Figure 2
The framework is a five-column comparison. The first column is titled O I P T uncertainty and groups entries into Task uncertainty, Inter-organisational uncertainty, and Environmental uncertainty. The second column is titled S C D D-related information processing uncertainties from the literature and lists uncertainty factors under each group. Task uncertainty includes reliability of data, triangulation of various data, diverse methods to identify modern slavery, dependence of moral corporate commitment, insufficient sustainability awareness, profit-driven tools, bureaucracy and costs, resources and costs, and bureaucracy impact. Inter-organisational uncertainty includes supplier power asymmetry, information concealment of suppliers, untrustworthy certifications, social auditing as weak measurement, audit fatigue, stakeholder engagement, top-down and bottom-up approaches, integration of rights-holders, remediation from the perspective of rights-holders, access to local knowledge, and surrogate accountability through stakeholders. Environmental uncertainty includes imbalance of local and focal firms, imbalance between industrialised and developing countries, socio-economic conditions, regional implementation limits, judicial system limits, government regulation, culture and traditions, lack of specification of appropriate measures, variety of global S C D D regulations and standards, and missing legal guidance. The third column is titled Literature-informed classification and contains labelled boxes connected to the literature items. The boxes are Data quality, Sustainability awareness, Resources and bureaucracy, Supplier power, Certification dependence, Stakeholder involvement, Socioeconomic structure, Regional restrictions, and Legal restrictions. The fourth column is titled Stakeholder refinements and lists additional refinement factors connected to each classification. These include data consolidation, validation and verification of data, digital system interfaces, handling large amounts of data, top management mindset, leadership responsibility, skilled sustainability personnel shortages, sustainability strategy planning, procurement practices, interdisciplinary dependence, supplier dependence, sole sourcing, confidential supplier data restrictions, dependence on risk analysis systems, profiteering of service providers, inflexibility of digital systems, stakeholder involvement phases, lack of structured methods, limited N G O resources, low grievance mechanism utilisation, affected individuals’ lack of clarity and fear of retaliation, bureaucratic burden for small and medium-sized enterprises, absence of monetary incentives, divergent mentalities, long-term transformation of S C D D, political monopolists, environmental issues such as biodiversity, consumer expectations, and volatile legislation. The fifth column is titled Stakeholder-enriched classification and contains boxes labelled Data quality and consolidation, Sustainability awareness, Resources and process flows, Supplier dependence, Agency dependence, Stakeholder involvement, Consultation with vulnerable individuals, Socioeconomic structure, Regional restrictions, and Sustainability demands.Literature-based and stakeholder-refined classification of SCDD-related information processing uncertainties
Source: Author’s own work