Findings by Theme
Overall Score: 30
The 2020 benchmark assesses 49 of the largest ICT companies across the benchmark's seven themes, which were developed to capture the key areas where companies need to take action to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains: commitment; traceability and risk assessment; purchasing practices; recruitment; worker voice; monitoring; and remedy. There are a total of 21 indicators across the seven themes. For each theme a company can score a total of 100 points.
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Summary of Results
This theme evaluates a company’s commitment to addressing forced labor, whether it effectively applies supply chain standards that address the ILO core labor standards, and to what extent it has instituted management processes and board oversight, training and capacity...
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Indicator Sectors
Commitment
The company publicly demonstrates its
commitment to addressing forced labor and
human trafficking.
The company:
(1) public...
Supplier Code of Conduct
The company has a supplier code of conduct that requires suppliers throughout its supply chains to respect the ILO core labor standards, including the elimination of forced labor. The standard is ...
Read MoreManagement and Accountability
The company has established clear responsibilities and accountability for the implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, both within the company a...
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The company takes steps to ensure that relevant decision-makers within the company and in different tiers of its supply chains are aware of risks related to forced labor and human trafficking and ...
Read MoreStakeholder Engagement
The company engages with relevant stakeholders on forced labor and human trafficking. This includes engaging with policy makers, worker rights organizations, or local NGOs in countries in which it...
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NOTABLE EXAMPLE
Internal Accountability
Adidas states that its sourcing teams "have clear targets in their performance appraisal system linked to the performance and the execution of human rights policy commitments, through the delivery of social compliance key performance indicators."
Board Oversight
PVH states that the corporate responsibility committee of its board of directors meets four times per year and monitors performance across indicators including those relating to social issues and human rights. It states that the committee “monitors progress towards the goals of the Forward Fashion program, which includes publicly reported targets on the elimination of recruitment fees and other significant high-risk conduct and issues, such as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chain workers and human rights, as well as changes and additions to the program.
Overall Score: 28
The 2020 benchmark assesses 43 of the largest food and beverage companies across the benchmark's seven themes, which were developed to capture the key areas where companies need to take action to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains: commitment; traceability and risk assessment; purchasing practices; recruitment; worker voice; monitoring; and remedy. There are a total of 21 indicators across the seven themes. For each theme a company can score a total of 100 points.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
This theme evaluates a company’s commitment to addressing forced labor, whether it effectively applies supply chain standards that address the ILO core labor standards, and to what extent it has instituted management processes and board oversight, training and capacity...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Commitment
The company publicly demonstrates its
commitment to addressing forced labor and
human trafficking.
The company:
(1) public...
Supplier Code of Conduct
The company has a supplier code of conduct that requires suppliers throughout its supply chains to respect the ILO core labor standards, including the elimination of forced labor. The standard is ...
Read MoreManagement and Accountability
The company has established clear responsibilities and accountability for the implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, both within the company a...
Read MoreTraining
The company takes steps to ensure that relevant decision-makers within the company and in different tiers of its supply chains are aware of risks related to forced labor and human trafficking and ...
Read MoreStakeholder Engagement
The company engages with relevant stakeholders on forced labor and human trafficking. This includes engaging with policy makers, worker rights organizations, or local NGOs in countries in which it...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Internal Accountability
Adidas states that its sourcing teams "have clear targets in their performance appraisal system linked to the performance and the execution of human rights policy commitments, through the delivery of social compliance key performance indicators."
Board Oversight
PVH states that the corporate responsibility committee of its board of directors meets four times per year and monitors performance across indicators including those relating to social issues and human rights. It states that the committee “monitors progress towards the goals of the Forward Fashion program, which includes publicly reported targets on the elimination of recruitment fees and other significant high-risk conduct and issues, such as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chain workers and human rights, as well as changes and additions to the program.
Overall Score: 41
The 2021 benchmark assesses 37 of the largest apparel and footwear companies across the benchmark's seven themes, which were developed to capture the key areas where companies need to take action to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains: commitment; traceability and risk assessment; purchasing practices; recruitment; worker voice; monitoring; and remedy. There are a total of 21 indicators across the seven themes. For each theme a company can score a total of 100 points.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
This theme evaluates a company’s commitment to addressing forced labor, whether it effectively applies supply chain standards that address the ILO core labor standards, and to what extent it has instituted management processes and board oversight, training and capacity...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Commitment
The company publicly demonstrates its
commitment to addressing forced labor and
human trafficking.
The company:
(1) public...
Supplier Code of Conduct
The company has a supplier code of conduct that requires suppliers throughout its supply chains to respect the ILO core labor standards, including the elimination of forced labor. The standard is ...
Read MoreManagement and Accountability
The company has established clear responsibilities and accountability for the implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, both within the company a...
Read MoreTraining
The company takes steps to ensure that relevant decision-makers within the company and in different tiers of its supply chains are aware of risks related to forced labor and human trafficking and ...
Read MoreStakeholder Engagement
The company engages with relevant stakeholders on forced labor and human trafficking. This includes engaging with policy makers, worker rights organizations, or local NGOs in countries in which it...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Internal Accountability
Adidas states that its sourcing teams "have clear targets in their performance appraisal system linked to the performance and the execution of human rights policy commitments, through the delivery of social compliance key performance indicators."
Board Oversight
PVH states that the corporate responsibility committee of its board of directors meets four times per year and monitors performance across indicators including those relating to social issues and human rights. It states that the committee “monitors progress towards the goals of the Forward Fashion program, which includes publicly reported targets on the elimination of recruitment fees and other significant high-risk conduct and issues, such as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chain workers and human rights, as well as changes and additions to the program.