Columbia Sportswear Co. (Columbia), a US outerwear company, ranks joint 32nd out of 65 companies. Since 2021, the company improved on the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment and Recruitment, disclosing a second-tier supplier list covering 80% of business volume, and a public policy requiring employers, rather than workers, to pay for the costs of recruitment. However, the company did not improve across other themes and performed particularly poorly on the themes of Worker Voice and Remedy. As such, the company’s rank has dropped by 9 places.

KnowTheChain identified two allegations of forced labour in the company’s supply chains, including one related to alleged Uyghur forced labour. However, the company neither discloses engagement with affected stakeholders, nor remedy outcomes for workers, and the company does not disclose the steps it has taken to address the risks of alleged Uyghur forced labour across raw materials and supply chain tiers.

The company is encouraged to improve its performance and disclosure on the themes of Recruitment, Worker Voice, and Remedy.