"Due to the complex and multi-tiered nature of the company’s supply chain, Ericsson adopts a risk-based approach to identify high-risk suppliers. The company’s approach is to work collaboratively with suppliers towards continuous improvement."

p.5 " All Ericsson supplier categories have been analysed based on factors such as geographical location, industry, education/skill level needed to perform work and size of the workforce. A determination was also made whether the risk is most relevant for suppliers at first-tier level, or further upstream. The assessment is used as an indicator of risk, in combination with other relevant factors, in order to prioritize forced labor risks."

Risk-based questionnaires and information from third party:

pp. 6: "Suppliers in the categories identified as high impact for OHS, Human Rights or Environment are requested to answer a number of questions to identify the maturity of their management systems. This is also combined with media screening."