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 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
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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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
Audit Disclosure
Unilever discloses comprehensive detail on its supplier audit findings. It reports that it found 272 non-conformances relating to forced labor. More than 70% were from Asia. Forty-four percent of the total non-conformances related to missing policies and procedures, 26% were issues relating to indicators of possible forced labor, and 39 cases concerned suppliers requiring deposits and fees from their workers. Nine percent of non-conformances related to retention of workers' identification documents.
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 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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SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
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 MoreMonitoring 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 MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Audit Disclosure
Unilever discloses comprehensive detail on its supplier audit findings. It reports that it found 272 non-conformances relating to forced labor. More than 70% were from Asia. Forty-four percent of the total non-conformances related to missing policies and procedures, 26% were issues relating to indicators of possible forced labor, and 39 cases concerned suppliers requiring deposits and fees from their workers. Nine percent of non-conformances related to retention of workers' identification documents.
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 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
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 MoreMonitoring 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 MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Audit Disclosure
Unilever discloses comprehensive detail on its supplier audit findings. It reports that it found 272 non-conformances relating to forced labor. More than 70% were from Asia. Forty-four percent of the total non-conformances related to missing policies and procedures, 26% were issues relating to indicators of possible forced labor, and 39 cases concerned suppliers requiring deposits and fees from their workers. Nine percent of non-conformances related to retention of workers' identification documents.