The Green Supply Chain Map has top notch brands as its members. This is an online transparency tool that ties companies to their suppliers’ environmental performance in China. It collates data from the Chinese government and member brands to map out and monitor the individual performance of supplier factories based around China.

The online tool, launched at the start of the year, details the names, addresses and geo locations of supplier facilities and provides real-time emissions data, feedback about corrective actions and resource use information.

Among the members of Green Supply Chain Map are Levi’s, Tesco, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Adidas, Gap and Inditex. These are leaders in supply chain transparency and environmental management.

So 70 of Levi’s’ suppliers and 145 of Tesco’s suppliers will have their supply chains made publicly available on the Green Supply Chain Map. Users of the online tool are then able to filter information by brand and assess details relating to air emissions and wastewater discharge from individual supply chains.

These suppliers primarily conduct wet processing operations, such as dyeing and finishing of fiber and leather. The tool gives companies the real-time information they need to ensure environmentally responsible operations from afar. It also allows customers and other concerned members of the public to gain greater transparency around companies’ environmental impact.