About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company reports on annual measurable progress on achieving the payment of a living wage for workers within the supply chain.
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- In Modern Slavery Statement or
- California Transparency Act disclosure
- 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:
- Living wage
- ACT
- Fair Labor Association
Things to keep in mind:
- The living wage questions refer to garment workers, factory workers and other supply chain producer involved in production. It doesn't include retail workers, warehouse staff or other employees in the company's owned operations.
- This could include data such as the number of wage management systems set up/improved, the outcomes of worker capacity building related to wage increases, outcomes of participation in initiatives such as ACT or FLA, the % of wage increases workers in the supply chain have received as result of brand's effort to improve wages, etc.