Ratings by Named Facilities
In this question you are being asked to identify for which facility-level(s) the company publishes ratings by named facility. Start by looking at whether the company publishes a summary of assessment findings or aggregate facility-level rating by named facility (e.g. at factories, processing facilities, and farms). They may also include this information as part of a supplier/factory list.
Where to look for this information:
- Supplier/Factory list
- 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:
- Audit
- Supplier Compliance
- Social Compliance
- Assessment
- Monitoring
- Measurement or Performance Standards
- Factory/Supplier list
Things to watch out for:
- Each factory will be graded or rated e.g. A - F, 1 to 5 Star factories, Gold, Silver, Bronze rated factories.