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...
The FIFPRO World Players’ Union, Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) and Ulula are breaking ground at the FIFA World Cup with a digital platform designed to advance migrant worker’s rights. This...
Crossing the Communication Chasm Effective worker engagement means closing the gap between global brands and the workers in their supply chains. Empowering workers to lead change fundamentally alters the structure of grievance remediation by giving them a voice...
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a wave of development reversals, particularly affecting marginalized communities. It is expected to push 150 million people globally into extreme poverty and increase child labor to 169 million – reversing nearly two decades of...
Guest post by Lea Esterhuizen. Lea is a social research methodologist and founder of &Wider. The blog post first appeared on the Ethical Supply Chains Blog on Friday, April 15. Click here for the original. In the field of ethical trade, there are multiple...