Results for Human Rights
Public Procurement: the next frontier in the fight against Modern Slavery
September 01, 2016 A proposed amendment to the UK’s Modern Slavery Act could see the rules tightened on companies bidding for government contracts. Francis West explains why this could be a significant global step. Read more >
Using risk to prioritise supply chain investigation
September 01, 2016 How can you know the unknowable? Tim Wilson introduces the concept of risk mapping in complex supply chains. Read more >
Good working conditions: not just good for employees, but also your bottom line
September 01, 2016 In recent months, a number of companies have been criticised for providing insecure, low-paid work. Such behaviour harms not just employees but business success, writes Stephanie Caun. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
August 22, 2016- H&M factories in Myanmar employed 14-year-olds on long hours
- Shareholder advisers take aim at ‘male, stale and frail’ US boards
- Rise in UK women facing discrimination on taking maternity leave
- New online trawler tracking tool aims to help end overfishing
- ISO sustainable procurement draft open for public comment
Daily Media Briefing
August 19, 2016- GSK, IDE and GE lead Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ list
- Survey: Shoppers expect business and government to make food fairer
- Hermes couriers say they were pressured by bosses while caring for sick relatives
- Uber's $100 million settlement with drivers rejected by judge
- UN admits role in cholera epidemic in Haiti
Daily Media Briefing
August 04, 2016- Apple reports improving racial and gender diversity among employees
- Virgin Media hails 'biggest carbon reduction ever' following major efficiency drive
- Report: Anticorruption efforts in listed firms in Southeast Asia not sufficient
- New UK pensions code of practice “huge boost” for responsible investment
- British anti-slavery database gets sluggish response from business
Daily Media Briefing
August 03, 2016- “Blood mica”: Deaths of child workers covered up to keep industry alive
- Most banks failing to deliver on UN human rights principles
- Research: Corporate reputation is key to recruitment
- Massachusetts bars employers from asking applicants’ salaries
- UN officer: Silence on social issues could be the “kiss of death for brands”
How do you fill the modern slavery data gap?
August 02, 2016 Accurate data on modern slavery is hard to find, writes Jo Webb. Companies must think outside the box to address risks. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
August 01, 2016- Saatchi chairman disciplined over gender comments
- KPMG changes graduate interviews to suit millennials
- Google chefs to start feeding employees 'shrimp' made from algae
- Amnesty: new Venezuelan regime effectively amounts to forced labour
- Yogurts recalled over rubber fears