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Investors representing $1.3 trillion call on govts to make human rights due diligence mandatory throughout investment lifecycle
On 25 March 2019, the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR) on behalf of a group of investors representing $1.3 trillion in assets called for enhanced investor due diligence to address environmental, social and governance risks, including human...
Cambodia: Adidas raises concerns over EBA while an European Commission pays a visit to Cambodia
Author: Chheng Niem, The Phnom Penh Post
"Adidas raises EBA concerns", 25 March 2019...
- Related stories: EU to launch withdrawal process of trade preferences in Cambodia over rights concerns & warns Myanmar of potential similar action
- Related companies: adidas
UK: Govt. schemes designed to bring in migrant workers post-Brexit could increase exploitation, say charities
Author: Emma Wallis, Info Migrants
"Could post-Brexit Britain increase the risk of modern slavery in the UK?", 20 March 2019...
- Related stories: Brexit: Potential impacts on labour rights
Interview: Co's will support EU law on due diligence but need assurances on liability, says sustainability & human rights lead for Mondelez
Author: Benjamin Fox, Euractiv.com
Many companies like ours [Mondelez] are already implementing due diligence measures and we want to avoid a patchwork of legislation at national level…it’s important to have a level playing field....
- Related in-depth areas: Human rights due diligence
- Related companies: Mondelēz International
MEPs & companies call for EU-level human rights due diligence legislation
MEPs and several large companies are calling for the EU to pass binding due diligence regulation for companies to address environmental and human rights impacts in supply chains....
European states fail to protect Vietnamese child slaves trafficked to Britain
Author: Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation
'Europe accused of failing UK-bond children trafficked from Vietnam', 7 March 2019...
Study on EU Non-financial reporting directive highlights need for clarification of co's legal duty to report on human rights due diligence
On 4 March 2019, the European Coalition for Corporate Justice together with Clean Clothes Campaign published a new qualitative study on human rights reporting under the EU Non-financial reporting directive (NFRD). Drawing on an in-depth analysis of...
Author: Global Voices
“Propuesta de Unión Europea obliga a empresas de tecnología a enfrentar “contenido terrorista” con inteligencia artificial, pese a consecuencias en evidencia de crímenes de guerra” – 01 de marzo de 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias legales
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