{"id":17522,"date":"2022-04-15T23:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/?page_id=17522"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:27:19","slug":"supply-chain-transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/supply-chain-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section txt-img-block  txt-img-block--grey\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\"txt-img-block__content  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                    <h2 class=\"txt-img-block__title\">Supply Chain Transparency<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"txt-img-block__pullout\">\n                <p>Supply chain transparency is an emerging norm and FLA has taken action to ensure its members are meeting these expectations.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"txt-img-block__img  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n            <div class=\"txt-img-block__img-inner\">\n                <img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-1437x1920.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-1532x2048.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-1077x1440.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-572x764.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-424x566.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258-449x600.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258.jpg 1712w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-007-e1641522734258.jpg\",\"width\":1712,\"height\":2288,\"caption\":\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\"}<\/script>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\">A company\u2019s global supply chain generally operates at multiple levels, also known as tiers. Suppliers at each tier contribute to a specific step in the production process. A cotton shirt might proceed through the supply chain tiers as follows:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\"><strong>Tier One<\/strong> is the supplier closest to the company that assembles the final product \u2013 these are known as direct suppliers. Here, the cotton fabric is cut, sewn, and assembled into shirts that are ready for distribution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\"><strong>Tier Two<\/strong> suppliers contribute to earlier production and processing, providing components of the final product. The cotton yarn is turned into fabric and may receive extra treatments like printing or embellishing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\"><strong>Tier Three<\/strong> is where raw materials are first processed. The cotton is turned into yarn through cleaning, spinning, dying, and other techniques.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\"><strong>Tier Four<\/strong> is the first step in the supply chain, where raw materials are harvested. The cotton is picked from farms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-current-color has-text-color\">Generally speaking, companies have closer relationships with suppliers downstream in the supply chain, such as the direct suppliers in Tier One. Companies often have less transparency into operations further upstream, including Tiers Two \u2013 Four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FLA\u2019s work in supply chain tiers<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fair Labor Accreditation<\/strong><\/a>\u202ffor manufacturing sets companies on a concrete path to improving labor conditions in its Tier One and owned manufacturers. For agriculture companies, the accreditation program is designed to verify and strengthen working conditions in the agricultural tiers of their supply chains, most often Tier Four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Factory disclosure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While some apparel brands began disclosing supply chain information in the mid-1990s and early 2000s, the practice has dramatically increased over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although no exact figure exists for the number of apparel brands and retailers disclosing supplier information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fashionrevolution.org\/about\/transparency\/\">Fashion Revolution\u2019s Fashion Transparency<\/a> Index, which assesses and ranks the biggest fashion and apparel brands and retailers based on how much information they disclose on their suppliers, estimates that 47% of brands now disclose their manufacturing supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Factory disclosure supports company efforts to comply with due diligence requirements, such as the UK Modern Slavery Act and the French Duty of Vigilance law among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Factory disclosure also addresses multistakeholder-driven standards such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/transparencypledge.org\/\">Transparency Pledge<\/a>, an initiative of nine human and labor rights organizations, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org\/corporate-human-rights-benchmark\/\">Corporate Human Rights Benchmar<\/a>k, which includes supply chain disclosure indicators used by investment managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FLA transparency requirement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-inherit-color has-text-color\">FLA adopted a requirement for factory list transparency in February 2019 with a vote by its board of directors. FLA members must make public their Tier 1 factory list by March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-inherit-color has-text-color\">Specifically, FLA members must publish on their website (or other public platforms) a list naming all applicable sites that manufacture its products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-blue-color has-text-color\">Site list information requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full name of the facility;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site address(es);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parent company of the facility;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General description of the type of product(s) made or produced at the facility;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximate number of workers at the facility.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-blue-color has-text-color\">Additional criteria<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li>The information should be in a spreadsheet or other machine-readable format (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/odsas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Data Standard for the Apparel Sector<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information should be in English. Best practice would also include the name of the supplier in the local language where applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information should, at a minimum, be updated every 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subcontracting and monitoring expectations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Subcontracting is a common business practice in all supply chains, where a supplier outsources all or part of the production tasks to a different supplier known as a \u201csubcontractor.