Finally an agreement on the CSDDD
Finally an agreement on the CSDDD 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...
Human rights risks
Beyond Compliance: Three Human Rights Risks 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 on the ones the law requires them to focus on. However, there are...
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...
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...
Are we building responsible supply chain management on the right blocks? A review.
I was triggered by the article of the Economist Intelligence Unit with the title ‘No more excuses’ Responsible supply chains in a globalized world of 2017(1). This report draws on a survey of 800 executives in major industrial economies around the world,...
Due diligence in de praktijk: bedrijven bestrijden Kinderarbeid
For the English version click here Is kinderarbeid nog steeds een probleem? Eerst het goede nieuws: kinderarbeid is sinds het begin van deze eeuw afgenomen met meer dan 30%. Er werken nu nog “maar” 168 miljoen kinderen volgens de International Labour Organisation...
