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NEW🟡2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark reveals unaddressed forced labour risks in global electronics supply chains:
🟡 The average company scored just 20/100 this year
🟡Only 3 companies scored above 50/100
🟡Workers' testimony in Taiwan reveals a gulf between policy and practice.
The ICT sector's innovation potential and perceived sustainability credentials have drawn #ESG investors seeking strong returns - yet forced labour persists. Áine Clarke @bhrrc explains how investors can clean up supply chains for @esg_investor:esginvestor.net/the-hidden-e…
Read the full key findings report and explore the benchmark @BHRRC: business-humanrights.org/en/…
We're almost ready to reveal the findings of our 2025 ICT benchmark. Which companies have improved efforts to address forced labour risks—and which are lagging behind?
Don't miss our launch webinar!
📆 10 April
⏰ 8am London / 9am Brussels / 4pm Taipei
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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🚨Ultra #fastfashion retailer #Shein's work to tackle forced labour in its global supply chains falls "significantly short" of sector leaders - a red flag for investors ahead of the company's anticipated public listing in #London, according to a new report🚨
The @KnowTheChain programme, which benchmarks major companies across three sectors - #apparel and footwear, food and beverage, and ICT - on #humanrights risks in their supply chains, assessed Shein's practices against its methodology.
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"As these ultra-fast fashion brands flood the market with ultra-cheap products, investors should be asking: are the human & environmental costs worth the risk?"
KTC's Áine Clarke & Rosie Monaghan weigh up SHEIN's forced labour efforts @sourcingjournal ⬇️ sourcingjournal.com/topics/t…
Shein's expected London IPO is already steeped in controversy over alleged links to forced labour. What does the rise of its ultra-fast model mean for workers' rights?
We break down the key issues for investors ➡️ business-humanrights.org/en/…
"Supply chain labour rights conditions, including those that increase vulnerability to forced labour, are shaped by the buyer’s purchasing practices"
We outline tried & tested steps towards responsible purchasing practices ✍️ @betterbuying ⬇️ betterbuying.org/guest-blog-…
Our guide for companies sets out target performance & examples of good practice from Apparel & Footwear, Food & Beverage, and ICT sectors on areas like...
🟡 Purchasing practices
🟡 Remedy
🟡 Freedom of association
🟡 Living wage
Explore the guide: business-humanrights.org/en/…
Freedom of association is a key enabling right which ensures decent livelihoods & safe workplaces along supply chains. How can companies ensure they respect it?
See examples of good practice on FoA & collective bargaining 👉 business-humanrights.org/en/…
Companies have a responsibility to ensure workers in their supply chains aren't paying fees to secure jobs. Yet only 12% of companies in our benchmarks disclose action to prevent worker-paid recruitment fees.
Find out more in our Good Practice Guide 🔍 business-humanrights.org/en/…
Fair purchasing practices are crucial to ensure respect for workers' rights. But only 8% of Food & Beverage companies —and 5% of ICT companies—disclose any concrete steps to improve.
Where should companies begin? Read our Good Practice Guide ⬇️ business-humanrights.org/en/…
🆕 What does good practice look like for companies when it comes to human rights due diligence on upstream supply chains?
After 8 years of benchmarking companies' approach to #ForcedLabour risks, KnowTheChain sets out a guide to better practice 🔑 business-humanrights.org/en/…
Join us with @conectas @BHRRC today for a close look at forced labour risks in food & beverage supply chains in Brazil & around the world 🇧🇷🔍
O nosso Benchmark 2023 Food & Beverage já está disponível em português 👉 business-humanrights.org/pt/…
Amanhã | às 11h | Evento em parceria com o Centro de Informações sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos: Lançamento de Benchmark de alimentos e bebidas. Inscreva-se aqui: bit.ly/benchmark-alimentos-b…
Event 📆 Supply chain risk mapping & human rights monitoring: Do you really know what’s going on in your supply chain?
KTC's Áine Clarke will join the panel at @InnovaForum on 23 April in Amsterdam. Register: innovationforum.co.uk/confer…
Listen 🎧 KTC's Áine Clarke spoke to @SCbrain about how the climate crisis & conflicts are leading to heightened forced labour risks in global fashion supply chains - and the action companies should be taking.
Full episode on #SupplyChainBrain ⬇️supplychainbrain.com/article…
We recently held a side session at the @OECD Forum on Due Diligence in Garment & Footwear to dig into how companies are performing on key indicators of human rights due diligence, purchasing practices & remedy.
Missed the session? Catch up on YouTube ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=iTxQ-jED…
Closing this week ⏳ Join the KnowTheChain team at @BHRRC!
We're seeking a part-time research assistant to produce data on corporate efforts to address supply chain #ForcedLabour & create practical resources for companies & investors
Apply by 10 March 👉 bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/6…
Join the KnowTheChain team at @BHRRC!
We're seeking a part-time research assistant to produce data on corporate efforts to address supply chain #ForcedLabour & create practical resources for companies & investors.
Apply by 10 March 👉 bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/6…
Join the KnowTheChain team at @BHRRC!
We're seeking a part-time research assistant to produce data on corporate efforts to address supply chain #ForcedLabour & create practical resources for companies & investors.
Apply by 10 March 👉 bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/6…
