A retail company sources garments from a factory where workers earn below a living wage. The company has no ownership stake in the factory. Under responsible supply chain management, what is the company's appropriate response?
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A
Accept no responsibility since the workers are not direct employees
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B
Engage the factory to understand constraints and work collaboratively toward living wage benchmarks
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C
Immediately replace the factory with a supplier in a higher-wage country
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D
Disclose the wage gap in sustainability reports and leave resolution to local governments