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New transparency tracker to hold tea companies accountable for plantation worker abuse
Twinings, Yorkshire Tea and M&S were among those which disclosed their supply chain lists.
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New portal to highlight the human rights impacts of the Qatar World Cup 2022
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has launched its Qatar World Cup Parallel Portal, shining a light on the reality for workers behind the flashy football news and glossy promotional façade in official materials.
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Fast transition imperilled by lack of justice in renewable energy companies
New research reveals sustained negligence on human rights by major asset-holders.
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QC says Boohoo could have been liable for human rights breaches under a new UK law
New legal opinion on Boohoo's Leicester supply chain finds that the fast fashion brand could have been held liable under a UK mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence law
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Leading businesses and investors call for new UK law to prevent human rights abuse and environmental harm
36 companies, investors, business associations and initiatives sign joint statement calling for new UK human rights and environmental due diligence law
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Corporate accountability on human rights & the environment threatened by trade deals, new analysis finds
Recent momentum in developing corporate accountability laws across the EU is at risk of being undermined by controversial clauses in trade deals, according to new analysis.
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Social audit firms must be held legally accountable for human rights harm, new analysis urges
The social audit industry must be held legally accountable for human rights harm linked to audit failings in supply chains, fresh analysis has urged.
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China’s overseas business operations undermined by allegations of human rights abuse
China’s aspiration to become a ‘responsible great power’ is set to be undermined by high rates of human rights abuse linked to its overseas business operations. In fresh analysis released today (11 August 2021), the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found 679 allegations of human rights abuse recorded against Chinese companies operating abroad between 2013 and 2020.
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