Gildan Activewear Inc.
TSX : GIL
2018 Apparel & Footwear
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Company Ranking
16 out of
43 Companies
Company Score
47 Out of 100
SUMMARY
Gildan Activewear Inc. (Gildan Activewear), a Canadian activewear manufacturer and distributor, owns a number of brands and also operates as a supplier to Nike and as a licensee of Under Armour. The company ranks 16th out of 43 companies, disclosing more information on its forced labor policies and practices than its peers on all themes except Traceability & Risk Assessment and Recruitment. Since 2016, the company has taken some additional steps to strengthen its performance and disclosure. In 2017, the company introduced mandatory onboarding training for its employees on its code of conduct, joined meetings of the Fair Labor Association and the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment on the topic of forced labor, remediated an instance of subcontracting, and disclosed the number of workers interviewed during audits. Additional steps the company could take to address forced labor risks in its supply chains include strengthening its disclosure and practices on the themes of Traceability & Risk Assessment, Recruitment, and Worker Voice.
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SCORE HISTORY
2022-2023
32 out of 100
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2020-2021
50 out of 100
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2018
47 out of 100
See 2018 Benchmark
2016
51 out of 100
See 2016 Benchmark
THEME & indicator score
The benchmark methodology has seven themes, selected to capture the key areas where companies need to take action to eradicate forced labour from their supply chains. The themes are comprised of a total of 12 key indicators. For each indicator, a company can score a total of 100 points.
82 Out of 100
Commitment and Governance
This theme evaluates a company's commitment to addressing forced labor, whether it discloses supply chain standards, and to what extent it has management processes and board oversight, training programs, and engagement with stakeholders on forced labor in place.
| Commitment | 100 / 100 |
| Supply Chain Standards | 60 / 100 |
| Management and Accountability | 100 / 100 |
| Training | 100 / 100 |
| Stakeholder Engagement | 50 / 100 |
13 Out of 100
Traceability and Risk Assessment
This theme measures the extent to which a company demonstrates an understanding of its suppliers and their workforce by disclosing relevant information (such as supplier names or sourcing countries) and assesses and discloses forced labor risks across its supply chains.
| Traceability and Supply Chain Transparency | 0 / 100 |
| Risk Assessment | 25 / 100 |
0 Out of 100
Purchasing Practices
This theme assesses to what extent a company adopts responsible purchasing practices (such as providing price premiums and procurement incentives) and integrates supply chain standards into supplier selection and supplier contracts, and whether it cascades them down the supply chain.
| Purchasing Practices | 0 / 100 |
| Supplier Selection | 100 / 100 |
| Integration into Supplier Contracts | 50 / 100 |
| Cascading Standards Through the Supply Chain | 50 / 100 |
0 Out of 100
Recruitment
| Recruitment Approach | 0 / 100 |
| Recruitment Fees | 0 / 100 |
| Monitoring and Ethical Recruitment | 0 / 100 |
| Migrant Worker Rights | 0 / 100 |
26 Out of 100
Worker Voice
This theme measures the extent to which a company engages with workers in its supply chains, enables freedom of association, and ensures access to effective and trusted grievance mechanisms.
| Communication of Policies | 75 / 100 |
| Worker Voice | 0 / 100 |
| Freedom of Association | 12.5 / 100 |
| Grievance Mechanism | 40 / 100 |
0 Out of 100
Monitoring
This theme evaluates a company's process for auditing suppliers, including whether audits include non-scheduled visits, review relevant documents such as wage slips or contracts, interview workers, and audit lower-tier suppliers and provide disclosure on the outcomes of supplier audits.
| Auditing Process | 80 / 100 |
| Auditing Disclosure | / 100 |
0 Out of 100
Remedy
This theme measures the extent to which a company has corrective action plans and processes for non-compliant suppliers and ensures remedy is provided to workers in its supply chains who are victims of forced labor. Publicly available allegations of forced labor in a company's supply chains that occurred in the past three years, and how a company has responded to and addressed those allegations, are also assessed as part of this theme.
| Corrective Action Plans | 100 / 100 |
| Remedy Programs and Response to Allegations | 25 / 100 |
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