Risk Assessment
Nestlé describes using information from its own programs, human rights impact assessments, certification and verification schemes, and engagement with stakeholders to ascertain its priority areas for labor rights due diligence. This includes information from Verité’s Responsible Sourcing Tool, data from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Affairs, and the Social Hotspot Database. The company additionally discloses working with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to conduct human rights impact assessments, and with Verité to assess recruitment practices in its supply chains operations in Thailand.