\u201d Subcontractors do not have a direct contractual relationship or orders with the original buyer, such as an FLA member company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FLA Principle 2, Benchmark 2.1 does not permit unauthorized subcontracting of Tier One production processes, but this may not necessarily apply to Tiers Two &#8211; Four. Companies may not always directly monitor subcontractors\u2019 facilities but are still responsible for working with their suppliers to ensure that their products and the production processes used protect workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section latest-resources-cards latest-resources-cards--white-theme\" data-dc-animate>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 latest-resources-cards__title  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">Supply chain transparency resources<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"latest-resources-cards__inner  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"resource-card resource-card--white-theme\">\n            <div class=\"resource-card__label\">\n            <svg class=\"icon resource-card__icon\" width=\"19\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 21\" focusable=\"false\">\n                <path d=\"M12.49 0.557388V4.68739C12.49 5.42745 13.0899 6.02739 13.83 6.02739H18C18.2016 6.0231 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<span>Report<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"resource-card__title\">\n        Toward promoting human rights and decent working conditions in the leather supply chain\n    <\/h3>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__body\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__footer\">\n        <span class=\"report-card__published\">Published:<\/span>\n        <span class=\"report-card__date\">May 15, 2025<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/resource\/toward-promoting-human-rights-and-decent-working-conditions-in-the-leather-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"resource-card__link\" aria-label=\"open the resource page\"><\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"resource-card resource-card--white-theme\">\n            <div class=\"resource-card__label\">\n            <svg class=\"icon resource-card__icon\" width=\"19\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 21\" focusable=\"false\">\n                <path d=\"M12.49 0.557388V4.68739C12.49 5.42745 13.0899 6.02739 13.83 6.02739H18C18.2016 6.0231 18.3817 5.90044 18.4596 5.71443C18.5375 5.52843 18.4984 5.31401 18.36 5.16739L13.36 0.167388C13.2149 0.00460035 12.9811 -0.0454217 12.7822 0.0437678C12.5832 0.132957 12.465 0.34079 12.49 0.557388Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M13.74 7.02739C12.5217 7.01641 11.54 6.02569 11.54 4.80739V0.497388C11.54 0.24886 11.3385 0.0473877 11.09 0.0473877H8.68C6.68625 0.0473877 5.07 1.66364 5.07 3.65739V13.7274C5.07 15.7211 6.68625 17.3374 8.68 17.3374H14.9C16.8954 17.3374 18.5145 15.7228 18.52 13.7274V7.47739C18.5146 7.22725 18.3102 7.02733 18.06 7.02739H13.74Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M3.83 14.1374C3.82999 16.547 5.78042 18.5019 8.19 18.5074L12.78 18.5174C12.122 19.7454 10.8432 20.5135 9.45 20.5174H3.78C1.69236 20.5174 0 18.825 0 16.7374V7.28739C0 6.28487 0.398249 5.32341 1.10714 4.61452C1.81602 3.90564 2.77748 3.50739 3.78 3.50739H3.89C3.85521 3.69554 3.83515 3.88612 3.83 4.07739V14.1374Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n            <span>Issue Brief<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"resource-card__title\">\n        The impact of tariffs on sourcing decisions\u00a0\n    <\/h3>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__body\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__footer\">\n        <span class=\"report-card__published\">Published:<\/span>\n        <span class=\"report-card__date\">February 11, 2025<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/resource\/the-impact-of-tariffs-on-sourcing-decisions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"resource-card__link\" aria-label=\"open the resource page\"><\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"resource-card resource-card--white-theme\">\n            <div class=\"resource-card__label\">\n            <svg class=\"icon resource-card__icon\" width=\"19\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 21\" focusable=\"false\">\n                <path d=\"M12.49 0.557388V4.68739C12.49 5.42745 13.0899 6.02739 13.83 6.02739H18C18.2016 6.0231 18.3817 5.90044 18.4596 5.71443C18.5375 5.52843 18.4984 5.31401 18.36 5.16739L13.36 0.167388C13.2149 0.00460035 12.9811 -0.0454217 12.7822 0.0437678C12.5832 0.132957 12.465 0.34079 12.49 0.557388Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M13.74 7.02739C12.5217 7.01641 11.54 6.02569 11.54 4.80739V0.497388C11.54 0.24886 11.3385 0.0473877 11.09 0.0473877H8.68C6.68625 0.0473877 5.07 1.66364 5.07 3.65739V13.7274C5.07 15.7211 6.68625 17.3374 8.68 17.3374H14.9C16.8954 17.3374 18.5145 15.7228 18.52 13.7274V7.47739C18.5146 7.22725 18.3102 7.02733 18.06 7.02739H13.74Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M3.83 14.1374C3.82999 16.547 5.78042 18.5019 8.19 18.5074L12.78 18.5174C12.122 19.7454 10.8432 20.5135 9.45 20.5174H3.78C1.69236 20.5174 0 18.825 0 16.7374V7.28739C0 6.28487 0.398249 5.32341 1.10714 4.61452C1.81602 3.90564 2.77748 3.50739 3.78 3.50739H3.89C3.85521 3.69554 3.83515 3.88612 3.83 4.07739V14.1374Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n            <span>Guidance<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"resource-card__title\">\n        Guidance on preventing and addressing child labor in supply chains\n    <\/h3>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__body\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"resource-card__footer\">\n        <span class=\"report-card__published\">Published:<\/span>\n        <span class=\"report-card__date\">January 31, 2025<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/resource\/guidance-on-preventing-and-addressing-child-labor-in-supply-chains\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"resource-card__link\" aria-label=\"open the resource page\"><\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-resources-cards__btn  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/resources\/?category=supply-chain-transparency\" class=\"btn\">View more FLA resources<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section latest-projects-cards latest-projects-cards--white-theme\" data-dc-animate>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 latest-projects-cards__title  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">Supply chain transparency projects<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"latest-projects-cards__inner  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"project-card project-card--white-theme\">\n    <span class=\"project-card__label\">\n       PROJECT\n    <\/span>\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <h3>Improving Conditions for Migrant Workers in Taiwan\u2019s Textile Sector<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"project-card__img\">\n        <img class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-1537x1920.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-1153x1440.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-611x764.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-453x566.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ethan-bodnar-kgC99X3WH1w-unsplash-480x600.jpg 480w\" \/><script 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-1920x1275.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-1536x1020.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-2048x1360.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-1440x956.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-764x507.jpeg 764w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-566x376.jpeg 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-600x399.jpeg 600w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_110608867-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1700}<\/script>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/projects\/strengthening-grievance-mechanisms-in-uzbekistans-cotton-textile-clusters\/\" aria-label=\"More details\" class=\"project-card__link\"><\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"project-card project-card--white-theme\">\n    <span class=\"project-card__label\">\n       PROJECT\n    <\/span>\n    <div class=\"project-card__header\">\n        <h3>Responsible Food and Beverage Procurement: A Path Forward for Higher Educational Institutions<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div 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