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Beyond Compliance: Three Human Rights Risks That Companies Overlook
As companies navigate the complex landscape of human rights, they tend to focus on the most visible and well-known human rights risks or those they are legally required to address. However, numerous risks are often overlooked and undervalued, posing significant...
EU legislation on corporate due diligence finally agreed upon
It's been an exciting few weeks. Every day seemed to bring a new developments. Will the Member States be able to reach a compromise on a new law that will make it a legal requirement to respect human rights? For 12 years I have been helping companies to comply with...
Business and human rights | 10 tips
A few years ago, I wrote this article for the Dutch magazine Compliance. This version has been updated and translated. It is increasingly clear to businesses that they have a responsibility for human rights as part of sustainability, ESG, social compliance, ethics,...
Words and actions: lessons from Unilever’s supply chain
Five years ago, Oxfam and Unilever agreed to an unusual collaboration. Oxfam conducted a study on labour rights in Unilever’s Vietnam supply chain and operations. Liesbeth Unger asks, why did Unilever do it? How did they perform? And what can other companies seeking...