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“Timely and Tremendously Valuable! The SHDB fills a desperate need for detailed, comprehensive data on a wide range of working conditions that have been identified in both popular media and academic research. It unites historical and current data to allow academics and practitioners to monitor progress and identify areas of concern. Thanks for providing this resource to the global community!"
--Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics, Macalester College, Analyst/researcher of ILO/IFC's Better Work Program

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"The Social Hotspots Database has the potential to be a game-changer for responsible supply chain management. It can serve as an invaluable tool for companies in their efforts to conduct hotspot risk assessments around complex social issues. It is a tool that should support not only supply chain managers, but has application as well for policy-makers, development organizations, and donors as well."
-- Steve Rochlin, Director and Global Head of Advisory Services, AccountAbility, and author

Test 1

"The Social Hotspots Database is a critical tool for helping consumers, manufacturers, and retailers understand the key labor and human rights risks in global supply chains, and ultimately improving them."
-- Dara O'Rourke, founder of GoodGuide, professor at UC Berkeley

Welcome to the Social Hotspots Database website, a unique resource for supply chain social impact investigation.

We offer tools

We offer Services
  • The Online User Portal : An analysis tool to research potential social impacts at the country and sector level.

A Live Webinar demonstrating the user portal will be held on May 31 (11am EDT). Contact us for details and to register.

If you cannot attend one of our Live Webinars, here is a convenient
How To Video.

  • SHDB system Licenses : Use the Social Hotspot Database in Life Cycle Assessment software. Based on GTAP Global Input-Output modeling that allows the user to model supply chains by country-specific-sectors, calculate labor intensity, and report on the share of worker hours at risk of social impacts.

    Licenses are currently available for use  of the database in openLCA.

A live Webinar demonstrating the use of the SHDB in openLCA software will be held on June 6th (9am EDT) and June 28th (11am EDT). Please Contact us to sign up or visit openLCA website for more details on purchasing. 
  • Intelligence: We provide data driven evaluations−social due diligence, social footprint assessments, social sustainability reporting and Social Life Cycle Assessments with a supply chain focus that can be useful to companies, policy- makers and investors.
  • Training: We help practitioners to understand the relevant methodologies and tools and advise on how to apply them.
  • Strategy: We help organizations through the development of innovative solutions and partnerships to address social challenges.
    For more info, visit our     Services page

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Social Life Cycle Assessment
ONLINE Short Course
A 2 half-day educational program to be held June 27th and 28th, 11am-3pm EDT. Find out details on the S-LCA Short Course page and/or Contact us for inquiries or to sign up. White-and-blue-fisherman-boat896
 

Strategic Partnerships

 

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For more information visit the strategic partners page.