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JANUARY 2023

2022 ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain assessed the 60 largest information and communications technology companies on their efforts to address forced labour in supply chains.

JANUARY 2023

Why ICT Companies Need to Address Forced Labor Risks in Lower Supply Chain Tiers

Our findings show that implementation of supply chain standards often stops at tier 1 – and highlight what needs to change ...

Explore ICT supply chains
SEPTEMBER 2022

Forced labour risks, remedy and changing regulation: Investor briefing

As the movement towards mandatory human rights due diligence legislation picks up pace around the world, we set out recommendations for investors to play a critical role in interrogating human rights due diligence efforts and companies’ attempts to remediate forced labour.

JANUARY 2022

Closing the Gap: Evidence for effective human rights due diligence from five years measuring company efforts to address forced labour

Evidence from nine separate KnowTheChain benchmarks on 129 companies across the ICT, F&B, and A&F sectors, reveals companies are failing to conduct human rights due diligence to identify and prevent forced labour in global supply chains.

Closing the gap
MAY 2021

2021 Apparel and Footwear Sector Benchmark

KnowTheChain’s third apparel and footwear sector ranking found that the 37 largest global companies fail to stand up for workers who face exploitation and are struggling to survive.

2021 Apparel and Footwear Sector Benchmark
APRIL 2021

Responsible Recruitment of Migrant Workers

With a focus on recruitment fees, this briefing examines the commitments 180 high-risk companies make and the steps they take to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are respected.

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FEBRUARY 2021

The Tyson Foods AGM: an example of how shareholder transparency on voting on social issues matters

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen hundreds of investors publicly urging companies to support workers’ rights ...

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JUNE 2020

Investor Support

Investors representing $5 trillion sign KnowTheChain investor statement on forced labor – other investors should follow suit.

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JUNE 2020

Latest News from KnowTheChain

KnowTheChain names Felicitas Weber Project Director and 2020/21 Information and Communication Technology Benchmark launches June 9.

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JUNE 2020

COVID-19 demonstrates the need to address ESG risks in supply chains

This post originally appeared on Responsible Investor, read the original here. COVID-19 demonstrates the need to address ESG risks in supply chains By Felicitas Weber and Sonal Mahida The widespread impact of the coronavirus pandemic is revealing a significant vulnerability in corporate supply chains — the potential for...

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