Goals and progress
Supply chain | Goals
Note:
More detailed tracking: In our 2005/2006 Social Responsibility Report, we set goals to increase our level 4 and 5 factories by 10 percent and reduce our level 1 factories by 10 percent by 2009. However, in 2007, we implemented a new data management system that required us to change the way we calculate factory ratings. This significant improvement in data gathering enables us to track a greater level of violation detail by factory. In 2007 and 2008, we adopted a new formula for weighing violations that draws on this greater level of violation detail. As a result, we have amended our original goal by extending it to 2010 and focusing on level 3 and higher factories. Our new rating calculation is still based on the number and type of violations documented during inspections. We view level 3 factories and above as strong performers and want to reward them accordingly.