This question is intended to let students know about how contractual clauses regarding ethical issues is constructed. The exam paper may not ask about this.
"Each Party hereby undertakes that, at the date of the entering into force of the Contract, itself, its directors, officers or employees have not offered, promised, given, authorized, solicited or accepted any undue pecuniary or other advantage of any kind in any way connected with the Contract and that it has taken reasonable measures to prevent subcontractors, agents or any other third parties, subject to its control or determining influence, from doing so.": This is a clause addressing fraud, bribery and corruption. It is created to prevent any undue act by contracting parties. You may find other anti-corruption clause samples in this document.
"Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from utilizing the services of any subcontractor as it deems appropriate to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that each Party shall require its subcontractors to comply with all applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement in providing such services and each Party shall remain primarily liable to the other Party for the performance of such subcontractor.": This clause is used to control the subcontracting and subcontractors.
"Customer will be responsible for and shall ensure that while Service Provider employees, agents or contractors are on Customer’s premises, all proper and legal health and safety precautions arein place and fully operational to protect such persons.": This clause is used to ensure health and safety standards.
"The Company has undertaken commercially reasonable efforts to eliminate Conflict Minerals from each Company Product and any products currently proposed to be manufactured by the Company or on its behalf in the future. “Conflict Minerals” means columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or other country the exploitation and trade of which is determined by the United States to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or other country.": This is a clause addressing conflict minerals.
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