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Rebecca Ley, (Mar 1, 2017)
Nestlé slashes sugar, business case for food waste, Timberland turns plastic into products, Co-op fights modern slavery, UK inequality, Wales invests to cut CO2, holidays run by women, and Epona joins Fairtrade
Oliver Balch, (Feb 9, 2017)
Quantifying modern slavery, low-carbon transport, the price of illegal timber, and an insight into happiness in the workplace
Terry Slavin, (Dec 15, 2016)
John Morrison, head of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), says companies and civil society have to come together as never before to show disaffected people the world over that globalisation works
Alex Newton, (Nov 18, 2016)
Alex Newton assesses the likely effectiveness of anti-human trafficking regulations in the US and UK
Maxine Perella, (Nov 17, 2016)
Ikea, John Lewis and The Body Shop are among the companies that are going beyond audits
Katherine Sharp, (Nov 17, 2016)
Analyses of statements under the Modern Slavery Act show FTSE 100 boards failing to appreciate slavery risks in their supply chains
Maxine Perella, (Nov 17, 2016)
With even John Lewis caught out by a sharp rise in forced labour in UK supply chains, there are fears firms will move more purchasing overseas to protect their brands
Norman Pickavance, (Nov 16, 2016)
Norman Pickavance of Grant Thornton argues that companies need to join forces with society and use big data to eradicate this scourge
Oliver Balch, (Oct 27, 2016)
Modern slavery rankings, Myanmar leads on charity, and shareholders missing out on sustainability data
Mark Robertson, (Mar 8, 2016)
Modern Day Slavery continues to make the headlines, and rightly so. According to International Labour Organization statistics, slavery exploits 21 million people worldwide, and is a 150-billion-dollar industry
Ellen R Delisio, (Nov 19, 2015)
UK companies operating at home and overseas will soon be preparing reports showing how they prevent forced labour in their supply chains, in order to comply with the new Modern Slavery Act
Ellen R Delisio, (Oct 14, 2015)
Slavery, still pervasive across the globe, has proven difficult to tackle for multinationals whose leaders are far removed from the people producing their raw ingredients. But with help, companies are working their way down the supply chain to eradicate the problem
April Streeter, (Oct 14, 2015)
For companies there is no quick route to ensuring a slavery-free supply chain
Stephen Gardner, (Nov 6, 2014)
Animal tested imports ban, UK Modern Slavery Bill, French eco-tax backtrack and EU disclosure law
Polly Foley, (Oct 8, 2014)
Companies can exercise measures to detect and address slavery in their supply chains
Michael Pollitt, (Sep 1, 2014)
Two hundred years ago Britain led the global abolitionist movement by example. Today, however, the UK would rather wait for Europe to twist its arm.