About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company publicly discloses their exit strategy for when they end a relationship with a supplier.
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- In Modern Slavery Statement or California Transparency Act disclosure
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- Non-compliance
- Remediation
- Corrective action plans (CAPs)
- Exit strategy
- Responsible exit strategy
Things to keep in mind:
- We are looking to see if the company has a policy that is beyond cutting-and-running when ending relationships with suppliers. We are looking to see if they disclose how they work to manage the possible adverse impacts and risks to workers during the process.
- It is not sufficient to say they have an exit plan in place if they do not disclose the exit plan itself
- we will only allow point for exit plans disclosed that describe a process beyond cutting and running