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
Worker voice scores poorly across the benchmark, as companies demonstrate little to no effort to engage with workers in their supply chains or to support freedom of association in their supply chains, beyond policy requirements. Although more than half of the companies disclose a grievance mecha...
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Indicator Sectors
Communication of Policies
The company ensures its human trafficking and forced labor policies and standards are available to supply chain workers in their native languages, and that its human trafficking and forced labor p...
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The company works with relevant stakeholders to engage with and educate workers in its supply chains on their labor rights. To ensure scalability and effectiveness, the company ensures that there ...
Read MoreFreedom of Association
To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with suppliers to improve their practices in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and with local or global trad...
Read MoreGrievance Mechanism
The company ensures 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 and relevant st...
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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: 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
Worker voice scores poorly across the benchmark, as companies demonstrate little to no effort to engage with workers in their supply chains or to support freedom of association in their supply chains, beyond policy requirements. Although more than half of the companies disclose a grievance mecha...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Communication of Policies
The company ensures its human trafficking and forced labor policies and standards are available to supply chain workers in their native languages, and that its human trafficking and forced labor p...
Read MoreWorker Voice
The company works with relevant stakeholders to engage with and educate workers in its supply chains on their labor rights. To ensure scalability and effectiveness, the company ensures that there ...
Read MoreFreedom of Association
To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with suppliers to improve their practices in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and with local or global trad...
Read MoreGrievance Mechanism
The company ensures 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 and relevant st...
Read MoreNOTABLE 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: 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
Worker voice scores poorly across the benchmark, as companies demonstrate little to no effort to engage with workers in their supply chains or to support freedom of association in their supply chains, beyond policy requirements. Although more than half of the companies disclose a grievance mecha...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Communication of Policies
The company ensures its human trafficking and forced labor policies and standards are available to supply chain workers in their native languages, and that its human trafficking and forced labor p...
Read MoreWorker Voice
The company works with relevant stakeholders to engage with and educate workers in its supply chains on their labor rights. To ensure scalability and effectiveness, the company ensures that there ...
Read MoreFreedom of Association
To support collective worker empowerment, the company works with suppliers to improve their practices in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and with local or global trad...
Read MoreGrievance Mechanism
The company ensures 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 and relevant st...
Read MoreNOTABLE 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.