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Whole Foods Market (part of Amazon)

  • Supermarkets & grocery, Food & beverage
  • Stati Uniti d'America

  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. is is a multinational company headquartered in the United States that operates a chain of supermarkets globally. It is a subsidiary of Amazon.

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Indicators

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.

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

BHRC project: 2021 tea supply chain survey ?

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.

View Methodology BHRC project: 2021 tea supply chain survey

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Severance process and entitlements

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Maternity leave with pay

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Sick leave with pay

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Protection of freedom of association

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Protection against violence & harassment

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Access to safe water & sanitation

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Reduction in use of hazardous materials

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Not linking wages to minimum plucking quantities

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Procure certified tea

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Payment of minimum wages

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Equal pay for equal work

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

Benchmark rankings

Oxfam Supermarket Scorecard 2020
? The percentage score awarded based on the assessment of 16 global supermarket brands’ policies and practices, scored across four indicators.
8 / 100

Top associated countries

Whole Foods Market (part of Amazon) has been referenced in news articles and reports on our website.

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Company headquarters

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