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Hanesbrand Inc. identifies geographic risks, industry risks, product risks, and specialized risks - such as the Covi-19 pandemic - within their statement (page 12).
pg. 12
"Geographic risks
Our products are sourced from approximately 139 facilities, including both owned manufacturing and third-party facilities, located across 22 countries.
These countries include Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Denmark, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, the United States of America and Vietnam.
Some suppliers operate in countries with higher risks of modern slavery. This includes countries with poor governance frameworks, weak labour law enforcement, larger populations of migrant workers, or countries reported to have a higher prevalence of modern slavery violations."
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"Industry risks
The apparel industry is broadly structured into four tiers, as indicated in the diagram below.
Tier 1 - Internal Manufacturing & Supplier Factories
Tier 2 - Fabric Mill, Dyeing, Printing, Accessories
Tier 3 - Yarn & Spinning
Tier 4 - Farm & Polymerisation"
pg. 13
"Heightened risks due to COVID-19 pandemic
Vulnerable populations - international migrant workers
Forced and bonded labour
Unauthorised subcontracting"
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"Product risks
In addition to the risks identified above, Hanes Australasia has identified cotton as a key raw material used in its supply chain with a higher risk of modern slavery, particularly with respect to cotton cultivation in particular geographical regions."
The company mentions identifying geographical risks and using the global index but does not mention specific countries it sources from that has identified as high-risk. Therefore, I have removed geographic.
Industry (page 13) identifies non-vertically integrated fabric production facilities, yarn and synthetic fibre producers, cotton farms.
Workforce: identifies vulnerable populations such as migrants (p.13)
Resources: page 13 where it identifies cotton
Data copied from HBI Holdings Australasia Pty Ltd for 2020