The index states that businesses need to recognize their role in creating an environment in which the rights of workers and other stake-holders, including communities throughout the supply chain are respected...While there are some improvements being witnessed, barely half the firms (of the total 100) have committed to inclusive supply chains...the number of firms with an explicit policy on extending company employment policy to the supply chain has fallen from 78 in 2015 to 71 firms in 2016...n 2015, there were only nine firms that had held public hearings regarding project impact with communities. This number has gone up to 13 in 2016. Similarly, there were only 27 firms with a provision for conducting impact assessments in 2015; this number has gone up to 31 in 2016.