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Open data and open source technology are tools for getting the community involved. It enables more stakeholders to participate in sustainability discussions, which in turn drives data quality, volume, materiality, and ultimately, impact.
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We build the commons where data and methodologies are open and ready for action
Engage & support researchers
Mobilizing researchers and volunteers to contribute to open knowledge and accountability.
Bring research into classrooms
Collaborating with educators to integrate real-world research into academic learning.
Open up ratings & methodologies
Making benchmarks accessible and transparent.
Map corporate networks
Connecting the dots between companies and their global suppliers.
Archive existing datasets
Preserving valuable data for future research and public use.
Create public-facing data tools
Designing interactive dashboards that turn complex data into actionable insights.
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With support from a volunteer, we analyzed the sustainability disclosures of 30 major electronics companies to find out how much information they provide about recycled minerals. We looked for publicly available information about the amount of minerals recycled, the companies’ targets for recycling, and the minerals that were mentioned. Do companies disclose how much they recycle, or are they keeping us in the dark?
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On March 12th, Wikirate hosted an event as part of the 15th annual Open Data Day celebrations. Throughout the event, three speakers discussed how data shapes their work, the challenges of accessing corporate transparency information, and the evolving role of open data in advocacy.
Upcoming Events
Currently, we don't have any upcoming events scheduled, but stay tuned for exciting updates in the near future!
Endorsements
Wikirate has proven an invaluable partner for our Fashion Checker campaign. The platform's sophisticated functionalities and open data approach has given us the flexibility we needed to bring our data to the public so that it can be used by advocates to create real change.
Wikirate empowers MANA-VOX to elevate environmental activists' voices and accelerate the resolution of environmental controversies by making crucial information more accessible to decision-makers.
Using the Wikirate platform to host FTI research has made our work more accessible and impactful across a range of stakeholders who use our data to enable their activism and research.
Wikirate provides the opportunity for students to get a real-life experience with CSR, which helps develop their social awareness, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
We've worked with Wikirate since 2016 to scale our research on modern slavery. The Wikirate team maintains our methodology on their platform and each year coordinates hundreds of university students to contribute new data for analysis that we use to improve legislation to end modern slavery.
This collaborative project was a great opportunity to further develop our research skills which in turn allowed us to be more critical and analytical of fashion labels. Working with WikiRate made us understand the importance of finding the right and accurate information that backs up or contradicts the image that a fashion label is trying to portray.
