Call for In-person Workshop Participants: Investigating Corporate Supply Chains in Fashion and Tech Using Open Data

Tactical Tech’s 'Exposing the Invisible' project invites you to join a workshop on how to gather evidence and trace supply chains in the fashion and technology sectors with the help of methods and open data sets provided by the Berlin-based NGO Wikirate. We will learn and explore how combining diverse datasets - such as supplier lists, facility data, and corporate disclosures - can uncover key insights and highlight information gaps. Through practical examples and group discussion, attendees will consider how open data can support accountability and inform their own research, public-interest reporting or advocacy.

This workshop hosted by Tactical Tech will introduce Wikirate’s open data collection methods and research work on corporate accountability, along with its relevance to transparency and public awareness and engagement. Together, we will explore the data ecosystem of the fashion sector supply chains and related abuses, demonstrating how integrating datasets—such as corporate policies, facility-level data, investigative findings, and supplier lists—can yield powerful insights. Using key figures and examples, we’ll show how this information can be applied in practice, leading to a discussion about how participants might use such data in their own work - whether for journalistic reporting and investigations, policy research or advocacy.

The second part of the session will shift focus to technology supply chains. We will highlight existing data gaps and showcase relevant datasets hosted by Wikirate, including examples of crowdsourced data. Challenges—such as the limited availability of tech components supplier lists and the lack of transparency in supplier relationships—will also be discussed.

The workshop will conclude with an interactive discussion on the types of data and methods participants need to better understand and address issues in these sectors.

Wednesday 28th of May, 18:00 - 20:00 doors open from 18:00 CEST, the event starts at 18:30 and finishes at 20:00 CEST.

Publix, Hermannstraße 90, 12051 Berlin, Germany.

The event takes place in person, in Berlin, Germany. You can join only by signing up online to receive a free ticket. Tickets and names are checked at the door.

Free sign up here: https://events.tacticaltech.org/eti-wikirate/

Auréliane Fröhlich, Program Manager, Wikirate

Auréliane leads the Accountability Frameworks Program, driving efforts to track how companies respond to transparency and due diligence laws. She organizes crowdsourced open data projects to analyze corporate disclosures and surface patterns in how businesses report on their impacts. To critically assess corporate transparency, she is working on cross-referencing company-reported information with independent data on social and environmental harm. With a background in impact evaluation, human rights, and social anthropology, Auréliane is driven by a passion for empowering civil society organizations working toward a regenerative economy.

Lucía Ixtacuy, Community and Outreach Coordinator, Wikirate

Lucía is a public policy professional based in Berlin, with a strong background in open data and information accessibility. Since 2018, she has played a key role at Wikirate, where she has led initiatives assessing corporate compliance with human rights reporting laws. As Community and Outreach Coordinator, Lucía has expanded Wikirate’s academic partnerships and cultivated a dynamic, engaged contributor community. She is passionate about empowering individuals and communities through participatory processes and collaborative data-driven projects.

The event is moderated by Jasmine Erkan, Program Coordinator of Exposing the Invisible, Tactical Tech.

Wikirate is an open data platform powered by a global community dedicated to making corporate transparency the norm. They collects, analyses, and shares data on companies’ commitments, actions, and impacts on people and the planet. Wikirate believes everyone has the power to influence corporate behaviour—whether by making informed consumer choices, investing responsibly, exercising workplace rights, participating in governance, shaping policy, or engaging as part of civil society. To act effectively, we need data that is accurate, accessible, and actionable — something Wikirate strives to provide through its work.

Links to some of Wikirate’s projects:

This event is hosted by Tactical Tech as part of the EU-funded Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI).

Tactical Tech is a creative international NGO with 21 years of experience dedicated to investigating and mitigating the profound impact of technology on our societies. We work with investigators and educators to enable evidence-driven decisions & actions.

Exposing the Invisible (ETI) is a Tactical Tech project that promotes and enables the safe and ethical use of investigative techniques to expose wrongdoing and promote transparency. ETI provides regular workshops, investigation and training institutes, and has been developing an online Kit for investigators, and facilitates a growing network of journalists, community investigators, artists, researchers, activists, technologists and NGOs who believe in the power of investigation as an important form of public engagement.