Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 2
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It is clearly unacceptable that Boohoo was found to have only minimal data about the...
Conclusion
It is clearly unacceptable that Boohoo was found to have only minimal data about the different tiers in their supply chain, resulting in labour abuses in the UK. Boohoo and other companies need to accurately audit their supply chains both in the UK and around the world. We welcome Boohoo’s decision to appoint Sir Brian Leveson to review the company’s supply chain transparency in response to our inquiry. We would encourage other companies to undertake independent inquiries into their due diligence policies.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The Government would like to thank the Committee for setting out its recommendations to businesses (recommendations 1–5). The Government would also like to thank the businesses that that provided written and oral evidence to support the Committee’s report. It has been incredibly helpful to hear what businesses have to say about the issue of forced labour in UK supply chains, and the UK government is committed to helping to ensure UK organisations are neither complicit in nor profiting from the human rights violations in Xinjiang.