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Grievance Mechanism Implementation - Supply Chain Workers
Does the company explain how the whistleblowing or grievance mechanism for supply chain workers is implemented?
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Confidential grievance mechanisms or whistleblowing channels enable workers in the supply chain to report any human rights or environmental issues directly to the company so that action can be taken to address issues raised.

In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company ensures human rights and environmental grievances from workers within their supply chain are captured and addressed. Start by looking for public disclosure detailing how the company captures and addresses human rights and environmental grievances from employees in the supply chain.

Please note: Reports published after January 18

Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- In Modern Slavery Statement or California Transparency Act disclosure
- 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:
- Grievance mechanisms
- Whistleblowing
- Ethics Line/Point
- Email Addresses
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Things to keep in mind:
- No points given if whistleblowing is only for reasons of financial misconduct
- No points given if onus is solely on the supplier to set up a grievance mechanism

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