CAL’s 2022 Annual Report

In 2022, CAL celebrated our fifth birthday. Five years in, we’re reflecting on the ways we have challenged the exploitative models major companies rely on across various industries. We have tested supply chain contract language that works for workers – by ensuring that, wherever they are in the world, they have the right to seek justice when they are hurt or their rights are violated. We have innovated within trade law, by leveraging access to the US market in order to pressure companies to clean up their supply chains and remediate egregious abuses like forced labor and trafficking. We have worked with partner organizations, workers, and communities on nearly every continent to parse the root causes of corporate abuse, determine points of influence, and develop out-of-the-box strategies for justice.

Our 2022 annual report highlights some of the strides we made towards corporate accountability in our fifth year. As you browse the report, you’ll see that we collaborated with impacted communities, confronted exploitative systems, designed worker-driven remedies, and built strategic coalitions, all in the name of corporate accountability.

We have a lot to be proud of five years into this work, but we’re just getting started. Here’s to the next five years!