Labor & Transparency Initiative
Labor & Transparency
"iCan"
Youth + Technology for Peace, Prosperity, and Sustainability
iCan harnesses the energy of young people and the power of technology to advance sustainability, prosperity, and freedom, in the developed and developing world. Read more...
For our article on how iCan technologies can change the world, click here.
In an Internet-linked world, any social or environmental allegation anywhere – true or not – can impact a company everywhere. No matter how much it spends on supply chain audits, problems are inevitable, and reputation risks are high, especially for global brands.
The Labor and Transparency Initiative helps companies stay ahead of environmental, labor, and human rights challenges across their global supply chain. Rather than focus on ever-more-expensive audits across every-more-distant suppliers, we link companies with opportunities to harness people and technology in the workplace and community. By empowering workers and citizens with simple knowledge and technologies, companies and NGOs can:
- Embed CSR in factories and corporate culture
- Flag potential labor problems
- Promote due diligence
- Validate audit findings
- Enable and protect community journalism and civil engagement
- Promote transparency across the supply chain
For an example, consider iCan, our initiative to research, document, and advance the power of youth to use technology – inside and outside the workplace – to advance peace, prosperity, and sustainability.
Directory
Below is a representative directory of key stakeholders in this issue, most of which we have engaged. Click an entry to visit their website.
NOTE: The stakeholder organizations and individuals shown above does NOT imply any formal association with one another or with Future 500, with the occasional exception that some may be one of our partners.
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