Qatar: Prosecutor appeals exoneration of defendants in lawsuit over Villaggio...
“Qatar prosecutor asks for new appeal in Villaggio fire case”, 22 Jun 2016 Qatar’s general prosecutor has reportedly appealed the latest court verdict that exonerated five people convicted of...
View Article"The New Corporate Playbook" for how business fights environmentalists -...
"The New Corporate Playbook, Or What To Do When Environmentalists Stand In Your Way", 29 June 2016 The list of those killed for protecting the earth and its people is far too long... When egregious...
View ArticleU.S. Trafficking in Persons Report: How does your country fare?
…According to the U.S. State Department the report is “the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts.” It rates 190 nations—up from last year’s 188… on how...
View Article[Full report] US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2016
…[This report] … focuses on the positive developments and continued challenges of preventing trafficking, and it considers how governments and the broader anti-trafficking community can effectively...
View ArticleChildren’s Rights & Business Workshop Series
What is the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas?The Children’s Rights and Business Atlas is an online risk assessment tool that enables businesses to identify, prioritise and manage the potential for...
View ArticleSustainable Sugarcane Forum: how companies can deliver
Created in partnership with Bonsucro, this forum is designed for all stakeholders in the sugar value chain to discuss the commercial opportunities of implementing sustainability and ethical...
View ArticleopenDemocracy: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery
Compilation of articles and blogs on human trafficking and modern slavery: Do we need a binding convention on decent work in global supply chains? What should supply chain governance look like? How...
View ArticleFrance : La Cour de cassation juge illégal le licenciement des lanceurs d'alerte
« La Cour de cassation juge illicite le licenciement des lanceurs d'alerte », 30 juin 2016 …[La Cour de cassation a estimé que les lanceurs d’alerte] doivent bénéficier d’une «immunité» vis-à-vis de...
View ArticleArmenia: Environmentalists urge World Bank to stop supporting mining...
"Open Letter To the Yerevan Office of the World Bank: No More New Mines in Armenia, including the Amulsar gold mine", 30 June 2016 ...The World Bank has not only overtly supported the disastrous...
View ArticleUSA: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal brought by banks in lawsuit over...
“Justices Will Referee Housing Bias Dispute Between Major Banks and Cities”, 28 Jun 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal brought by Wells Fargo and Bank of America against...
View ArticleAustralia: Law firms increase number of women in equity partner positions,...
"Firms push ahead with female equity partnerships", 1 Jul 2016 A handful of law firms has broken ranks with the rest of the profession and dramatically increased the number of women in their most...
View Article日本：企業の人権侵害 世界が監視 途上国の工場で過酷労働 日本勢、対応に遅れ
…専門家は「一部の例外を除き、まだ日本企業の意識は低い」と口をそろえる。日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）が３月にまとめた調査では、海外進出する約３千社のうち対外的にＣＳＲ（企業の社会的責任）の方針を策定していたのは約34％。方針で「人権の尊重」に言及したのは、その約半数にとどまった。大手電機メーカーの欧州担当者は「経営陣に『利益を生まない重要性が低いテーマ』との考えが根強く、社内の取り組みが進まない」と...
View ArticleJapan: Corporate social responsibility can save Japan
Japan has a long tradition, albeit domestically focused, of putting people before profits. As an island nation with limited natural capital, Japan has been extremely successful in environmentally...
View Article14 ONG demandent au Processus de Kimberley sur l'exclusion des « diamants de...
« Une coalition de groupes de la société civile appelle à une plus grande gouvernance dans l'industrie mondiale du diamant », 7 juin 2016 L’industrie du diamant demeure ternie par les liens qui...
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