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13 Jun 2016

Author:
Michelle Russell, just-style

Marks & Spencer publishes human rights report and supply chain map

Marks & Spencer has published its first supply chain map for clothing…as part of the retailer’s ethical commitments detailed in its first Plan A update…[T]he retailer said its customers and stakeholders can now see where M&S clothing, footwear, and accessories are made on an interactive supply chain map…Alongside its Plan A report, M&S has also published its first human rights report…outlining the retailer’s approach to respecting human rights within its own business operations and throughout its supply chain…By 2018 it hopes to improve the identification and management of salient risks. This will involve a business-wide focused plan and stakeholder engagement to address these risks, grievance mechanism, and human rights reporting providing insights into performance. By 2020, M&S said it wants to be promoting and supporting human rights across its business and supply chain…capturing…examples of best practice, and implementing community…programmes based on delivering human rights outcomes…In order to address the complexity of developing a business response to human rights, M&S has formed a Human Rights Director Steering Group…