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Stakeholder engagement
Collaboration with industry-wide initiatives, government and non-government organisations is an important strategy to better manage modern slavery risks.
Many third-party organisations, such as Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Baptist World Aid, provide ratings on the Group's performance and help to drive the Group's program to reduce modern slavery risks. Wesfarmers’ divisions work collaboratively with non-government organisations on a range of projects. This year, non-government organisations engaged with the Group on ethical sourcing and human rights generally as well as formally through collaborations. The Group participates in and supports a range of initiatives that aim to improve working conditions in suppliers’ factories, as set out below.
Organisation | Engagement | Participating business |
A ground-breaking agreement between global brands, retailers and trade unions to transform the garment, textile and footwear industry by achieving living wages for workers through collective bargaining at the industry level | Kmart Group | |
The industry association created to support individuals and organisations by promoting the use of independent social compliance audits as a tool to advance workplace conditions globally | Bunnings, Officeworks, Blackwoods, New Zealand Safety Blackwoods, Bullivants, Workwear Group, Coregas and Greencap | |
A global not-for-profit organisation overseeing the largest cotton sustainability program in the world. BCI’s sustainable cotton practices include robust standards prohibiting forced labour and promoting decent working conditions | Kmart Group and Workwear Group | |
An organisation that brings businesses, unions, government and workers together to help raise the conditions of cleaners in Australia. Officeworks is a member of the retail working group | Officeworks | |
Collaborative Advantage
| A platform for New Zealand ethical and sustainable sourcing practitioners to discuss and share best practice approach to modern slavery and ethical sourcing | Bunnings, Blackwoods and New Zealand Safety Blackwoods |
An accreditation body working collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear businesses to protect and uphold the rights of Australian garment workers | Blackwoods and Workwear Group | |
In addition to sustainable forestry practices, FSC standards consider social and economic wellbeing of workers, to ensure harvesting sites are free from forced or bonded labour | Bunnings, Kmart Group, Officeworks and Blackwoods | |
International Labour Organisation (ILO) /International Finance Corporation Better Work Program | An organisation to improve working conditions and respect of labour rights for factory workers | Kmart Group |
An international, non-profit, non-government organisation that promotes sustainable forest management | Bunnings | |
Sedex stakeholder initiatives | Involvement in Sedex initiatives to support the evolution of the platform and identify best practice opportunities, including the ANZ Advisory Group, Data Framework Taskforce, Grievance Mechanism Approach, Audit Framework and API Beta Program | Bunnings, Blackwoods, New Zealand Safety Blackwoods and Workwear Group |
An independent agreement designed to ensure a safe working environment in the Bangladesh garment industry | Kmart Group, Workwear Group | |
United Nations Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCA) Modern Slavery Community of Practice | A group that shares emerging best practice to build common capability in addressing modern slavery human rights risk management among Australian businesses |
Bunnings, Kmart Group, Officeworks, Blackwoods and Wesfarmers Corporate Office
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GRI 102-9, GRI 102-10, GRI 102-15, GRI 102-16, GRI 103-1, GRI 103-2, GRI 103-3, GRI 407-1, GRI 408-1, GRI 409-1, GRI 412-1, GRI 412-2, GRI 414-2
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