Article 26 Jan 2024 Author:EU Council, Author:Berliner Zeitung EU: Council adopts position on import ban for products made with forced labour See all tags See all tags European Union Forced Labour & Modern Slavery Lawsuits & regulatory action EU & European Parliament Read more "Forced labour:...

Article 17 Oct 2023 Author:Bayerischer Rundfunk, Author:Anti-Slavery International EU: Parliament’s Internal Market and Internal Trade Committees adopt position on proposed forced labour ban See all tags See all tags Europe & Central Asia Human Trafficking Labour Rights Child labour Forced Labour...

Article 21 Sep 2023 Author:70 NGOs and producer organisations EU: 70 NGOs and producer organisations call on policy makers to include living income and fair purchasing practices in CSDDD See all tags See all tags Europe & Central Asia Racial, ethnicity, caste or origin discrimination Indigenous...

Article 9 Sep 2023 Author:Livemint India: G20 Leaders Declaration includes commitments to elimination of child & forced labour, calls for social protection for gig workers See all tags See all tags India Labour Rights Child labour Forced Labour & Modern Slavery Gig Economy G20 Climate Justice Read...

Briefing 20 Jul 2023 2023 KnowTheChain Food & Beverage Benchmark See all tags See all tags Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Ahold Delhaize Amazon.com Associated British Foods Barry Callebaut Coca-Cola Carrefour ConAgra Costco Campbell Soup Coles Group Coca-Cola HBC AG Danone Empire AB General Mills...

Canada to Implement New Modern Slavery Reporting Requirements and Child Labor Import Ban – Slotting into Global Compliance by U.S.-based Multinationals May 8, 2023 Time to Read: 10 minutes Practices: ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Printer-Friendly Version On May 3, the Fighting Against...

Story 25 Apr 2023 Spain: Fundamental workers' rights allegedly violated on farms incl. reports of forced labour, union busting & unsafe working conditions; incl. responses from UK supermarkets See all tags See all tags ASDA Co-operative Group Lidl Morrisons Marks & Spencer Sainsbury's Tesco...

Article 28 Mar 2023 Author:Polina Ivanova in Berlin and Anastasia Stognei, the Financial Times Russia: Every company seeking to leave Russia & sell assets in country will be obliged to make direct donation to Russian state See all tags See all tags Russia Security Issues & Conflict Zones...

Behind the bovine collagen craze lies an opaque industry driving the destruction of tropical forests and fuelling violence and human rights abuses in the Brazilian Amazon

The EU has an opportunity to fight gender inequality and discrimination in global business.

Mexico Bans Imports Made with Forced Labor in Alignment with the USMCA March 6, 2023 Time to Read: 2 minutes Practices: ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Printer-Friendly Version On February 17, Mexico’s Ministry of Economy published an administrative regulation prohibiting imports of goods...

A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project.

Oxfam accuses German supermarkets Rewe and Edeka of human rights violations on Latin American plantations. The case tests the effectiveness of Germany's Supply Chain Act.

Story 23 Oct 2023 China: USA, Canadian & European brands respond to risk of Uyghur forced labour & migrant worker abuse in seafood supply chains by cutting ties; incl. cos. responses See all tags See all tags Albertsons Carrefour Costco China Airlines Kroger Safeway USA (part of Albertsons) Sysco...

Article 23 Sep 2023 Author:By Hannah Dreier, New York Times (USA) USA: Poultry processing firms Tyson and Perdue are under investigation after contractors allegedly hired migrant children, incl. cos comments See all tags See all tags Tyson Perdue Farms Inc.

Story 24 Apr 2023 Germany: Truck drivers strike to demand unpaid wages & an end to inhumane working conditions See all tags See all tags DHL (part of Deutsche Post) IKEA Volkswagen Agmaz Luk Maz Imperia Logistyka sennder CH Robinson Trucking Transport: General Europe & Central Asia Germany Georgia...

Story 29 Apr 2020 Towards an EU mandatory due diligence & corporate accountability law See all tags See all tags ABB Assicurazioni Generali Axfood Andritz Atlas Copco Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) Climax Mining (acquired by OceanaGold Corp) Caterpillar Crédit Agricole Codelco Coca-Cola FEMSA...

Article 25 Apr 2023 Author:European Parliament EU: Legal Affairs Committee adopts position on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive See all tags See all tags EU & European Parliament Mandatory Due Diligence (mHREDD) Supply Chains Climate Crisis BHRRC Project: Weekly Update Read more...

Story 11 Apr 2023 EU: 20+ leading businesses & networks call for alignment of CSDDD with international standards on sustainability due diligence See all tags See all tags On 11 April, more than 20 leading businesses and networks released a joint statement calling for alignment of the EU's...

Ethos, a foundation created by Swiss pension funds enables to invest, according to sustainable development principles.

Story 28 Mar 2023 UK: Migrant farmworkers supplying to major supermarket brands cite forced labour, recruitment debt, poor living conditions & penalties; incl. co comments See all tags See all tags Co-operative Group Lidl Tesco Waitrose (part of John Lewis Partnership) Pro-Force Recruitment AG...

Story 13 Mar 2023 USA: Investigation finds migrant children working in factories in violation of child labour laws; incl. co. responses See all tags See all tags Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) Ford Fruit of the Loom (part of Berkshire Hathaway) General Motors General Mills J.Crew JBS PepsiCo...

Story 28 Feb 2023 Brazil: Grape harvest workers rescued in regime analogous to slavery in Rio Grande do Sul See all tags See all tags Vinícola Salton Vinícola Aurora Cooperativa Vinícola Garibaldi Food & beverage Agriculture/food/beverage/tobacco/fishing: General Brazil Human Trafficking Labour...

Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas , the eurozone's biggest bank, for providing financial services to companies they allege contribute to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.