The Disclosure Questionnaire identifies any potentially sensitive industries, practices, outcomes, or fines/sanctions of the company that are not explicitly called out in the rest of the assessment.
Alcohol
Tobacco
Gambling
Firearms, weapons or munitions
Pornography
Fossil-fuel-based oil, natural gas, or coal extraction, distribution, sale, etc.
Mining
Nuclear power, radioactive materials or hazardous waste
Prisons
Organizing volunteer programs to orphanages or child care organizations
Animal-based products or services (including seafood)
Genetically modified organisms
Industries with a large potential biodiversity impact (including logging or logging equipment, agriculture, etc.)
Energy- and emissions-intensive industries
Water-intensive industries
Products or activities that are illegal under country laws or regulations where they have operated, banned in international conventions or agreements, or subject to international phase-out or regulation
Industries reliant upon materials at high risk of human rights infringements (e.g. conflict minerals)
Other industries that may cause social or environmental harm or are subject to stakeholder criticism or concern
explanation of the company's involvement for each affirmative response:
If this does not apply to you, please enter "Does not apply" in the text area below.
No formal Registration Under Domestic Regulations Company is not formally registered in accordance with all relevant regulations and requirements If your company is a formally registered business, select "No."
Company uses corporate shells or other structural means, such as establishing multiple corporate entities, to minimize tax payments
Company operates in conflict zones
Company sells or provides access to consumer or user data
Company facilities are located adjacent to or in sensitive ecosystems
Company's products are tested on animals
Marketing of breastmilk substitutes
Company has taken a public stance against unionization, has engaged in activities that may be perceived as taking a stance against union organizing, or prohibits workers from freely associating and bargaining collectively for the terms of one's employment
Company hires workers that are under bond, debt, or other obligation to the company or to labor brokers
Company does not confirm that workers have the legal right to work in jurisdiction of operations, or company does not keep personnel records that include evidence of the date of birth of each worker
Company employs individuals on zero-hour contracts
Company uses workers who are prisoners
Company employs workers under the age of 15 (or other minimum work age covered by the International Labour Organization Convention No. 138 ) and/or company does not keep personnel records that include evidence of the date of birth of each
Overtime work is compulsory and exceeds 48 hours in a week
Other sensitive practices that may cause social or environmental harm, or are subject to stakeholder concern
explanation of the company's engagement in each practice marked in the affirmative:
If this does not apply to you, please enter "Does not apply" in the text area below.
On-Site Fatality Company has had an operational or on-the-job fatality
Litigation or arbitration against company either ongoing, settled, or found against the company
Company has filed for bankruptcy
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Bribery, fraud, or corruption
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Anti-competitive behavior
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Financial reporting, tax payments, investments, or loans
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Political contributions or international affairs
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Labor issues (including safety and discrimination)
Recalls due to quality control issues
Breaches of individual privacy and/or losses of individual confidential data
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Consumer protection (including product safety and marketing claims)
Company has had layoffs of more than 20% of the workforce
Company sites have experienced accidental discharges to air, land or water of hazardous substances
Construction or operation of company involved large scale land acquisition, convergence, or degradation (including the construction or refurbishment of dams), or resulted in the resettlement or economic displacement of 5,000 or more people
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Environmental management penalties, including animal welfare
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Infringing on indigenous people's rights, for instance by utilizing lands owned or used by indigenous peoples without full documented consent of such peoples
fine or sanction in the past five years for any of the following: Other penalties, complaints, or grievances filed or levied against the company for negative impacts on local communities, human rights, or other stakeholder concerns
detailed explanation of the company's experience related to each affirmative response:
Described above, under specific items, law suit about a deck height of 2" and layoffs because of COVID. People were hired back as soon as business activity was legally allowed again.
Supplier Child Labor, Prison Labor, or Forced Labor Employment of workers under the age of 15, use of workers who are currently prisoners, or other practices that are relevant to risk of forced labor
Operation in conflict zones
Practices or outcomes that produced substantial negative impacts regarding human rights, labor conditions, or local communities
Practices or outcomes that produced substantial negative environmental impact