Case studies: SLCP in Action

SLCP has shifted the relationship Maxport has with stakeholders from a transactional monitor-and-report model to a truly collaborative partnership. The shared data approach allows them to engage with brands focusing on continuous improvement.

As one of the first SLCP Signatories in 2016, Target transitioned from proprietary audits to a single framework and collective action, significantly accelerating their industry impact.

By successfully implementing SLCP across its facilities, Tier 2 manufacturer Elevate Textiles is strengthening its human rights due diligence and driving meaningful improvements.

Fair Wear’s HRDD Hub is now able to leverage SLCP aggregate facility data, adding an important additional layer of information, and allowing brands and other stakeholders to use SLCP data to inform their risk scoring.

By eliminating redundant audits, Arvind saved significant time and resources that have been redirected into high-impact areas like worker well-being and engagement. 

SLCP data supports G-STAR in strengthening human rights due diligence, engage suppliers more effectively, and identify risks to develop targeted action plans.

SLCP data provides Lenzing with trusted evidence for due diligence reporting obligations under directives such as the CSRD and for future CSDDD implementation.

Since adopting SLCP in 2019, Shahi has saved 276 audits equivalent to 26,496 hours.

Since adopting SLCP, Urmi Group has saved approximately $11,480 USD and 672 hours, while 40% of their customers (8 brands) have replaced traditional audits with SLCP.

SLCP assessments are helping incentivize improvements in working conditions by enabling lower interest rates through participating banks for facilities that meet high social and environmental standards.

Artistic Milliners reports that 50% of their customers accept SLCP or have replaced traditional audits with SLCP.

Avery Dennison reports that, in 2023, over 90 unnecessary audits were globally reduced due to SLCP adoption.

Dick’s operates in over 200 facilities worldwide, and in the past two years, 54% of these, including hardline facilities, have adopted SLCP.

PT Insera Sena, a global bicycle manufacturer supplying major brands, finds SLCP more user-friendly than other tools.

Hard goods brand Klean Kanteen reports that the comprehensiveness of topics covered by SLCP's CAF and its broad applicability makes it easy for hard goods brands to use.

Cycling lifestyle brand Rapha sees the industry- wide use of SLCP data as a massive opportunity to drive scaled, measurable improvements in social and labour performance.

Stichd, a daughter company of the PUMA group, shares about how they use SLCP data for human rights due diligence.

Textile manufacturing company Crescent Textile Mills shares their experience using SLCP's Worker Engagement Technology.

Brooks fully adopted SLCP’s Converged Assessment Framework (CAF) as part of their commitment to reduce audit fatigue in their supply chain.

C&A shares about how their SLCP adoption has helped free up more time for supplier development.

In a win for convergence, SLCP data was recognized in FTUSA’s Apparel and Home Goods program.

H&M Group shares about how SLCP adoption has helped them better understand facility performance and shape internal compliance.

Adopting SLCP enables global leather processing company, JBS Couros to meet the social audit requirements set out by the Leather Working Group (LWG).

SLN Tekstil was able to share their SLCP verified data with customers that make up 80% of their production volume.

Manufacturer Taypa shares how SLCP adoption helped reduce audit fatigue and save a total of 32 days worth of working hours.

Aldo Group shares how SLCP provided a comprehensive tool to collect social and labor data and successfully reduced audit duplication in their supply chains.

Manufacturer Gokaldas Exports shares how most of their buyers accept SLCP data, reducing audit fatigue.

Puma shares how the extensive nature of the SLCP data set has helped identify issues for remediation.

Target has adopted SLCP to meet its commitment to reduce audit fatigue and increase supplier ownership.

Manufacturer Décor reports that 19 audits per year are saved with the use of SLCP.