Metro Inc. (Metro), a Canadian food retailer and third largest grocer in Canada, ranks 43 out of 60 companies. The company’s score is based on its poor performance across the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment, where it neither discloses supplier lists or a human rights risks assessment process, Worker Voice, where it does not disclose engaging 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. Furthermore, the company does not disclose its audit methodology for identifying forced labour risks in its supply chains.
It performs better on Commitment & Governance and Monitoring, disclosing some detail on the management and implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labour. The company is encouraged to improve its performance and disclosure on the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment, Worker Voice and Monitoring.