Our work begins with holistic, evidence-based investigations of environmental and human rights abuses at worksites such as factories, tanneries, spinning mills, forestry sites, mines, and farms. We identify specific abuses that reveal pervasive issues across a sector or region, in order to spur broader action and drive systemic change.

Once we find strong indications of severe environmental abuses or human rights violations in production hubs, our team of field investigators and US-based analysts conduct rigorous research, including interviews with workers and community members, open-source intelligence and ground-level information gathering, and supply chain analysis. Our analysts then distill these findings into comprehensive supplier-specific reports, which contain evidence of the abuses identified, a summary of supply chain linkages between involved suppliers and buyers, and recommendations to remediate identified issues.

We adhere to the highest ethical standards of investigative journalism. We are committed to delivering reports to companies that are accurate, specific, and most importantly, actionable.

Our approach ensures our independence from the companies connected to our investigations. Transparentem does not allow its funders to direct or interfere with investigations. Additionally, we have a formal conflict of interest policy applicable to all employees and directors that requires, at a minimum, disclosure of any potential conflicts and recusal where appropriate.