Supply Chains
EC Newsdesk, (Aug 16, 2010)
Ian Duff, campaigner at Greenpeace, argues that Sinar Mas has failed in their attempts to discredit the NGOs recent investigations of the company
Mallen Baker, (Aug 8, 2010)
Mallen Baker considers how unfortunate ethical outcomes are more an issue of systems and incentives than deliberate planning or cost-cutting
Rory Sullivan, (Aug 3, 2010)
Rory Sullivan offers some tips on how to work out whether voluntary measures for more responsible business make a real difference and offers a challenge
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 26, 2010)
The task ahead for the OECD is to address the shortcomings of the OECD Guidelines, most notably in the area of human rights, supply chain coverage and effectiveness of National Contact Points in resolving conflicts, argues Joris Oldenziel
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 26, 2010)
A Brazilian ban on buying soybeans from illegally deforested areas in the worlds largest standing forest has seen a sharp drop in land clearance to grow the country’s largest cash crop, non-governmental groups such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund say.
Judy Kuszewski, (Jul 6, 2010)
McDonald’s decision to sue two activists in the 1990s meant that all its business practices were laid bare in court, which changed the company for ever
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 5, 2010)
Moves from Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer, Colruyt and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 5, 2010)
Despite 15 years of auditing and monitoring, working conditions in global supply chain factories remain patchy. However, leading brands now address supply chain problems proactively
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 5, 2010)
Multinational clothing retailers and their supplier factories are starting to see they need to work together to create more ethical supply chains
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 5, 2010)
The jeans icon Levi Strauss is also a pioneer of supply chain responsibility
Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Jul 5, 2010)
Wal-Mart helps the hungry, America’s hang up on drying jeans and greener beans from M&S
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 5, 2010)
For UK retailer Marks & Spencer, supply chain sustainability is a race to the top
Oliver Balch, (Jul 5, 2010)
The extension of ILO’s Better Work programme to Haiti is welcome
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 5, 2010)
Nike, the global sportswear brand, has evolved from a top target of anti-sweatshop campaigns in the early 1990s to a supply chain social responsibility leader
Oliver Balch, (Jul 5, 2010)
World Health Organisation rules on infant milk formula are still flouted, activists say
EC Newsdesk, (Jun 15, 2010)
UN Special Representative John Ruggie needs to propose a clear human rights performance framework for companies, argues Rory Sullivan
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jun 3, 2010)
Wal-Mart’s ambitious supply chain sustainability initiatives have the potential to overhaul the way goods are sourced and sold
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jun 3, 2010)
It may have caused some industrial safety procedures to improve, but the survivors of the tragic Bhopal gas disaster are still fighting for compensation
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jun 3, 2010)
Forced child labour is still widespread in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields
Ben Schiller, (Jun 3, 2010)
The UK’s new anti-corruption laws are welcome