Empire Co. Ltd (Empire), a Canadian conglomerate engaged predominantly in food retail, ranks 36 out of 60 companies. The company’s score is based on its performance across the themes; Commitment & Governance, disclosing some detail on the management and implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labour and Monitoring, by disclosing its audit methodology for identifying forced labour risks in its supply chains. It performs poorly on the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment, where it neither discloses supplier lists or a human rights risks assessment process, Worker Voice, where it provides no detail on whether its grievance mechanism is available to supply chain workers or that it engages with unions to support freedom of association in its supply chains. It also performs poorly on Remedy, where it discloses no information on its processes for raising and resolving grievances or remedy outcomes for workers.
The company is encouraged to improve its performance and disclosure on the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment and Worker Voice.