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Primark (part of Associated British Foods)

  • Clothing & textile, Footwear
  • United Kingdom

  • Primark is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods. It owns and operates a chain of retail clothing stores across Europe and the USA.

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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 05-12-2024

Covid-19 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.

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30 days

Payment terms prior to pandemic

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Requested retroactive discounts

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Paying for all in-production & completed orders

Paying for all orders due to be shipped by 17 April

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Endorsed ILO Call to Action

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Pandemic policy on discriminatory dismissals

Covered in pre-existing policy

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Extended payment times

Initially extended to 180 days but have since returned to 30 days

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Recorded profits since the pandemic

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Supporting suppliers to access finance

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Pandemic policy on price reductions

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Monitoring wage & severance payment

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Stories with associated response requests ? We sought responses from Primark (part of Associated British Foods) to the allegations raised in these stories. Find out more about our Company Response Mechanism.

Benchmark rankings

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.
88.5 / 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.
96 / 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.
95 / 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.
88 / 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.
99.3 / 250
KnowTheChain 2018
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
72 / 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.
69 / 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.
46 / 100

Top associated countries

Primark (part of Associated British Foods) has been referenced in news articles and reports on our website.

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