Highlights
How we measure
Highlights: Analysing our impact
Beneficiaries
Since 2015
258,428
beneficiaries across three signature programmes: Sustainable Cotton, Forced & Child Labour and
Working Conditions
Since 2015
15.5m
beneficiaries across our Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction programme
In 2019
19
k
children, immigrant workers and people in need supported by our volunteer programme in partnership with C&A in Brazil and Mexico
Setting the conditions
Deep and meaningful change requires significant resources and an enabling policy environment in which to deploy them. That’s why we kept a strong focus on leverage and, over the years, recognised the importance of investing in policy change.
Leveraging investment
The scale of the challenges we face requires more resources than any one organisation can invest. And while philanthropy, government and civil society all have a critical role to play, we believe industry must be a powerful source of those resources – and a powerful force for change. As C&A Foundation deepened its experience and impact over time, we were able to unlock ever-greater financial investment from businesses, private capital and governments.
Co-funding vs. Leverage (in M€)
Co-funding + Leverage by source (in M€)
Influencing policy
Policy change is critical to change the ‘rules of the game’. But it demands significant expertise and patience, and sometimes requires the building of relationships with unlikely allies. Since 2015, we supported our partners to influence and inform legislative and policy change processes in their communities.
5
Sustainable Cotton
5
Working Conditions
7
Forced & Child Labour
2
Circular Fashion
Sustainable Cotton
Policy improvement: The state government passed a policy that allocated budget for 100 organic cotton clusters.
Where: Madhya Pradesh, India | When: 2018 | Partner: Organic & Fair-Trade Cotton Secretariat in Madhya Pradesh
Policy improvement: The state government allocated funding for the Centre of Excellence and seed breeding at two state universities.
Where: Madhya Pradesh, India | When: 2018 | Partner: Organic & Fair-Trade Cotton Secretariat in Madhya Pradesh
Policy improvement: The Better Cotton Standards System proposed by the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) was implemented in Punjab and Sindh. Three memoranda of understanding were also signed – one with the public sector agriculture university and two with the Agriculture Extension Department (AED) of Punjab & Sindh.
Where: Pakistan | When: 2016 & 2017 | Partner: Better Cotton Initiative
Policy improvement: The government embedded BCI PPC into their national regulations and provided support to all cotton operators in order to build their capacity to meet the new regulation standards.
Where: Mozambique | When: 2018 | Partner: Better Cotton Initiative
Policy improvement: There was a national commitment to reaching 100% BC. The initiative, and the implementation of the project, were funded by the South African government as part of the Sustainable Cotton Cluster.
Where: South Africa | When: 2018 | Partner: Better Cotton Initiative
Working Conditions
Policy improvement: Language was drafted for supply chain transparency and for federal procurement practices. It was included in the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018.
Where: USA & Canada | When: 2018 | Partners: ICAR & Georgetown
Policy improvement: Inputs were made on a potential Canadian Modern Slavery Act (MSA), with the Canadian Modern Slavery Bill presented on December 2018.
Where: Canada | When: 2017 & 2018 | Partner: ICAR & Georgetown
Policy improvement: Two factories made changes to their sexual harassment and grievance redressal policies.
Where: India | When: 2018 | Partner: HER PROJECT/BSR
Policy improvement: Three factory-level memoranda of understanding were signed, guaranteeing workers’ rights to association. One signatory is India's largest apparel exporter.
Where: India | When: 2018 | Partner: China Labour Bulletin (CLB) and FEDINA
Policy improvement: Two collective bargaining agreements were signed, securing overtime payment for work during holidays in one factory, and salary increases in another.
Where: Mexico |When: 2018 | Partner: CETIEN
Policy improvement: (1) The National Confederation of Clothing Workers agreed on gender parity in leadership and adopted an agenda supportive of women's rights. (2) CNTRV adopted a policy focussed on ending gender based violence.
Where: Brazil |When: 2019 | Partner: Solidarity Center
Forced & Child Labour
Policy improvement: (1) The Impact of international trade and the EU’s policies on global value chains report was approved by the European Commission in 2017. (2) The introduction of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation was advanced at the EU level. (3) Our partners contributed to advancing national level due diligence legislation commitments in EU member states. (4) Partners also contributed to the inclusion of forced and child labour prevention in trade preferences for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.
Where: Europe |When: 2017 & 2019 | Partner: Anti-Slavery International
Policy improvement: Four Indian states advanced the enforcement of the mandatory registry of mill hostels law. Our partners also contributed to the draft Organisational Health and Safety Labour Code in India, ensuring a focus on safeguards for migrant workers.
Where: India | Year: 2017, 2018 & 2019 | Partner: Freedom Fund
Policy improvement: A new migration law was approved, which defined the legal rights and duties of migrants, many of whom work in the apparel supply chain.
Where: Brazil | Year: 2017 | Partner: Missão Paz
Policy improvement: Three ministerial decrees were issued to regulate the federal law regarding the status of immigrants in Brazil, guaranteeing them access to basic rights. Forced labour and migration topics were included in the Guarulhos Education Secretariat training programme.
Where: Brazil | Year: 2018 & 2019 | Partner: CDHIC
Policy improvement: A state level document was introduced to guide Sao Paulo state teachers on how to help prevent their migrant students from child labour exploitation.
Where: Brazil | Year: 2018 | Partner: Reporter Brazil
Policy improvement: A Parliamentary Commission for the Defense of Democracy and Human Rights was created to discuss migration, forced labour and human trafficking. Actions were taken to prevent the advancement of the compulsory repatriation law.
Where: Brazil | Year: 2019 | Partner: Missão Paz
Policy improvement: A Municipal Policy for Migrant Population was approved, guaranteeing access to social services, housing programmes and health in Sao Paulo state.
Where: Brazil | Year: 2016 & 2019 | Partner: CAMI
Circular Fashion
Policy improvement: Our partners contributed to the inclusion of the textiles sector in the draft European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan.
Where: Europe | When: 2019 | Partner: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the Policy Hub and Ecopreneur
Policy improvement: (1) The EP ENVI Committee adopted policies that would prohibit funding from the EU Cohesion Fund to be directed to waste incinerators in 2018. (2) As part of the final approval stage of the Single-Use Plastics Directive, the European Council banned oxo-degradable plastics in 2019.
Where: Europe | When: 2018 & 2019 | Partner: EcoPreneur
Monitoring our efforts
We are an organisation committed to learning, so it’s important for us to evaluate our processes to better understand what we are doing well and what we could do better. These figures are based on internal evaluations of our initiatives.
86
Achievement of outputs/outcomes. Conditions to support long-term impact. Barriers to long-term impact removed.
27
Some evidence of achievement of outputs/outcomes. Progress towards long-term impact. Barriers to long-term impact not fully removed.*
3
Little evidence of progress towards outputs/outcomes/long-term impact.*
These figures are based on internal evaluations of our initiatives. The main reasons that initiatives have been rated as Amber or Red during our monitoring process are the sensitive and unstable political climate in countries where initiatives are implemented, and the limited organisational capacity of our partners.
