Sedex A & AB members can now benefit from access to a wide range of new supply chain risk intelligence, tools and professional services as we significantly expand our partnership with risk analysis company Maplecroft.
In-depth labour standards reports
The first of these include four new in-depth labour standards reports detailing labour rights risks throughout the BRICs countries of Brazil, China, India and Russia.
With the ever increasing importance of the BRIC countries to the supply chains of multinational corporations, Maplecroft’s labour standards reports provide in-depth analysis of the key labour issues affecting companies operating in, or sourcing from these nations.
These reports are being made available to Sedex A & AB members, as part of the ongoing partnership with Maplecroft.
‘Invaluable insight’
Carmel Giblin, Sedex General Manager, said ‘we are really excited about these further developments to our partnership with Maplecroft. The combination of the Maplecroft intelligence reports and the tools available in the Sedex system will give Sedex members an invaluable insight into their supply chains.’
The reports will help Sedex members analyse and compare the major labour issues affecting countries at both national and provincial levels. They provide insights into key areas such as labour rights and protection, working hours, compensation, contract law, protests, health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, forced labour and child labour.
Our partnership with Maplecroft leverages the unique value propositions of each organisation to deliver an unrivalled sustainable sourcing service to both corporate multi-nationals and suppliers.
More information
These reports are available free of charge to Sedex A & AB members.
To access these reports you simply need to register at http://maplecroft.com/accounts/register/ and supply the token number ‘SEDEX-2012Q1-LSR’ in the field *registration token*. Once logged-in you can access the reports via ‘My Dashboard’ http://maplecroft.com/accounts/dashboard/documents/labour_standards/.
For more information on how Sedex and Maplecroft can help businesses manage their supply chain risks effectively please contact tom.smith@sedexglobal.com.
