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Richard Karmel, (Dec 4, 2017)
Mazars’ Richard Karmel, who helped develop the UNGP Reporting Framework, reflects on how the framework has helped leading companies such as Unilever and Coca-Cola have a fundamental shift in practice towards safeguarding workers
Lise Smit and Gabrielle Holly, (Nov 22, 2017)
A UK court's decision that the copper company potentially holds a duty of care to 2,000 farmers who claim they are affected by the activities of its Zambian subsidiary is a landmark finding that could have far-reaching implications for corporate supply chains, argue Lise Smit and Gabrielle Holly
Rebecca Ley, (Oct 20, 2017)
Fashion Revolution and apps like Not My Style and Project Just are harnessing the power of socially aware consumers to press for better conditions for garment workers
Nadine Hawa, (Oct 20, 2017)
We look at the technology available to help fashion brands identify social and environmental risks deep in their supply chains
Jacqueline Joudo Larsen and Michaelle De Cock, (Oct 13, 2017)
Jacqueline Joudo Larsen of Walk Free Foundation and the ILO's Michaelle De Cock describe how they pulled together the first definitive data set on the 40 million people enslaved in the global economy
Liam Dowd, (Sep 21, 2017)
As part of our management spotlight series our managing director Liam Dowd talks with Markus Strangmueller, VP of Sustainability – Business to Society at Siemens, on total impact reporting, non-financial reporting and future opportunities
Terry Slavin, (Sep 8, 2017)
The confectionary giant’s new Sustainable in a Generation plan includes a commitment to work with Verité on tackling human rights and sharing results with competitors
Diana Rojas, (Jul 27, 2017)
By setting up a closed supply chain in the village of Kisengo for this valuable component, the transistor company has turned a handsome profit and boosted development for the mining community
Terry Slavin, (Jul 12, 2017)
The food giant is working with Oxfam on a new collaborative research platform to tackle the endemic poverty that permeates FMCG supply chains
Diana Rojas, (Jun 26, 2017)
Companies are working in opposition to Trump’s attempts to limit refugees entering the US, but many feel they have to tread carefully
Angeli Mehta, (Jun 26, 2017)
IKEA, DPDHL and Unilever are among the companies that are responding to the needs of refugees in camps bordering Syria
Terry Slavin, (May 10, 2017)
As the UK’s biggest co-op group releases its first Modern Slavery Statement, group policy director Paul Gerrard challenges other companies to help former victims back to employment
Anonymous, (May 10, 2017)
Tim Mohin outlines three steps to ensure your suppliers toe the line on responsibility
Nadine Hawa, (Apr 27, 2017)
Kenya’s security and counter-terrorism agencies are pressuring mobile operators to gain access to customer data, then using that information to commit gross human rights abuses, according to a new report by UK-based human rights watchdog Privacy International
Mike Scott, (Apr 27, 2017)
Shona Tatchell wants to combine technology with new finance models to change how products are manufactured and shipped around the world with her Halotrade startup
Nadine Hawa, (Apr 27, 2017)
ICT firms that operate in repressive regimes have to find a balance that respects the human rights of users and fulfills their legal obligation to respond to authorities’ lawful demands
Mike Scott, (Mar 24, 2017)
Buying a Gucci bag or Louis Vuitton dress used to have snob value. Now well-heeled millennials increasingly want to know that they have social and environmental value too
Andreas Rogal, (Feb 27, 2017)
The Netherlands and Germany are leading the way with multi-stakeholder covenants to tackle human rights in the garment and finance industries
EC Newsdesk, (Feb 6, 2017)
David Hammond on how the charity he founded is engaging with businesses to end human rights abuse in the maritime supply chain
Terry Slavin, (Feb 3, 2017)
As an American Sustainable Business Council letter against the immigration ban attracts 140 signatures, companies say the new administration’s extreme policies have put them in a precarious position