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Assessments

This page contains reports not included under Tracking Charts or Complaints and Investigations, such as Accreditation Assessment Reports. Click here for reports from standard FLA independent assessments and click here for FLA Complaints and Investigations, or use the Transparency drop-down menu above.

Accreditation Assessment of Outerknown's Social Compliance Program

Publication date: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Report type: 
Assessment Report
The FLA Board of Directors voted on October 4, 2017 to approve the accreditation of Outerknown's social compliance program. Details on FLA's accreditation methodology can be found at www.fairlabor.org/accreditation. The FLA accreditation report specifically recognizes as strengths Otherknown's transparency in the posting of its factory list online, its public commitment to upholding workplace standards, and embedding of the company's sustainable sourcing strategy into daily business operations.

Patagonia Assessment for Reaccreditation, October 2017

Publication date: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Report type: 
Assessment Report
On October 4th, 2017, the FLA Board of Directors voted to approve the reaccreditation of Patagonia's labor compliance program. Patagonia's reaccreditation covers the period from 2014 to 2017. The reaccreditation commends several of Patagonia's strengths, including the company's strong engagement with civil socieity to address issues facing migrant workers, pursue living wages, and ensure workers have a voice in their workplaces; and its strong top management commitment to human rights.

Executive Summary of Syngenta Seed Supply Chains in Hungary and Turkey: 2016

Publication date: 
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Report type: 
Assessment Report
In July and August 2016, during periods of peak seed production activity, the FLA conducted unannounced independent external monitoring (IEM) visits to assess working conditions at Syngenta‘s seed supplier farms – two assessments in Hungary and two in Turkey in the corn and sunflower supply chains. Teams consisting of external assessors visited eight large and medium-sized farms in Hungary and 21 small farms in Turkey.

Executive Summary of Nestle, Balsu, and Olam Shared Hazelnut Supply Chain in Turkey: 2016

Publication date: 
Monday, July 17, 2017
Report type: 
Assessment Report
In August 2016, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) conducted independent assessments in the Turkish hazelnut supply chain shared by three FLA affiliates – Nestlé, and its two strategic first-tier suppliers, Balsu and Olam Progida which together account for 100 percent of Nestlé’s hazelnut volume in Turkey. Based on both internal and external monitoring results, company affiliates must develop and implement remediation actions leading to sustainable changes.

Accreditation Assessment of the Social Compliance Program Followed by Gore Bike and Running Wear

Publication date: 
Friday, February 17, 2017
Report type: 
Assessment Report
The FLA Board of Directors voted on February 8, 2017 to approve the accreditation of the social compliance program followed by GORE BIKE WEAR® & GORE RUNNING WEAR®. Details on FLA's accreditation methodology can be found at www.fairlabor.org/accreditation.

MEC Assessment for Reaccreditation, October 2016

Publication date: 
Friday, October 28, 2016
Report type: 
Assessment Report
On October 7th, 2016, the FLA Board of Directors voted to approve the reaccreditation of Mountain Equipment Co-op’s (MEC) labor compliance program. MEC's reaccreditation covers the period from 2013 to 2016. The full reaccreditation report includes commendation for MEC's strengths, along with recommendations for further enhancement of its social compliance program.

Assessment of Nestlé's Standard Cocoa Supply Chain in Côte D'Ivoire

Publication date: 
Friday, September 2, 2016
Report type: 
Assessment Report
For this report, the FLA worked with one of Nestlé's tier-1 suppliers to identify an appropriate tier-2 supplier for an assessment of working conditions at farms outside of the "Nestlé Cocoa Plan." Assessors visited farms in four communities, interviewing farmers, farmworkers, and supply chain intermediaries. This report describes the structure of the supply chain they found, and working conditions at the farms.

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