Asda

ActionAid calls on Asda and all other garment buying companies to: 1.Publicly commit to pay a living wage, as defined by the Asia Floor Wage coalition, and publish a timetable for implementation. 2.Ensure that prices paid to factory suppliers cover the cost of a living wage.3.Ensure that workers and their representatives are central to the implementation of a living wage, and promote trade union rights in factories.
Source: ActionAid (2010)

This company has been called out by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) for not signing the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile & Garment Industry. All of the brands that have not yet signed the Accord continue to put workers' lives at risk and CCC urge them to sign on as soon as possible.
Source: Clean Clothes Campaign (2023)

This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018)

This company has a Creating Change for Better section on its website which includes recycled content in packaging, reduction in carbon footprint, fighting breast cancer, and helping survivors of modern slavery.
Source: company website (2021)

The Asda Foundation has a focus on supporting small, local activities that directly involve their customers.
Source: company website (2021)

The WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2021 assesses 227 companies on the actions companies have taken to ensure their own palm oil supply chain is sustainable and free of deforestation, natural ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuse. This company is rated 'middle of the pack' with a score of 14.66 out of a possible total of 24.
Source: WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard (2021)

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022)

The 2023 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 28%, signifying it is doing a bit more than the others when it comes to having policies and commitments in place and auditing and reporting activities, but could be doing more. The average score was 26% and the highest score was 83%.
Source: Fashion Revolution (2023)

Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd, a company co-owned by this company's owners was fined for "appalling" safety breaches, a BBC investigation has found. A worker lost four fingers in 2015, weeks after the brothers resigned as directors. Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd showed "a total lack of care about the safety of its employees", according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd was prosecuted and pleaded guilty to this incident in 2017, paying a fine of 60,000 GBP.
Source: BBC News (2020)

This company has corporate governance claims on its website, mainly in the area of compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act.
Source: company website (2021)

California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2021)

The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 4, "Making progress on implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021)

OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2020)

This company has responsible investing claims on its website. "We are committed to continually improving all aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance within our own firm and at our portfolio companies."
Source: company website (2021)

California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2016)