GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining·Disclosure GRI 407-1
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk
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Statut juridique
GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 remains applicable and is effective for reports or other materials published on or after 1 July 2018. Continue to apply it until revised Labor Standards are final and effective.
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Norme
GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Disclosure GRI 407-1 · 2016
Dernière révision
2026-08-03
Support pédagogique LRA · Non publié ni approuvé par Global Reporting Initiative
Objet de l’information
This disclosure requires the organization to identify operations and suppliers in which workers’ rights to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk.
The disclosure should identify the relevant types of operations and suppliers and the countries or geographical areas in which they are located.
The assessment is risk-based. An operation or supplier can fall within the disclosure even where no complaint or confirmed violation has been reported.
The organization must also describe measures taken during the reporting period that were intended to support workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.
A general statement of support, collective-bargaining coverage percentage, supplier ESG score or generic worker-feedback mechanism does not replace the required information.
The public disclosure does not need to name every site or supplier if the type and geographical information faithfully explains where the risk exists.
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Avant de commencer
Avant de commencer
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Préparation
Informations clés à préparer
| Champ à préparer | Ce qu’il faut recueillir | Indice de preuve | Responsable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations assessed | Operations considered in the freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining risk assessment. | Operational register, human-rights due diligence scope and assessment records. | Human Rights / Operations |
| At-risk operation types | Types of operations in which the rights may be violated or at significant risk. | Operation-level assessment, labor-relations review and legal or country analysis. | Human Rights / Labor Relations |
| At-risk supplier types | Types of suppliers in which the rights may be violated or at significant risk. | Supplier due diligence, procurement-category mapping and labor-rights assessment. | Procurement / Human Rights |
| Countries or geographical areas | Locations of the relevant operations and suppliers. | Country-risk analysis, ILO sources and local due-diligence records. | Human Rights / Legal |
| Risk basis | Whether the conclusion arises from operation or supplier type, geography, actual evidence or significant potential risk. | Assessment methodology and item-level rationale. | Human Rights / Sustainability |
| Measures taken | Measures taken in the reporting period intended to support freedom of association or collective bargaining. | Union-engagement records, supplier-remediation evidence, training and implementation records. | Labor Relations / Procurement |
| No-risk conclusion — if applicable | Evidence supporting a conclusion that no operations or suppliers were identified. | Completed assessment, screening results and management confirmation. | Human Rights / Sustainability |
| Methodology and omissions | Scope, assessment period, sources, limitations and any reasons for omission. | Methodology paper and GRI content-index documentation. | Sustainability Reporting |
Comment le préparer
Demander les données
Request the disclosure evidence
Traduisez l’information en une question métier interne, puis adaptez-la au vocabulaire de votre organisation.
Please provide the freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining assessment for [reporting period]. For operations, include: the operation or activity type assessed; the country or geographical area; whether the risk concerns freedom of association, collective bargaining or both; whether the conclusion concerns possible violation, significant risk or an identified violation; the evidence and source supporting the conclusion; and measures taken during the reporting period. For suppliers, include: the supplier or supplier-category type; the tier, where relevant; the country or geographical area; the specific freedom-of-association or collective-bargaining risk; the evidence and source supporting the conclusion; and measures taken during the reporting period. If no operations or suppliers were identified, please provide the completed assessment supporting that conclusion.
Use the organisation's own role and document names, but preserve the defined GRI terms and the scope described above.
Meilleure demande
Please provide the freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining assessment for [reporting period]. For operations, include: the operation or activity type assessed; the country or geographical area; whether the risk concerns freedom of association, collective bargaining or both; whether the conclusion concerns possible violation, significant risk or an identified violation; the evidence and source supporting the conclusion; and measures taken during the reporting period. For suppliers, include: the supplier or supplier-category type; the tier, where relevant; the country or geographical area; the specific freedom-of-association or collective-bargaining risk; the evidence and source supporting the conclusion; and measures taken during the reporting period. If no operations or suppliers were identified, please provide the completed assessment supporting that conclusion.
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Modèles pédagogiques LRA — adaptez-les à votre organisation et vérifiez la source officielle avant validation.
Note méthodologique
The organization assessed freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining risk using [internal sources] and [recognized external sources]. The assessment considered the type of operation or supplier and the relevant country or geographical area.
Note de contexte
Keep mandatory GRI Requirements, GRI recommendations and additional LRA preparation controls clearly distinguished. Apply a GRI 1 reason for omission where required information cannot be reported.
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Préparation à l’assurance
Pour chaque affirmation, vérifiez les preuves
| Affirmation | Risque | Preuves à vérifier |
|---|---|---|
| We assessed freedom of association and collective bargaining as specific human rights rather than using a general labor-risk score. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We identified operations in which the rights may be violated or at significant risk. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We identified suppliers in which the rights may be violated or at significant risk. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| The risk threshold is not limited to confirmed incidents or complaints. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| The identified risk is supported by the type of operation or supplier, the geographical context or both. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We identified the countries or geographical areas in which the relevant operations and suppliers are located. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We distinguished freedom-of-association risk from collective-bargaining risk where necessary. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We did not classify suppliers as GRI 407-1 risks solely because they had general ESG, child-labor, forced-labor or environmental risk. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| The supplier assessment considered indirect suppliers where they were relevant and identifiable through the due-diligence process. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We did not treat the absence of complaints as sufficient evidence that no significant risk exists. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| Where no operations or suppliers were identified, the conclusion is supported by a documented assessment. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We described measures taken in the reporting period. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| Each reported measure was intended to support freedom of association or collective bargaining. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| We did not present a longstanding policy as a current-period measure without evidence of implementation or application. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| Collective-bargaining coverage under GRI 2-30 was not presented as a substitute for GRI 407-1. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| The published disclosure uses operation or supplier types and geographical information consistent with the underlying assessment. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| Any sensitive individual supplier names have been aggregated without obscuring the required information. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
| Any required information that cannot be reported is addressed through the applicable GRI reason for omission. | The published response does not support this human-reviewed assurance check. | Trace the statement to current approved records and the official IFRS source. |
Dossier de preuves à préparer
Lacunes fréquentes dans les rapports
Exemples
Exemples illustratifs
Synthétiques, rédigés par LRA — ils ne proviennent ni d’un rapport d’entreprise ni du texte d’une norme.
