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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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Monitoring





Theme Score 31 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme evaluates a company’s process for monitoring suppliers, including whether it performs non-scheduled visits, reviews relevant documents such as wage slips or contracts, interviews workers, and monitors lower-tier suppliers. It also looks at what details a company discloses on the ou...

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Indicator Sectors


37 Out of 100

Monitoring Process

To track and improve implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, the company monitors its suppliers. The process includes non-scheduled visits, a r...

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25 Out of 100

Monitoring Disclosure

The company publicly discloses the following information on the results of its monitoring efforts: the percentage of suppliers monitored annually, the percentage of unannounced monitoring visits, ...

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NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Monitoring Process: NXP reports that worker interviews during audits are required to be conducted in private and not in the presence of facility managers, and interviewed workers receive a grievance card to use should they experience retaliation. The company states it records the gender breakdown, age range of interviewed workers and length of service, the shift they are working, whether they attended freely, whether they were recorded and any issues of privacy.

Monitoring Disclosure: Dell discloses findings from RBA audits carried out in 2018, including how suppliers scored on freely chosen employment protections, anti-discrimination policies and freedom of association. This includes findings per commodity, such as batteries, parts/ components, storage and servers, and sub-tier suppliers, and includes a comparison over time.










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.

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Monitoring





Theme Score 26 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme evaluates a company’s process for monitoring suppliers, including whether it performs non-scheduled visits, reviews relevant documents such as wage slips or contracts, interviews workers, and monitors lower-tier suppliers. It also looks at what details a company discloses on the ou...

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Indicator Sectors


36 Out of 100

Monitoring Process

To track and improve implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, the company monitors its suppliers. The process includes non-scheduled visits, a r...

Read More


16 Out of 100

Monitoring Disclosure

The company publicly discloses the following information on the results of its monitoring efforts: the percentage of suppliers monitored annually, the percentage of unannounced monitoring visits, ...

Read More






NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Monitoring Process: NXP reports that worker interviews during audits are required to be conducted in private and not in the presence of facility managers, and interviewed workers receive a grievance card to use should they experience retaliation. The company states it records the gender breakdown, age range of interviewed workers and length of service, the shift they are working, whether they attended freely, whether they were recorded and any issues of privacy.

Monitoring Disclosure: Dell discloses findings from RBA audits carried out in 2018, including how suppliers scored on freely chosen employment protections, anti-discrimination policies and freedom of association. This includes findings per commodity, such as batteries, parts/ components, storage and servers, and sub-tier suppliers, and includes a comparison over time.










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


Monitoring





Theme Score 53 Out of 100

Summary of Results

This theme evaluates a company’s process for monitoring suppliers, including whether it performs non-scheduled visits, reviews relevant documents such as wage slips or contracts, interviews workers, and monitors lower-tier suppliers. It also looks at what details a company discloses on the ou...

READ FULL RESULTS   SEE METHODOLOGY





Indicator Sectors


64 Out of 100

Monitoring Process

To track and improve implementation of its supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking, the company monitors its suppliers. The process includes non-scheduled visits, a r...

Read More


41 Out of 100

Monitoring Disclosure

The company publicly discloses the following information on the results of its monitoring efforts: the percentage of suppliers monitored annually, the percentage of unannounced monitoring visits, ...

Read More






NOTABLE EXAMPLE


Monitoring Process: NXP reports that worker interviews during audits are required to be conducted in private and not in the presence of facility managers, and interviewed workers receive a grievance card to use should they experience retaliation. The company states it records the gender breakdown, age range of interviewed workers and length of service, the shift they are working, whether they attended freely, whether they were recorded and any issues of privacy.

Monitoring Disclosure: Dell discloses findings from RBA audits carried out in 2018, including how suppliers scored on freely chosen employment protections, anti-discrimination policies and freedom of association. This includes findings per commodity, such as batteries, parts/ components, storage and servers, and sub-tier suppliers, and includes a comparison over time.








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