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Series Is ESG a matter of risk for business or for people and planet?
The rise of ESG investment appears unstoppable - but there is a serious challenge when it comes to the “S” in ESG, with a significant gap between policy and practice.
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Series VIP protection for multinationals vs talking shops for human rights: the fundamental imbalance in trade and investment deals
Jude Kirton-Darling reflects on how EU trade and investment policy can be improved to better support human rights and labour rights around the world
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Series How will post-Brexit trade deals affect human rights?
David Lawrence from Trade Justice Movement reflects on how the UK's post-Brexit trade policy can be designed to better support human rights and the environment.
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Series Elephant in the room: Code-29 and the need for mandatory human rights due diligence in Turkey
The dismissal of workers on grounds of "immoral behaviour" during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need for mandatory due diligence law in Turkey, writes Betül Karagedik
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Series Is the Auditing and Certification Industry Fit for Human Rights Due Diligence?
Auditing and certification providers have not effectively integrated human rights into their own policies and due diligence processes resulting in the use of deficient standards and methodologies based on an incomplete understanding of human rights, write Hannah Shaikh and Claudia Müller-Hoff.
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Series USMCA: A New Frontier for Labour Rights in Trade Deals
Daniel Rangel from Public Citizen looks at how provisions in the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal are helping to support labour rights in Mexico
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Series Workers must be the foundation of any human rights due diligence approach
In the lead up to the introduction of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) in Europe, it is clear many companies support the need for legislation. However, those wanting their efforts to be effective must ensure they are taking a worker-centric approach. The findings from KnowTheChain’s latest apparel and footwear benchmark highlighted where companies stand with such approaches.
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Series Hidden in plain sight: Commodity traders’ human rights impacts and responsibilities
Commodity traders play a key role in connecting global value chains yet have largely avoided scrutiny over human rights impacts. With mandatory due diligence laws approaching, the time has come for the commodity trading industry to step up efforts to address human rights and environmental risks linked to their operations and business relationships.
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Series The corporate accountability paradox
Corporate accountability commitments have proliferated in the apparel industry since the 1990s. Yet these corporate promises have created a paradox: the more assurances workers get, the more vulnerable they become.
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