Resources For Investors
2021 Apparel & Footwear Sector Investor Brief
Forced labor risks in apparel & footwear supply chains: Learn what risks investors are exposed to and how investors can address forced labor risks in their portfolios.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
We provide investors with the evidence to inspire action and the tools necessary to do so. We do this through our signature benchmark reports that highlight targets for investors and supplemental investor materials with concrete steps investors can take to engage with companies on the issue of forced labor.
The KnowTheChain Investor Statement is signed by more than 160 investors with over US$6 trillion assets under management and can be used as a tool for engagement with companies. Statement signatories receive regular updates on the latest news, tools, and investor engagements addressing forced labor. The Investor Alliance for Human Rights and KnowTheChain invite additional investors to sign the statement to demonstrate commitment to addressing forced labor.
Details on the investor engagement with apparel companies on forced labor, led by the Interfaith Centre for Corporate Responsibility and supported by Principles for Responsible Investment and KnowTheChain, can be found here. Learn more about how investors have been using the KnowTheChain benchmarks here.
RESOURCES
Find resources designed to help investors understand and reduce forced labor risks and improve labor practices of portfolio companies.
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Forced Labor Risks in Food & Beverage Supply Chains: What Risks are Investors Exposed to and how can They be Addressed?
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Threads of Exploitation: What Risks are Investors Exposed to and how can They be Addressed?
KnowTheChain assessed 37 of the largest global apparel and footwear companies on efforts to address forced labor risks in their supply chains. This resource provides guidance on investor action on forced labor in apparel and footwear supply chains. […]
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2020 Food and Beverage Investor Brief
KnowTheChain assesses the 43 largest global food and beverage companies on efforts to address forced labor risks in their supply chains. This resource provides guidance on investor action on forced labor in food and beverage supply chains. […]
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Supply Chain Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains. Workers in vulnerable conditions, including migrant, women, and temporary workers in global supply chains are particularly negatively impacted. The resources provide an overview of impacts on supply chain workers in sectors benchmarked by KnowTheChain. […]
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Sign the KnowTheChain Investor Statement
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights and KnowTheChain invite investors to sign this statement to demonstrate commitment to addressing forced labor. […]
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2020 Information and Communication Technology Investor Brief
KnowTheChain assesses the 49 largest global information and communication technology companies on efforts to address forced labor risks in their supply chains. This resource provides guidance on investor action on forced labor in ICT supply chains. […]
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2020 Information and Communication Technology benchmark findings report
KnowTheChain assesses the efforts of the 49 largest global information and communication technology companies on efforts to address forced labor risks in their supply chains. […]
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Alliance 8.7 and others, Interactive map of anti-human trafficking organisations
The Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations and the accompanying report is a resource for companies to navigate emerging partners and resources; for all anti-trafficking organisations; and the general public to improve coordination on the eradication of modern slavery, and a baseline from which existing and newly formed initiatives can move forward. […]
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Finance against Slavery and Human Trafficking, A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking
Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking’s Blueprint provides a collective action framework for the whole financial sector and professional service providers to accelerate action to end modern slavery and human trafficking. […]
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Investor Snapshot: Forced Labor In the Forestry Sector
Timber is the fifth-largest product by value at risk of forced labor imported to the US yet research shows that companies in the forestry sector are failing to address risks of forced labor in their supply chains through their policies and processes. […]
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