Environmental and Human Rights Risks at Overseas Contract Manufacturing Facilities and Factory Audits
First written in FY2025. 1 of 2 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2026. Latest entry: FY2026.
Abc-Mart moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「Factory audits are mandatory for all factories as a basic condition of doing business. Factory selection criteria include quality standards, price, legal compliance, labor management, human rights protection and environmental considerations. BSCI, DTI, FLA, SA8000, WRAP, SLCP and SCAN, among others, are adopted as recommended audit programs, and factory audits are conducted regularly every 6 months to 1 year.」
For environmental and human rights risks at overseas contract manufacturing factories, the requirements for audits of all factories, evaluation criteria, multiple audit programs and an implementation cycle of every 6 months to 1 year were specified. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「If environmental impacts, occupational health and safety problems, or human rights issues arise in a country of production, there is a risk of recommendations from environmental or human rights organizations to suspend or discontinue business activities, expenses for pollution removal and remediation, compensation for harm or damage, and costs related to litigation and damages. …Factory audits are mandatory for all factories as a basic condition of doing business.」
The risks of environmental, occupational health and safety, and human rights issues at overseas contract manufacturing factories, together with a management framework making factory audits a condition for continuing business, were presented separately for the first time.