The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 requires many companies
manufacturing or selling products in California to disclose their efforts to address the
issues of slavery and human trafficking, thus allowing consumers to make more informed
choices about the products they buy.
The Allbirds Responsible Sourcing Program is made of the following components and
underpinned by the goal of protecting and promoting healthy and sustainable working
conditions as well as identifying and addressing modern slavery and human trafficking.
Transparency: Allbirds expects our suppliers to be open and honest with us about their
successes and challenges. We also expect transparency into their supply chains –
providing us the names and locations of their sub-suppliers. Everyone that chooses to
wear our products should know how Allbirds is seeking to improve the lives of those that
made it.
Contractual Obligations: Allbirds only sources from a select number of strategic suppliers
known to respect the laws of their country and the rights of workers. Allbirds requires all
new factories to certify, via our contracts and Code of Conduct, that materials they
incorporate into our products comply with the laws relating to slavery and human
trafficking of the countries in which they are doing business.
Onsite Assessment of Supplier Social Practices: Prior to Allbirds placing any orders, all
new factories must undergo an onsite assessment by a professional, independent
third-party social assessment firm. These social assessments ensure suppliers meet our
minimum expectations with regards to working conditions as specified in our Code of
Conduct. Onsite social assessments, which may or may not be unannounced, must
include confidential worker interviews, review of documentation and records, and
visual inspection of safety conditions. Assessment focus is also influenced and informed
by identified, material, and region-specific challenges to ensure the appropriate due
diligence is undertaken. Ongoing and additional onsite assessment frequency is
dictated by both country risk and past performance. Slavery and human trafficking are
considered zero tolerance issues for Allbirds. Discovery of any Zero Tolerance (ZT) issues
will automatically result in a failed assessment, and therefore, Allbirds will cease placing
orders if the ZT violation(s) are not remedied in a responsible manner and under a rapid
and agreed upon time frame.
Continuous Improvement: Allbirds maintains oversight resources and procedures to
ensure suppliers follow-up and improve any identified deficiencies in a realistic and
timely manner, emphasizing the need for root-cause-analysis and management
systems that ensure long term performance and accountability. In any case, remedial
efforts are always verified.
Training: Allbirds provides company employees who have direct responsibility for supply
chain management with training on human trafficking and slavery, particularly with
respect to mitigating risks within the supply chains of products.