Question: Does the company’s statement name the suppliers in their supply chain and/or the geographic regions where their supply chain operates?
Answer:
Geographical,
Facility/Supplier
8138013
Walk Free
2020
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updated over 2 years ago by Emily Spagnuolo

"Based on an annual country risk assessment process, we identified the following countries in our Tier One supply chain as highest risk for forced labor: Cambodia, China, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Taiwan (ROC), Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam."

 

"New Balance continues to monitor the reports of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China in the apparel supply chain. New Balance does not have any manufacturers of finished products nor any nominated material suppliers in the XUAR, and as directed by U.S. regulation and advisories, our policies state that suppliers may not source or manufacture products for New Balance in the XUAR."

 

"Two of the noncompliance findings involved a zero-tolerance forced labor issue, where new employees at two suppliers in China"

 

"We have implemented third-party operated worker hotlines in our strategic sourcing countries of China, Vietnam and Indonesia."

 

 

Emily Spagnuolo.....2021-11-11 16:59:50 UTC

"New Balance owns and operates five manufacturing facilities in the United States, one facility in the United Kingdom and one in Mexico."

Emily Spagnuolo.....2021-11-11 17:38:33 UTC
 
"In 2020, New Balance sourced products from approximately 140 Tier One contract manufacturers located in 26 countries. New Balance publishes twice annually the names and addresses of direct Tier One suppliers organized by country and product type with details on supplier group name, number of workers, percent of workers who are female and whether the supplier employs foreign migrant workers."