Illustrative synthetic example — Apparel manufacturing
The organization identified apparel factories using labor agencies in Country A as operations in which freedom-of-association rights were at significant risk. The risk arose from restrictions on workers’ ability to form independent organizations and from interference by labor intermediaries.
Logistics and cleaning suppliers operating in Region B were also identified as presenting significant collective-bargaining risk.
During the reporting period, the organization amended supplier requirements, engaged with worker representatives, provided rights-specific training to procurement staff and required remediation plans from affected suppliers.
Synthetic LRA illustration. Replace every figure and fact with the reporting organisation's evidence.
Illustrative synthetic example — Food processing and distribution
Seasonal agricultural operations in Country C and outsourced logistics providers in Region D were identified as presenting significant risk to collective-bargaining rights.
The conclusion was based on the use of temporary labor, limitations on independent representation and relevant geographical risk information.
Measures taken during the reporting period included engagement with labor providers, revision of contractual requirements, worker-representative meetings and supplier remediation addressing interference with association and bargaining rights.
Synthetic LRA illustration. Replace every figure and fact with the reporting organisation's evidence.
Illustrative synthetic example — No operations or suppliers identified
The organization assessed its operations and suppliers by operation and supplier type and by geographical area. It did not identify any operation or supplier in which freedom-of-association or collective-bargaining rights may be violated or at significant risk. The assessment used [sources]. During the reporting period, the organization continued [relevant measures].
Synthetic LRA illustration. Replace every figure and fact with the reporting organisation's evidence.
Rapports d’entreprises
Comment les entreprises publient GRI 407-1 en pratique
Exemples de pratiques de publication complètes et partielles. Ce sont des analyses fondées sur des preuves, non des modèles à recopier.
Cogna’s 2024 Integrated Report provides partial information relevant to GRI 407-1 on page 149.
The report states that strategic suppliers undergo document screening covering labor and human-rights criteria. It also states that Cogna has received no reports of suppliers violating workers’ freedom-of-association or collective-bargaining rights.
Cogna describes its Code of Conduct commitment to preserving labor-union relations and states that a dedicated labor-relations team maintains ongoing engagement with union representatives.
This information supports:
part of the organization’s general supplier due-diligence process;
a statement concerning reported supplier violations; and
measures or arrangements that can support freedom of association and collective bargaining.
However, the report does not clearly:
identify operation types in which the rights may be violated or at significant risk;
identify supplier types meeting the GRI 407-1 risk threshold;
identify relevant countries or geographical areas;
demonstrate that the absence of reports is supported by a rights-specific significant-risk assessment; or
distinguish measures taken specifically during the 2024 reporting period from ongoing policies and structures.
Classify the disclosure as partial practice.
Cogna’s substantive page says that it has no reports of supplier violations and describes supplier screening, its Code of Conduct and its labor-relations function. That is not equivalent to identifying operations and suppliers where the rights may be violated or at significant risk.
London Luton Airport’s 2024 Sustainability Report explicitly marks GRI 407-1 as N — Not reported in its GRI Index.
The report therefore should not be described as providing GRI 407-1 coverage.
The following information does not satisfy the disclosure:
total supplier numbers and supplier spend;
local procurement information;
general collective-bargaining references;
child-labor index information;
community-relationship reviews; or
land-use actions.
The card should state that the report does not identify:
operation or supplier types at risk;
countries or geographical areas at risk; or
measures taken during the reporting period intended to support freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Classify the report as not reported.
The GRI Index marks both GRI 2-30 and GRI 407-1 as not reported.
China Airlines provides partial information relevant to GRI 407-1 in its Sustainable Supply Chain Management section, mapped by the GRI Index to page 76.
The company states that its operational bases and suppliers have not violated workers’ rights to freedom of association or collective bargaining.
It also describes:
a supplier risk-investigation mechanism;
annual sustainability risk assessments;
country-specific, sector-specific and social-risk screening;
Supplier Code of Conduct requirements;
supplier audits, monitoring and corrective-action processes; and
supplier engagement and capacity-building measures.
However, the disclosure does not clearly:
identify operation types where the rights may be violated or at significant risk;
identify supplier types meeting the specific GRI 407-1 threshold;
identify countries or geographical areas considered at risk for these rights;
distinguish general human-rights and labor-condition risk from freedom-of-association or collective-bargaining risk;
demonstrate that the no-violation statement is also a no-significant-risk conclusion; or
identify which 2024 measures were specifically intended to support the two rights.
Classify the report as partial practice rather than complete disclosure.
China Airlines’ substantive disclosure and GRI index point to page 76. The company states that no violations occurred and describes extensive general supplier-risk processes, but its high-risk supplier information is not specifically attributed to freedom of association or collective bargaining.
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