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International Corporate Accountability Roundtable

Promoting Responsible Supply Chains

 

The current global economy depends heavily on the use and functioning of global supply chains. In order for international economic policy to work for all, it is crucial that global supply chains respect international labor, social, and environmental standards.


We work within the G7/G20, the OECD, and other global governance systems to advocate for responsible and transparent global supply chains.

 

UPDATES AND ANALYSIS:
Surge in Garment Industry Transparency: Laws Needed to Ensure Companies Adopt Human Rights Practices

(New York, December 18, 2019) – Clothing and footwear brands and retailers have dramatically increased their disclosure of information about their supply chains in the past three years, a coalition of unions, human rights groups, and labor rights advocates said in a joint report released today. In 2016, the coalition created the Transparency Pledge, a minimum standard of supply chain transparency that enables advocates, workers, and consumers to find out where a brand’s products are made.

ICAR Launches Online Apparel Data Directory to Connect Advocates with Data on Working Conditions in the Apparel Sector
Report Finds Supply Chain Transparency is Good for Business, Urges Companies to Adopt the Transparency Pledge
New Report Finds Modern Slavery Reporting Laws and Practices Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Workers
RELEASE: Labor and Human Rights Groups Urge Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives and Business Associations in the Apparel Sector to Adopt Transparency Requirements
ICAR, Frank Bold, and BHR Young Researchers Summit Publish "Good Business: The Economic Case for Protecting Human Rights"
Broad Convening Showcases Growing Momentum for Transparency in the Garment Supply Chain
G20 Progress Report: G20 Leaders Commit to More Sustainable and Inclusive Global Supply Chains—More Work Remains to Be Done
ICAR to host C20 Summit workshop on Fostering Sustainable Global Supply Chains
G20 Labor and Employment Ministers take important step towards promoting sustainable global supply chains

Last week, the G20 Labor and Employment Ministers issued the 2017 LEMM Declaration—the final product of six months of multilateral engagement and discussion on key issues relating to the promotion of productive and decent work at the global level.