Human Rights 

Suppliers,

Direct Operations

We assess whether the company has an explicit policy to respect human rights and a description of the due diligence it undertakes for both direct operations and suppliers. Companies are also assessed in remediation actions when human rights were found and the ratio of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements. 

• Strength of policy. 

• Due diligence process. 

• Evidence of remediation. 

All – cumulative KPI. 

Fair Working Conditions 

Suppliers,

Direct Operations

We assess whether the company has policies on freely chosen employment, child labour, discrimination, fair wages, humane treatment, permanent provision of sick pay to workers, and grievance for both direct operations and suppliers as well as discussion on how compliance is monitored. 

• Policies for direct operations. 

• Monitoring and disclosure. 

All – cumulative KPI. 

Safety and Turnover Data 

Suppliers,

Direct Operations

We assess whether the company has disclosed injury, fatality, turnover, safety committee representation and improvement data in previous years and the reporting year. We also assess whether the company has assessed antimicrobial resistance risk for its workforce. 

• Disclosure of safety and turnover data. 

• Committee representation of workers. 

All – cumulative KPI. 

Freedom of Association 

Suppliers,

Direct Operations

We assess whether the company has a policy to support freedom of association including specific measures taken, disclosure of percentage of employees represented by a union, disclosure of workforce distribution across existing contractual agreements, and whether it requires suppliers to have a policy to respect freedom of association. 

• Strength of policies. 

• Disclosure of collective bargaining metrics. 

All – cumulative KPI. 

Freedom of Association 

• There are new response options for the questions assessing the description of measures taken to support rights and the distribution of workforce across contractual agreements.