Global regulations are changing how supply chains operate. A raft of mandatory regulations and voluntary commitments require businesses to report on the actions they’re taking to improve human and labor rights for their workers. But it’s the workers themselves that...
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is coming, and it’s going to shake things up for EU companies. But too many companies are unprepared for their CSRD journey. If you’re among them, don’t panic. There’s still time to...
The media, the public, regulators and investors are demanding better data and more effective action on human rights due diligence (HRDD) in company supply chains. However, it has been notoriously difficult for companies to obtain primary source data about these human...
Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) is a landmark piece of Human Rights due Diligence (HRDD) legislation that already affects German companies with more than 3,000 employees. Soon, the scope of the law will become much wider; as of January 2024, German...
An estimated one million people, or 3.3 out of every 1000 people in the USA exist in conditions of Modern Slavery, that’s almost double that of Canada and the United Kingdom. The prevalence of forced labor in the US will be a shock to any one living under the...
The ILO’s most recent report on modern slavery and forced labor identified women workers as acutely vulnerable to human rights impacts in global supply chains. The estimates show that women and girls are disproportionately affected by modern slavery, accounting for...
