Microstudy: Measuring Brands and Sustainability

In order to understand the the extent to which mainstream brands are incorporating sustainable and ethical production principles into their supply chains, CO looked at data from six ranking reports developed by non-government organisations (NGOs) during 2017 to measure and compare the social and environmental performance of international brands.

This measure recognises the possibility that brands may be incorporating ethical and/or sustainable practices into their supply chains but that this a…