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Information and communications technology

Explore how the largest multi-national technology & communications companies are addressing forced labour risks across their supply chains.

2025 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain analysed the 45 largest global ICT companies, and found the average ICT company scored just 20/100 on efforts to address supply chain forced labour.

Benchmark findings reports

2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark

KnowTheChain analysed the 45 largest global ICT companies, and found the average ICT company scored just 20/100 on efforts to address supply chain forced labour.

2022 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain assessed the world's 60 largest ICT companies & found widespread failure to tackle forced labour in supply chains due to insufficient due diligence processes. The median score was just 14/100 & the sector performed poorest on responsible purchasing practices & worker voice.

2020 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain evaluated 49 largest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies on their efforts to address forced labour in their supply chains.

2018 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain evaluated 40 global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies on their efforts to address forced labour in their supply chains.

2016 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark

KnowTheChain benchmarked 20 ICT companies on the transparency of their efforts to eradicate forced labour from their global supply chains.

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