They state that "Less than 2% [of their spend is with suppliers] based in countries that are deemed to have the largest estimated numbers of people in modern slavery (China and India). NPH acknowledges that the risk of modern slavery may be heightened in an country that is determined as high-risk and continue to review the requirement to put in place more frequent assessment of these suppliers." (p. 4)

However, more frequent assessments are not enough, as the methology states that "When state-imposed forced labour occurs, it becomes impossible for brands to conduct third-party audits or due diligence to verify the absence of forced labour, prevent or mitigate forced labour, or remediate forced labour." Moreover, they do not mention any concerns regarding state-imposed forced labour.

"No information found."