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New online tool provides insight into international corporate responsibility instruments — SOMO

New online tool provides insight into international corporate responsibility instruments — SOMO | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
SOMO launches a new online tool that compares three corporate responsibility instruments and shows the most important overlaps or distinctions between them.
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December 5, 2013 5:49 AM
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The Smarter Business blog (in theory): Here's some essential new reading about sustainable palm oil

The Smarter Business blog (in theory): Here's some essential new reading about sustainable palm oil | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
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October 10, 2013 4:09 AM
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How to Implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

How to Implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Ed Potter, Coca-Cola’s Director for Global Workplace Rights, says that implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is really
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International labour standards for migrants - Afrique en Ligue

Latin American Herald Tribune International labour standards for migrants Afrique en Ligue UN member states adopt Declaration to address migration challenges - The 193-UN member states have, for the first time, unanimously adopted a Declaration...
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October 3, 2013 5:13 AM
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Food and drink firms urged to crack down on sugar 'land grabs'

Food and drink firms urged to crack down on sugar 'land grabs' | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Associated British Foods and other global food and
beverage companies are being urged to establish a zero-tolerance policy on
land grabs.
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September 27, 2013 9:01 AM
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Asia has worst defences against bribery and corruption

beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa.
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Business & Human Rights :

Business & Human Rights : | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre encourages companies to respect human rights by bringing information about their conduct (positive and negative) to a global audience
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September 16, 2013 9:24 AM
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Retailer under pressure to sign factory safety deal

Retailer under pressure to sign factory safety deal | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
The clothing retailer River Island is under increasing pressure to sign a factory safety deal in Bangladesh.
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September 10, 2013 7:30 AM
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Safety scheme GAP and Walmart only 'empty promises'

Safety scheme GAP and Walmart only 'empty promises' | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Walmart and Gap – joined by many, but not all, US brands and retailers – have refused to sign the binding Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
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Malaysia detains foreign migrants

Malaysia detains foreign migrants | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
The authorities in Malaysia detain 2,500 migrants in a campaign to deport some half a million illegal immigrants.
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'Waive rights for shares' employment comes into force - BBC News

'Waive rights for shares' employment comes into force - BBC News | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
'Waive rights for shares' employment comes into force
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Employees must receive at least £2,000 worth of shares in their employer to give up their rights. However, there are signs of a lack of interest from businesses and employees.
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An Indian Bill that will force large companies to spend at least two per cent of their profits on corporate responsibility has finally been approved by parliament.

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How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery - The Guardian

How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery - The Guardian | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
The Guardian How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery The Guardian If it says Fairtrade on the box, or certified by the Rainforest Alliance or the Ethical Tea Partnership, it makes no difference: the worker received the...
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December 17, 2013 10:17 AM
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Top 10 business & human rights issues for 201

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November 14, 2013 5:12 AM
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Coke, pressed by Oxfam, pledges zero tolerance for land grabs in sugar supply chain

Coke, pressed by Oxfam, pledges zero tolerance for land grabs in sugar supply chain | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
The firm says it will assess its sugar sources to ensure that property is not being taken from locals.
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Algeria: Crackdown on Independent Trade Unions - Human Rights Watch

Algeria: Crackdown on Independent Trade Unions Human Rights Watch “Algeria claims to be on a path to political reform, but then it turns around and menaces independent unions that seek social justice and better job conditions,” said Joe Stork,...
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APP and Atlantic Packaging executives discuss responsible global ...

APP and Atlantic Packaging executives discuss responsible global ... | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Ian Lifshitz, Director of Sustainability for Asia Pulp & Paper, and Bob Hagan, SVP of Sales for Atlantic Packaging, joined other industry leaders in Toronto.
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September 30, 2013 9:46 AM
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Human Trafficking and Imported Seafood

Human Trafficking and Imported Seafood | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
RT @DavidSuzukiFDN: Is your unsustainable seafood served with a side of human rights abuses? Check this list http://t.co/h2j3HaUPFc
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Use of child labor is declining, U.N. says, as crackdowns start to bite

Use of child labor is declining, U.N. says, as crackdowns start to bite | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
The use of child workers appears to be waning as crackdowns on underage labor start to bite, a United Nations report says.
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Nestle, Unilever Improve Corporate Citizenship, but Food's 'Big 10' Rank Poorly Overall

Nestle, Unilever Improve Corporate Citizenship, but Food's 'Big 10' Rank Poorly Overall | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Brandchannel - always branding. always on.
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Investors and Human Rights Advocates Set Expectations for SEC Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Reports | Enough Project

Investors and Human Rights Advocates Set Expectations for SEC Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Reports | Enough Project | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
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September 10, 2013 7:21 AM
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UK National Action Plan implementing UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

UK National Action Plan implementing UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre encourages companies to respect human rights by bringing information about their conduct (positive and negative) to a global audience
Dave Haft's curator insight, September 11, 2013 1:32 PM

Customers in the UK will want to tie into this new initiative. We're encouraging CSR staff to work closely with procurement departments in Europe.

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Statement from ILO's Director of the Department of Labour Standards on the MLC 2006

ILO's Director of the Department of Labour Standards, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, makes a statement on the coming-into-force of the Maritime Labour Convention, ...
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Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Civil Society - Human Rights Watch

Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Civil Society Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch documented the arrest and imprisonment of several high-ranking members of opposition political parties, government critics with large followings on social media, and...
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Docking The Undocumented? Federal Court Addresses Undocumented Workers ... - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Docking The Undocumented? Federal Court Addresses Undocumented Workers ... - Mondaq News Alerts (registration) | Responsible Sourcing | Scoop.it
Docking The Undocumented? Federal Court Addresses Undocumented Workers ...
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Federal Court Addresses Undocumented Workers' Rights And Remedies. Last Updated: July 20 2013.
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