Souyute Group

No publicly available information was found regarding Souyute Group’s overall commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment across its full value chain. The company does not disclose how it integrates these issues into its governance structure, strategy, processes or management systems, or how it engages with stakeholders to manage and improve its gender impacts.

There is little information available with regard to how the Souyute Group considers the fair representation of women in the workplace. The company’s chief financial officer is the only woman senior executive out of six (17%), and there is only one woman out of nine on the board of directors (11%). No details were found about whether the company offers professional development programmes or equal promotion opportunities to its women employees.

In the supply chain, there is no information regarding how the company addresses the systemic discrimination that women face, for example by requiring suppliers to have a policy in place that explicitly protects pregnant and married women workers or creating an enabling environment for women to exercise their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Neither is information disclosed concerning whether the company actively procures from women-owned businesses or takes specific actions to increase the procurement spend directed to these businesses.

No publicly available information was found regarding how Souyute Group considers the fair compensation of women in either its workplace or supply chain or specifically addresses the gender pay gap. Neither were details found on how it considers key family-friendly benefits to support the unpaid care burden carried by its employees or workers in the supply chain.

No publicly available information was found to suggest that Souyute Group covers any additional costs surrounding the maternal, mental or sexual and reproductive health needs specific to its women employees. Neither were details available regarding the company’s efforts to address the specific health, safety and hygiene needs of women workers in the supply chain, for example by requiring suppliers to provide adequately lit factory facilities, toilets separated by gender and personal protective equipment that considers pregnant and nursing women’s needs. Furthermore, Souyute Group has not made a public commitment to provide workers with gender-responsive health information and services, for example by requiring suppliers to have an on-site clinic with credentialed health providers.

No publicly available information was found on how Souyute Group prevents violence and harassment in its workplace and supply chain. Neither were details found regarding the company’s effective remedy for violence and harassment grievances reported by its employees or supply chain workers, such as not requiring private arbitration or silencing agreements.

No publicly available information was found regarding how Souyute Group addresses non-discriminatory practices in marketing and advertising, for example by committing to avoid harmful gender stereotypes or ensuring gender-responsive communications and engagement with its customers to support gender equality and women’s empowerment.

No publicly available information was found regarding Souyute Group’s broader efforts to drive gender equality and women’s empowerment in the communities where it operates.

Souyute Group does not list specific measures it has taken in the workplace or supply chain in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.