Grievance mechanisms or whistleblowing channels allow direct employees in the company to report any human rights or environmental issues to upper management so that action can be taken to address issues raised. Disclosing data findings demonstrates that a company is taking active steps to implement this grievance mechanism and resolve any grievances filed.

A note on the scoring system

Wikirate has a standardised 10-point scoring system making it possible to compare company scores across different benchmarks. On Wikirate.org, the Fashion Transparency Index scoring system, where each company can get a maximum of 250 points, has been converted to the 10-point scoring system - with 10 being the highest a company can score and 0 being the lowest. These company scores can also be translated to percentages e.g. if a company has scored 2.5 out of 10 on Wikirate, they have achieved 25% of the 250 points in the Fashion Transparency Index.