Findings by Theme
Overall Score: 30
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
It is more commonplace for companies to disclose information on their corrective action process for rectifying the non-compliances identified at their suppliers during audits and assessments than it is for them to disclose a process for responding to allegations of forced labor or violations of ...
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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: 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
While most companies disclose that they have a corrective action process in place for their suppliers, only three companies, Unilever, Kellogg, and Coca-Cola, achieve the full score for their corrective action disclosure by comprehensively outlining their corrective action process, including a m...
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Indicator Sectors
Corrective Action Plans
The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to be in violation of applicable regulations and/or the company's standards, with the goal of improving conditions ...
Read MoreRemedy Programs and Response to Allegations
The company has a process to provide remedy to workers in its supply chain in cases of human trafficking and forced labor.
If no allegation regarding forced labor i...
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: 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
While most companies disclose that they have a corrective action process in place for their suppliers, only three companies, Unilever, Kellogg, and Coca-Cola, achieve the full score for their corrective action disclosure by comprehensively outlining their corrective action process, including a m...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Corrective Action Plans
The company has a process to create corrective action plans with suppliers found to be in violation of applicable regulations and/or the company's standards, with the goal of improving conditions ...
Read MoreRemedy Programs and Response to Allegations
The company has a process to provide remedy to workers in its supply chain in cases of human trafficking and forced labor.
If no allegation regarding forced labor i...
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.