We launched the first KnowTheChain benchmarks in 2016 amid an increase in expectations for companies to report on risks of forced labor in their supply chains. Our intention was to move focus away from legal compliance and instead shift action toward assessing the implementation of effective practices. With the...
At KnowTheChain we believe that companies and investors can be a powerful force in changing the conditions under which people work in their global supply chains. We also know that companies acting individually cannot eliminate a practice endemic to an entire industry. This week we were...
In early October, KnowTheChain will launch its 2018 Food and Beverage benchmark report, which evaluates 38 of the largest global food and beverage companies on their efforts to address forced labor in their supply chains. The companies covered in the benchmark represent a combined market...
Next week, KnowTheChain will publish its 2018 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) benchmark report, which evaluates 40 global ICT companies on their efforts to address forced labor in their supply chains. The companies covered in the benchmark represent the largest electronic hardware companies in the...
Today KnowTheChain welcomes the support of investors representing over $3 trillion in assets who have recognized the importance of KTC’s work to identify the risks of forced labor that they may be exposed to through their investments. The KnowTheChain Investor Statement, which is co-sponsored by...
We’re excited to announce that we’re hiring for the position of Project Manager. The position will manage the benchmark publication process as well as support efforts by the KTC team to expand the project’s scope and reach. Learn more about the position and how to...
Today we announced the names of the 125 companies we will be benchmarking across three sectors in 2018. Our benchmark are the cornerstone of our efforts to equip companies with the information they need to understand their relative performance on addressing forced labor in their...
Today at the Thomson Reuters Trust Conference we announced that we’ll be joining forces with the Thomson Reuters Foundation to increase the number of companies we will be benchmarking over the next three years. Through this partnership these benchmarking efforts will become the KnowTheChain -...
Sugarcane is one of the largest agricultural commodities in the world. It can be found in everyday food and beverage items such as cereals, yogurts, soft drinks, and flavored coffees. It is typically manually harvested, often by migrants and rural workers, with little education. Sugarcane...
Poor working conditions in leather supply chains, as well as practices conducive to forced labor (e.g., lack of worker contracts and forced overtime), have been well documented by human and labor rights organizations over the past years. Today we published a case study examining how...