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  • 2020 Information &
    Communication Technology
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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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Worker Voice





Theme Score 12 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme measures the extent to which a company engages with workers in its supply chains on labor rights, enables freedom of association and collective bargaining for its supply chain workers, and takes steps to ensure access to effective and trusted grievance mechanisms.

 

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Indicator Sectors


16 Out of 100

Worker Engagement

The company takes steps to ensure that its forced labor and human trafficking policies are communicated to workers in its supply chains. The company further works with relevant stakeholders to eng...

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0 Out of 100

Freedom of Association

To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with local or global trade unions to support freedom of association in its supply chains. It enters into a global framework agreement th...

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21 Out of 100

Grievance Mechanism

The company takes steps to ensure a formal mechanism to report a grievance to an impartial entity regarding labor conditions in the company's supply chains is available to its suppliers' workers a...

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NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Grievance Mechanism

Wilmar discloses it has a public grievance procedure in place that states that any external stakeholder, including individuals, governments, and non-governmental organizations, can raise concerns against Wilmar or its suppliers regarding the implementation of its policies. The company describes that the mechanism has been developed in cooperation with "a range of stakeholders" and it will continue to integrate feedback further. It discloses a regularly updated list of grievances received through its mechanism, as well as the complaints mechanism of the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil.










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 & RANKINGS


Worker Voice





Theme Score 16 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme measures the extent to which a company engages with workers in its supply chains on labor rights, enables freedom of association and collective bargaining for its supply chain workers, and takes steps to ensure access to effective and trusted grievance mechanisms.

 

...

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Indicator Sectors


15 Out of 100

Worker Engagement

The company takes steps to ensure that its forced labor and human trafficking policies are communicated to workers in its supply chains. The company further works with relevant stakeholders to eng...

Read More


7 Out of 100

Freedom of Association

To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with local or global trade unions to support freedom of association in its supply chains. It enters into a global framework agreement th...

Read More


25 Out of 100

Grievance Mechanism

The company takes steps to ensure a formal mechanism to report a grievance to an impartial entity regarding labor conditions in the company's supply chains is available to its suppliers' workers a...

Read More






NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Grievance Mechanism

Wilmar discloses it has a public grievance procedure in place that states that any external stakeholder, including individuals, governments, and non-governmental organizations, can raise concerns against Wilmar or its suppliers regarding the implementation of its policies. The company describes that the mechanism has been developed in cooperation with "a range of stakeholders" and it will continue to integrate feedback further. It discloses a regularly updated list of grievances received through its mechanism, as well as the complaints mechanism of the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil.










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 & RANKINGS


Worker Voice





Theme Score 30 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme measures the extent to which a company engages with workers in its supply chains on labor rights, enables freedom of association and collective bargaining for its supply chain workers, and takes steps to ensure access to effective and trusted grievance mechanisms.

 

...

READ FULL RESULTS   SEE METHODOLOGY




Indicator Sectors


35 Out of 100

Worker Engagement

The company takes steps to ensure that its forced labor and human trafficking policies are communicated to workers in its supply chains. The company further works with relevant stakeholders to eng...

Read More


25 Out of 100

Freedom of Association

To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with local or global trade unions to support freedom of association in its supply chains. It enters into a global framework agreement th...

Read More


31 Out of 100

Grievance Mechanism

The company takes steps to ensure a formal mechanism to report a grievance to an impartial entity regarding labor conditions in the company's supply chains is available to its suppliers' workers a...

Read More






NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Grievance Mechanism

Wilmar discloses it has a public grievance procedure in place that states that any external stakeholder, including individuals, governments, and non-governmental organizations, can raise concerns against Wilmar or its suppliers regarding the implementation of its policies. The company describes that the mechanism has been developed in cooperation with "a range of stakeholders" and it will continue to integrate feedback further. It discloses a regularly updated list of grievances received through its mechanism, as well as the complaints mechanism of the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil.








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