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Electronics sector charts new path after 'bloody decade of labour abuse'
James Rose, (May 23, 2018)

China's current Five Year Plan seeks to improve conditions for workers, with electronics one of the priority sectors. James Rose looks at the challenges that must be overcome
Mars in strategic push to eradicate slavery from its entire value chain
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

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Why women workers in global garment supply chains are saying #MeToo

Posted on Jun 21, 2019

Bobbie Sta Maria of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, and JJ Rosenbaum of Global Labor Justice say the drafting of a convention to end gender-based violence against women workers at the ILO’s meeting in Geneva this week is long over-due

CSR Cheat Sheet: Turning plastic waste into classrooms in Côte d'Ivoire and Colombia

Posted on Jun 17, 2019

In his monthly sustainability news round-up, Oliver Balch reports on how the circular economy is catching on in the Global South, progress on zero-deforestation commitments, and the latest data on wellbeing at work

“Contrary to what Greenpeace says, Consumer Goods Forum is actively combating deforestation”

Posted on Jun 15, 2019

Ignacio Gavilan of CGF responds to an Ethical Corporation column by the activist NGO, saying big brands are accelerating their efforts to shift to sustainable sourcing of soy, palm oil, beef and pulp and paper

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'We're half a year from 2020. So why are brands ignoring deforestation at their annual meeting?

Posted on Jun 14, 2019

Greenpeace’s Diana Ruiz says Consumer Goods Forum members should be in crisis talks to rescue their failed no-deforestation commitments in Vancouver this week. Instead they are discussing how to expand operations that are fuelling climate change

How big brands can lead on tackling the global plastics waste epidemic

Posted on Jun 13, 2019

BVRio’s Pedro Moura Costa explains how the 3R initiative, backed by Danone, Veolia, Nestlé and Tetra Pak, and launched at this week’s Responsible Business Summit Europe, will put a value on the environmental services provided by waste pickers in countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia

The disruptors: ‘Climate change is the biggest ethical issue the Church of England faces‘

Posted on Jun 10, 2019

Oliver Balch talks to Edward Mason, head of responsible Investment at the influential Church Commissioners for England, about why it is critical to engage with the likes of Exxon Mobil and BP

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