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 measures the extent to which a company has established corrective action processes for non-compliant suppliers and ensures that remedy is provided to its supply chain workers who are victims of labor rights violations. It incorporates allegations of forced labor that have occurred in...
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Indicator Sectors
Corrective Action Plans
The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to violate its policies, with the goal of improving conditions and achieving respect of the ILO core labor standard...
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The company has a process to provide remedy to workers in its supply chains in cases of forced labor and human trafficking. If no allegation regarding forced labor in the company's supply chains h...
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NOTABLE EXAMPLE
Corrective Action Plans
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reports that where labor abuses were discovered at a supplier in China, its procurement team engaged with the supplier to communicate the improvements that needed to take place. It states that a third party was commissioned to investigate and conduct an analysis on root causes and come up with an improvement plan. This included facilitating the improvements and training, and regularly checking in with workers to ensure improvements were effective.
Remedy Outcomes
Intel discloses remedy outcomes for workers at its second- and third-tier suppliers, including the repayment of fees and the return of passports.
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 measures the extent to which a company has established corrective action processes for non-compliant suppliers and ensures that remedy is provided to its supply chain workers who are victims of labor rights violations. It incorporates allegations of forced labor that have occurred in...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Corrective Action Plans
The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to violate its policies, with the goal of improving conditions and achieving respect of the ILO core labor standard...
Read MoreRemedy Programs
The company has a process to provide remedy to workers in its supply chains in cases of forced labor and human trafficking. If no allegation regarding forced labor in the company's supply chains h...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Corrective Action Plans
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reports that where labor abuses were discovered at a supplier in China, its procurement team engaged with the supplier to communicate the improvements that needed to take place. It states that a third party was commissioned to investigate and conduct an analysis on root causes and come up with an improvement plan. This included facilitating the improvements and training, and regularly checking in with workers to ensure improvements were effective.
Remedy Outcomes
Intel discloses remedy outcomes for workers at its second- and third-tier suppliers, including the repayment of fees and the return of passports.
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 measures the extent to which a company has established corrective action processes for non-compliant suppliers and ensures that remedy is provided to its supply chain workers who are victims of labor rights violations. It incorporates allegations of forced labor that have occurred in...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Corrective Action Plans
The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to violate its policies, with the goal of improving conditions and achieving respect of the ILO core labor standard...
Read MoreRemedy Programs
The company has a process to provide remedy to workers in its supply chains in cases of forced labor and human trafficking. If no allegation regarding forced labor in the company's supply chains h...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Corrective Action Plans
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reports that where labor abuses were discovered at a supplier in China, its procurement team engaged with the supplier to communicate the improvements that needed to take place. It states that a third party was commissioned to investigate and conduct an analysis on root causes and come up with an improvement plan. This included facilitating the improvements and training, and regularly checking in with workers to ensure improvements were effective.
Remedy Outcomes
Intel discloses remedy outcomes for workers at its second- and third-tier suppliers, including the repayment of fees and the return of passports.