supplier Codes of Conduct bind?" (in Module II. Contracts as drivers of sustainability).
Checklist: Making your sustainability documents binding
- Refer to all sustainability-related appendices explicitly in the main contract
- Attach documents in print or provide stable online links and/or require suppliers to sign the code
- Specify which version is binding (the original or updated versions)
- Ensure consistency between the main contract and appendices
- Consider whether link-only references or unilateral update clauses could be challenged as unreasonable