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Article

25 May 2018

Author:
Freedom United

Anti-slavery groups call on Monster Beverage to investigate its supply chain

Monster Beverage Corporation, which controls 43% of the U.S.’s energy drinks market, states that there is a “minimal risk” of slavery and human trafficking in its supply chain... Monster scored a big fat zero out of 100 in a report on how the largest food and beverage companies are addressing forced labor3 finishing last amongst its industry peers in the soft drinks market... We have an unprecedented opportunity to push Monster to acknowledge and take responsibility for its risk to slavery at their upcoming Annual General Meeting... But we need to show there's public support for Monster to commit resources to gathering more information and secure the passage of a resolution submitted by our partner organization, As You Sow. It calls on Monster to provide a detailed report showing how they assess their risk of forced labor and human trafficking by November 15, 2018...