"2019 Ethical Fashion Report", April 2019

...The 2019 Ethical Fashion Report grades 130 companies from A+ to F, based on the strength of their systems to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour, and exploitation in their supply chains... Most noteworthy areas of improvement in 2019 are:

Gender inequality 61% of companies (an increase of 22%) have created policies addressing gender inequality in their supply chain....

Responsible purchasing practices 45% of companies (an increase of 18%) have introduced policies addressing responsible purchasing practices....

Child and forced labour 35% of companies (an increase of 17%) have robust remediation plans to redress child or forced labour if it is found in their supply chain.

Manufacturing Restrictive Substance List (MRSL) 35% of companies (an increase of 14%) have a comprehensive MRSL that they test against to ensure workers are not exposed to hazardous chemicals with dire environmental impacts.

Traceability... remains a significant challenge across the industry. While 69% of companies could demonstrate tracing all final stage suppliers, only 18% have traced all inputs suppliers, and just 8% have traced all raw material suppliers.

Transparency... 37% of companies have published a complete list of all final stage suppliers, increasing to 50% when including companies that have published information about at least some suppliers...

Living wage...48% of companies assessed reported that they had started to develop a living wage methodology and 24% of companies had published a commitment to pay a living wage.