Open Format for Supply Chain Disclosure
Does the company make its supply chain disclosure available in a downloadable or open data format?
About the data
This metric is part of a Clean Clothes Campaign project to investigate wages in apparel supply chains. The project is co-funded by the European Commission and comprises research, campaigning, capacity building and advocacy around an innovative tool called Fashion Checker.
Fashion Checker enables users to see at a glance which fashion brands and retailers have the largest gaps between their public commitments on wages, what workers are actually paid, and what they should be paid to be earning a Living Wage in their regional context.
The aim of the project is to empower workers and workers’ organisations to advocate for their rights and equip consumers with the knowledge/evidence that will enable them to make responsible and sustainable shopping decisions, and to hold brands accountable. The resulting increased transparency and traceability, along with the empowerment of workers, trade unions and CSOs, will lead to concrete improvements in these global supply chains.
Methodology
This metric is asking whether the company makes its supply chain disclosures available in a downloadable or open data format. Start by searching on the company’s website and within their published documents for the company's supply chain disclosures. This might be a supply chain report or a list of suppliers.
An open format includes csv, json and xlsx. Publishing a list on Open Supply Hub automatically means the list is available in an open format.
Keywords and Search Terms
- Supply chain
- Supply chain disclosure
- Supplier list
Answer Input
Always include the page number where you found the answer in the Comments field, as well as excerpts from the source where you found the information.
If the company does publish their supply chain disclosures in a downloadable or open data format, enter the answer as 'Yes'. You can find out about types of open data format for supplier disclosures at odsas.org. They include csv, json and xlsx. If the company publishes their supplier list on Open Supply Hub, this is also a 'Yes'.
If the company does not publish their disclosures in a downloadable or open data format, enter the answer as 'No'.
Please note: 'Unknown' is not a possible answer for this metric.