Managing compliance with labour Standards: findings and recommendations from an independent assessment of LOCOG’s labour risk management systems
Summary
In its bid to win the 2012 Games, London made broad commitments to sustainability, including sustainable sourcing. LOCOG’s Sustainable Sourcing Code required compliance with the robust labour standards of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Codea and set a number of precedents in the level of stakeholder engagement on labour issues, requirements of its commercial partners (sponsors, suppliers and licensees), and visibility into labour conditions in its supply chains.