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Countries like Indonesia have already agreed to amend local labour laws as part of an earlier trade deal with the United States. Experts say businesses should monitor proceedings and defend best practices for worker rights.
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Shein earns SBTi validation for decarbonisation targets but scrutiny of its core business model persists
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Policy & Finance
Trade wars have made Europe and the US ‘higher risk’ markets – and it’s all to do with labour, says LRQA
EB Studio
“Homeshoring”, or moving production back to a company’s home country, to counter geopolitical tensions is driving demand for low-cost migrant workers, raising labour risks in markets once deemed “low risk”, says the global assurance firm.
Carbon & Climate
‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024
Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.
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18 December 2024
Food & Agriculture
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
3 May 2024
Food & Agriculture
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
2 April 2024
18 January 2024
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Policy & Finance
Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage
6 July 2023
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Policy & Finance
Modern slavery numbers soar to 50 million, driven by global crises
18 May 2023
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6 December 2022
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Corporate Responsibility
Push for Asean to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusiness
28 October 2022
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Policy & Finance
Capturing the cruelty of orangutan tourism in Asia
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