Companies that cause, contribute, or are directly linked to human rights abuses face significant risks which can undermine shareholder value. As one of the largest companies in the United States, Albertsons’ relationships with workers and high-risk suppliers expose it to reputational, operational, and ultimately financial risks.
 
 
Albertsons does not currently disclose whether it has a human rights policy containing an HRDD process. While competitors are increasing policies in place to safeguard against the risks of forced labor in supply chains, Albertsons stands out as reducing information on its approach to human rights.7 Understanding a company’s approach to human rights allows shareholders to evaluate Albertsons’ management of human rights risk.
 
 
Strong human rights policies could spare Albertsons from costly consequences stemming from human rights concerns in domestic supply chains. This includes media reports surrounding federal investigation for labor violations by Star Farm, supplier to Albertsons-owned Safeway;8 labor violations by supplier Humberto Castaneda Produce, including refusal to provide seasonal workers with promised meals, tools, and transportation costs while housing them in “dilapidated trailers;”9 and a New York Times investigation into illegal child migrant labor at Albertsons milk supplier Lucerne.10 HRDD can mitigate against these risks in global supply chains. Albertsons has been linked to Honduran melon suppliers subjecting workers to toxic chemical exposure and wage theft,11 abusive conditions and gender-based violence identified in Albertsons’ Indian shrimp supply chains,12 and a New Yorker/Outlaw Ocean investigation exposing widespread use of trafficked labor on fishing ships and processing plants producing seafood for Albertsons