Supply Chain Transparency is an important topic in many companies' sustainability and business & human rights efforts.
For example, the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights and some related legislation like the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, or the UK Modern Slavery Act require larger companies to disclose how they prevent/deal with Forced Labor in the Supply Chain. Transparency about your supply chain is generally considered best practice.
There are many other examples of proactive companies, like
Marks & Spencers interactive world map of suppliers [1], Adidas Global Factory List (xlsx) [2], Unilever's list of palm oil suppliers [3], ...
> Supply Chain Transparency is an important topic in many companies' sustainability and business & human rights efforts.
Yes. But say you use suppliers A, B and C. On your supplier list you say "A, B, C, D, E, F". Then you are transparent, but still provide little information.
For example, the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights and some related legislation like the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, or the UK Modern Slavery Act require larger companies to disclose how they prevent/deal with Forced Labor in the Supply Chain. Transparency about your supply chain is generally considered best practice.
There are many other examples of proactive companies, like Marks & Spencers interactive world map of suppliers [1], Adidas Global Factory List (xlsx) [2], Unilever's list of palm oil suppliers [3], ...
[1] - https://interactivemap.marksandspencer.com/
[2] - https://www.adidas-group.com/en/sustainability/compliance/su...
[3] - https://www.unilever.com/Images/unilever-palm-oil-supplier-l...