About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify for which facility-level (tier 1 level, beyond tier 1 e.g. processing facilities, and at raw material level) the company publishes a summary of assessment findings or aggregate rating without naming individual facilities. Start by looking at whether the company publishes a summary of assessment findings or aggregate facility rating without naming individual facilities.
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:
- Audit
- Supplier Compliance
- Social Compliance
- Assessment
- Monitoring
- Measurement or Performance Standards
Things to watch out for:
- Summary of assessment findings are often statements such as: 90% of our factories audited received a C or above
- This can also be a table/text with number or percent of factories per audit grade e.g. 45 facilities received a gold rating, 25 facilities receive a silver rating...