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27 Mar 2017

Author:
KnowTheChain

Outreach to footwear and luxury goods companies on forced labor risks in leather sourcing

KnowTheChain's apparel sector benchmark found very limited information on how companies address forced labour risks in their leather supply chain. In order to understand how companies’ headquarter level policies and processes are implemented in lower tiers of the supply chain, and how companies are addressing forced labour risks related to specific commodities, KnowTheChain is reaching out to ten of the companies it benchmarked recently in two sectors where leather is a key material: footwear and luxury brands. 

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