Findings by Theme
Overall Score: 32
The 2020/2021 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
Companies across the benchmark score poorly on traceability, with no company achieving a full score of 100. Nine companies do not disclose any information related to the traceability of their supply chains. The number of companies disclosing that they conduct human rights risk assessments on the...
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Indicator Sectors
Traceability
The company demonstrates an understanding of the suppliers and their workers throughout its supply chains; the company publicly discloses the names and addresses of its first-tier suppliers, the c...
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The company has a process to assess forced labor risks, and it publicly discloses forced labor risks identified in different tiers of its supply chains.
The company...
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NOTABLE EXAMPLE
Risk Assessment
Nestlé describes using information from its own programs, human rights impact assessments, certification and verification schemes, and engagement with stakeholders to ascertain its priority areas for labor rights due diligence. This includes information from Verité's Responsible Sourcing Tool, data from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Affairs, and the Social Hotspot Database. The company additionally discloses working with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to conduct human rights impact assessments, and with Verité to assess recruitment practices in its supply chains operations in Thailand.
Overall Score: 30
The 2018 benchmark covers 38 companies including four Asian companies, two Australian companies, ten European companies, one Middle Eastern company, 18 North American companies, and three Latin American companies.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
Companies across the benchmark score poorly on traceability, with no company achieving a full score of 100. Nine companies do not disclose any information related to the traceability of their supply chains. The number of companies disclosing that they conduct human rights risk assessments on the...
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SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Traceability
The company demonstrates an understanding of the suppliers and their workers throughout its supply chains; the company publicly discloses the names and addresses of its first-tier suppliers, the c...
Read MoreRisk Assessment
The company has a process to assess forced labor risks, and it publicly discloses forced labor risks identified in different tiers of its supply chains.
The company...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Risk Assessment
Nestlé describes using information from its own programs, human rights impact assessments, certification and verification schemes, and engagement with stakeholders to ascertain its priority areas for labor rights due diligence. This includes information from Verité's Responsible Sourcing Tool, data from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Affairs, and the Social Hotspot Database. The company additionally discloses working with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to conduct human rights impact assessments, and with Verité to assess recruitment practices in its supply chains operations in Thailand.
Overall Score: 37
The 2018 benchmark covers 43 companies, including one African company, 12 Asian companies, 14 European companies, and 16 North American companies.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
Companies across the benchmark score poorly on traceability, with no company achieving a full score of 100. Nine companies do not disclose any information related to the traceability of their supply chains. The number of companies disclosing that they conduct human rights risk assessments on the...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Traceability
The company demonstrates an understanding of the suppliers and their workers throughout its supply chains; the company publicly discloses the names and addresses of its first-tier suppliers, the c...
Read MoreRisk Assessment
The company has a process to assess forced labor risks, and it publicly discloses forced labor risks identified in different tiers of its supply chains.
The company...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Risk Assessment
Nestlé describes using information from its own programs, human rights impact assessments, certification and verification schemes, and engagement with stakeholders to ascertain its priority areas for labor rights due diligence. This includes information from Verité's Responsible Sourcing Tool, data from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Affairs, and the Social Hotspot Database. The company additionally discloses working with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to conduct human rights impact assessments, and with Verité to assess recruitment practices in its supply chains operations in Thailand.