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The open data set of the Fashion Transparency Index Mexico 2021 is now live on the WikiRate open data platform. The index, created by Fashion Revolution México, ranks Mexico’s largest fashion brands on how transparent they are about their social and environmental commitments, practices and impacts in their own operations and along their supply chain.
The Index seeks to promote a culture of transparency in the Mexican fashion industry and provides a rich data set of over 6,000 data points on corporate transparency that is now being made available as open data for the first time.
The findings of the Fashion Transparency Index Mexico 2021 shine a light on the critical and urgent need for greater transparency and accountability amongst Mexican fashion brands and retailers. With an average brand score of just 6%, Fashion Revolution calls on Mexican fashion brands to prioritise disclosing more information about how they are addressing the endemic environmental and human rights abuses that occur across their supply chains.
Ciara Barry, Policy and Research Coordinator, Fashion Revolution
The research found that progress on transparency continues to be slow with an average brand disclosure of just 6% across the indicators in the Index.
Particularly stark is the low level of supply chain disclosure. The research group found that of the 28 Mexican fashion brands analysed:
- Only 2 (7%) disclosed any of their supply chain facilities
- None disclosed the addresses of their suppliers
- None disclosed any facilities beyond the first tier of their supply chain
In the international edition of the Index, which ranks 250 brands, the disclosure level was much higher with nearly half of the brands (47%) disclosing their tier 1 facilities in 2021.
Supply chain disclosure is an essential step towards holding companies accountable for working conditions in the facilities where their clothing is made.
In Mexico, pervasive labor rights issues have been identified in the apparel production sector including low wages, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination and a lack of independent unions, fixed contracts, social security, and benefits¹². Greater supply chain transparency from brands based in and sourcing from Mexico is needed to improve brand accountability for how workers are treated.
You can find out more about how transparent Mexican brands are on their supply chains and a range of other social and environmental topics by exploring the data set in full on WikiRate — from the highest score to the most granular data points and sources.
The data in the Fashion Transparency Index Mexico 2021 has been collected through desk research and surveys of companies conducted by Arlenica and Fashion Revolution México.
The Fashion Transparency Index Mexico 2021 report is available to read in English and Spanish.
[1] https://remake.world/stories/news/mexicos-garment-industry-in-2019
[2] https://frentealapobreza.mx/la-precariedad-laboral-esta-de-moda/
