About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify what information the company publishes about its processing facilities. Start by looking for a list of processing facilities (e.g. ginning and spinning, knitting, weaving, sub-contractors, dyeing and wet processing, tanneries, embroidering, printing, fabric finishing, dye-houses, laundries, etc.).
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- 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:
- Processing factories/facilities
- Tier 2
- Wet processing
Things to watch out for:
- Where brands says their list includes "all" their suppliers, we assume this means 100% and we give them the point
- If brand says list updated every X months accepted
- We are looking for a map or list that represents a significant proportion of their suppliers. Disclosing one or two suppliers is not sufficient unless it specifies that these suppliers supply a significant chunk of the company's overall product volume.
- Worker-management committees are not sufficient. Committees must be independent, otherwise workers power is potentially quite limited.
- Online maps and PDF documents do not count as not machine readable. Looking specifically for Excel or csv documents.