What we do
Wikirate International e.V. is
the non-profit organization hosting the Wikirate platform. We develop the data system and tools the Wikirate community needs, and supports them in using the technology to help them achieve their goals.
Our Purpose
To empower and engage people and organizations from around the world to collect and develop insights on companies under a free license, and to share this knowledge globally and indiscriminately.
Data for change
We are dedicated to our programs and projects that aim to create a world where:
Open, reliable, and structured ESG data is accessible to a broad community of change-makers
Changemakers use open ESG data to change companies' behaviors and advocate for regulations and incentives toward more equality, sustainable practices, and respect for human and environmental rights
Governments adopt legislation promoting the use of open data and improving reporting standards for greater transparency and accountability
People and communities are empowered to participate in the movement for greater corporate transparency and accountability
Our Programs
Accountability Frameworks
Goal: To assess and improve the effectiveness of legislation and guidance requiring companies to report on their policies and impacts.
Beyond Compliance
Assessing modern slavery reporting under UK & Australian laws. Commissioned by Walk Free (Minderoo Foundation).
EU Advocacy
Wikirate has been lobbying for open data and formats for upcoming EU legislation such as the European Single Access Point.
Measuring Uptake: OECD Minerals Due Diligence
Assessing company uptake of OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
Corporate Benchmarks
Goal: To make corporate benchmarking transparent by ensuring the data, sources and scoring methodologies are available to all
Fashion Transparency Index
Corporate benchmark from Fashion Revolution
Finance Track- Open ESG in the Finance Sector
Pulling in data from partners such as World Benchmarking Alliance, ShareAction, Net-zero tracker and various governments.
Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index
Assessing how companies perform on digital rights
Transparent Value Chains
Goal: To make corporate networks transparent and understandable so that stakeholders can see, react to and transform corporate impacts.
Fashion Checker & Facility Checker
Connecting fashion brands' public commitments to living wage to real-life aggregated wage data from facilities in their supply chains for Clean Clothes Campaign
SC-DEX
The Supply Chain Data Exchange Standard (SCDEX) is the joint project of Mapped in Bangladesh, Wikirate and Open Supply Hub established to collectively build an open exchange standard for global supply chain data.
Apparel Supply Chains
Using public lists to map the relationships between apparel brands and their suppliers
Tea Transparency Tracker
Stimulating tea supply chain disclosures and mapping supply chains for BHRRC
Picking up the Threads: Textile mills in Tamil Nadu
Mapping fashion brands to textile mills in Tamil Nadu for the Freedom Funds from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
Advocacy
Transparency is the first step to understanding how companies impact people and the planet.
The information that results from it, forms the basis on which informed decisions can be made to change things for the better. But transparency is not only about what information is made available. It is also about how the information is made available.
Initiatives
Explore Wikirate International's advocacy activities.
