Responsible Business Alliance2024JanuaryRBA VAP StandardV8.0.1-Jan2024Disclaimer:This document should be taken only as a source of information and analysis.It is not given,andshould not be taken,as legal advice and the provider of the information will not be held liable for any direct orconsequential loss arising from reliance on the information contained herein.RBA Address:1725 Duke Street,Suite 300,Alexandria VA 22314,USARBA VAP StandardPage 1 of 151Responsible Business Alliance1.Introduction…4l10 bjective…1.2 Document Format.........42.RBA Assessment Principles..............52.1 Documentation.........52.2 Applicability....……52.3 "Stricter-of52.4 Policies include relevant legal provisions and customer requirements.......52.5 Small and Medium Sized Enterprises................2.6 Communication and training..63.VAP Definitions.…4.Key links to VAP Resources...............75.Service level and quality statement for VAP...6.VAP Program…86.1 Validated assessment report (VAR)validity..........86.2 Roles and responsibilities ...........817.1 Initial Assessments.......117.2 Priority Closure Assessments.......7.3 Closure assessments ...........8.Preparation for the assessment8.1 Optional reviewee training ...........138.2 RBA VAP Overview..8.3 Assessment Scope.......8.4 Reviewee Preparation requirements.....158.5 Pre-assessment meeting......8.6 RBA Assessment observer guidance and feedback9.VAP on-site process.......189.1 Assessment Start...........189.3 Site observation..2010.Validated assessment report (VAR)....2310.1 Assessment finding severity definition....10.2 Management exception...........2411.VAP Appeal and guidance mechanism....................2412.Corrective action plans...12.1 CAP Definition and responsibilities............2512.2 Priority non-conformance containment............2612.3 Overall CAP timeline............2712.4 CAP management options for non-priority findings..2812.5 Customer managed CAP or reviewee managed CAP12.6 Root cause analysis............13.closure assessments...323213.2 Non-priority findings closure assessments.....3214.VAP Standard.…33A1.Prohibition of Forced Labor.........34RBA VAP Standard V8.0.1RBA PublicPage 2 of 151