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Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)

  • Market cap :   SEK 188bn

  • Clothing & textile
  • Sweden

  • Hennes & Mauritz AB is publicly traded company that owns and operates a chain of retail clothing stores globally.

From the Resource Centre ? This section is a non-exhaustive snapshot of company behaviour recorded by the Resource Centre. We record allegations of abuse, seek company responses, profile lawsuits, and record attacks against Defenders working on business issues.

Indicators

Global Framework Agreement ? Company has signed a Global Framework Agreement, negotiated on a global level with a trade union.

Living Wage in Supply Chains ? Fashion Checker found no public evidence that the company’s suppliers are paying workers a living wage.

Transparency Pledge ? Company has fully aligned or committed to aligning with the Transparency Pledge standard, by publicly disclosing information about their supplier factories.

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Global Apparel Facilities on OAR ? Global apparel facilities on Open Apparel Registry
Indicator last reviewed 12-10-2024

Human rights defenders policy actions ?

Information in this section obtained through company survey responses, public statements and/or policies. Implementation of actions not verified by suppliers, workers, HRDs or affected communities.

Human rights defenders policy Tracker

Expects business relationships to commit to zero tolerance of attacks against HRDs

"We expect our suppliers and business partners to not hinder the work of human rights defenders or retaliate against anyone who comes forward with an issue."

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Mention of HRDs or non-retaliation against third party stakeholders

"Advocating for civic freedoms can be an important uses of leverage to help protect...defenders and for topics...such as labour rights or environmental rights, we may actively support [their] work..."

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Expects business relationships to commit to zero tolerance of attacks against HRDs

"We expect our suppliers and business partners to not hinder the work of human rights defenders or retaliate against anyone who comes forward with an issue."

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Mention of HRDs or non-retaliation against third party stakeholders

"Advocating for civic freedoms can be an important uses of leverage to help protect...defenders and for topics...such as labour rights or environmental rights, we may actively support [their] work..."

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Selected sourcing Countries

  • Vietnam

  • India

  • Cambodia

  • China

  • Sri Lanka

  • Bangladesh

  • Pakistan

  • Myanmar

Stories with associated response requests ? We sought responses from Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) to the allegations raised in these stories. Find out more about our Company Response Mechanism.

Benchmark rankings

CHRB 2018
? The 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 100 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world on a set of human rights indicators.
49.8 / 100
CHRB 2019
? The 2019 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assesses 200 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world on a set of human rights indicators.
50.6 / 100
Fashion Transparency Index 2019
? A review of the some of the world's biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
153 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2020
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
182 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2021
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. These scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
168.8 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2022
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. These scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
164.8 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2023
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
177.8 / 250
KnowTheChain 2018
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
65 / 100
KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear 2021
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
55 / 100
KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear 2023
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
49 / 100

Top associated countries

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has been referenced in news articles and reports on our website.

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