Verité conducts specialized research for manufacturers, investors (both public and private, focusing on the social investment community), NGOs in the US and abroad, and trade unions on topics related to labor conditions and worker rights. Areas of research specialization include:

• Risks of sub-standard labor practices by country, region or industry
• Corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct and vendor standards
• Country labor law
• Global trends in labor practices

Verité’s research is based on our decade of work directly engaging with workers. Our research reports further draw on:

• Interviews with approximately 20,000 workers in over 1,400 factories in over 60 countries and territories;
• Consultation and collaboration with government agencies, human rights organizations, labor unions, academic institutions, business and trade associations, and journalists in over 25 countries;
• Experience gained during Verité's practical remediation efforts in factories around the world
• Targeted research in numerous industrial sectors including consumer products, agriculture and information and communication technologies