How can purchasing practices steer responsible supply chains?

My last blog looked at what managing supply chains in a responsible way means and why companies are doing this, among other based on the article in the Economist with the title ‘No more excuses’ Responsible supply chains in a globalized world. Exploring this topic...
Rise in child labour due to COVID-19

Rise in child labour due to COVID-19

On June 12th we celebrated the International Day against Child Labour. According to the pre-COVID-19 figures, 152 million boys and girls are still trapped in child labour worldwide, with as many as 72 million doing dangerous work. The good news is that we are making...

Business and human rights | 10 tips

Corporate social responsibility and human rights guidelines have so far been based on soft law and have lacked legal enforceability. However, due to insufficient progress being made, countries such as England and France have introduced laws that require companies to...