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Tesco

  • Supermarkets & grocery
  • United Kingdom

  • Tesco plc is a publicly traded company headquartered in the UK that owns and operates supermarket retail stores globally.

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Indicators

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

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

684

Global Apparel Facilities on OAR ? Global apparel facilities on Open Apparel Registry
Indicator last reviewed 08-10-2024

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

287

Tea Suppliers Disclosed ? The number of supply chain entities (tea plantations and factories) disclosed.
Indicator last reviewed 29-11-2022

IDH Living Wage Commitment ? Has this company joined the sustainable trade initiative’s living wage call to action.

ETI Member ? Is this company a listed member of the Ethical Trading Initiative.

ETP Member ? Is this company a listed member of the Ethical Tea Partnership.

BHRRC Project: Refugees in Turkish Garment Industry 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.

BHRRC Project: Refugees in Turkish Garment Industry Tracker

Tesco Refugees in Turkey Response

Tesco Refugees in Turkey Response

Source: BHRRC Survey Snapshot fetched: Oct. 1, 2016, 9 a.m.
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Survey Response

Selected sourcing Countries

  • Sri Lanka

  • Pakistan

  • Myanmar

  • Vietnam

  • India

  • Cambodia

  • China

  • Bangladesh

  • Kenya

  • Malawi

  • Uganda

  • Tanzania

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.
34.1 / 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.
42.1 / 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.
98 / 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.
108.5 / 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.
83.8 / 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.
123.5 / 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.
119.8 / 250
KnowTheChain Food & Beverage 2020
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
65 / 100
KnowTheChain Food & Beverage 2023
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
52 / 100
Oxfam Supermarket Scorecard 2020
? The percentage score awarded based on the assessment of 16 global supermarket brands’ policies and practices, scored across four indicators.
46 / 100

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