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Kohl’s

Kohl's is a department store retail chain based in the United States. It is one of the largest department store chains in the country, with 1,162 locations. In 1927, Polish immigrant Maxwell Kohl first opened a grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before opening its first department store in 1962. The company has approximately 99,000 employees and earned USD 19,430 billion in 2022.

Summary

Kohl’s performs moderately overall and ranks 37th in the apparel sector with a score of 21.3 out of 100. Its best performance is in the governance and strategy measurement area, where it performs well. It has an opportunity to improve in the violence and harassment measurement area, where it performs poorly.

While Kohl’s discloses more information about its channels and grievance mechanisms for both its own employees and external individuals, it has the opportunity to make a public commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Moreover, the company can enhance its policies by disclosing its global primary caregiver leave policy and aligning it with ILO standards of at least 14 weeks. Similarly, Kohl’s can consider disclosing its global secondary caregiver leave policy, aligning it with ILO standards of at least 2 weeks. Furthermore, Kohl’s has the opportunity to promote transparency and accountability by sharing its remediation process for addressing grievances related to violence and harassment in the workplace. Additionally, the company can provide more information on whether it requires its suppliers to establish an effective remediation process for addressing violence and harassment grievances among their workers.

Ranking position: #56 /112
Total score: 21.3 /100

Measurement area	Score	Rank (0-112)
Governance and strategy	#1 7.1 /20	#24
Representation	#1 2.4 /17.5	#78
Compensation and benefits	#1 1.6 /17.5	#54
Health and well-being	#1 5.5 /17.5	#46
Violence and harassment	#1 2.2 /17.5	#84
Marketplace and community	#1 2.5 /10	#38
Total score	21.3 /100	#56

Value chain element	Score
Workplace	6.7 /35
Supply chain	4.9 /35

Segment
Apparel	#37

More about the company

Headquarters: Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
Number of employees: 99000
Percentage of female employees: 76%
Group revenue: USD 19,430 billion
Ownership structure: Publicly listed
Website: https://corporate.kohls.com/