Sustainability systems are uniquely positioned to advance human rights protections for workers in global supply chains through the identification and verification of risks and instances of forced labour. This core and often elusive step of due diligence is critical to ensure compliance with emerging human rights legislation and credibility of sustainability labels and claims in the global market. 

In September 2023, GoodWeave set out to develop and pilot an innovative and efficient risk-based approach to detect forced labour in supply chains in a project supported by the ISEAL Innovations Fund. This report sets out the project's approach, outcomes, learnings, and recommendations for other ISEAL members working to improve forced labour detection through supply chain monitoring.

The learning report available below sets out the project's approach, outcomes and learnings. 

The assessment checklist (annex 1) was designed as a guidance tool for investigations and interviews, and to document results and findings of the factory assessment. It was designed using the GoodWeave standard and guidelines as a base, then it was then edited to align with the ILO indicators.