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...
Vrijdag 12 juni stonden we stil bij de Internationale Dag tegen Kinderarbeid. Volgens de cijfers van vóór de coronapandemie werken wereldwijd nog altijd 152 miljoen jongens en meisjes, waarvan maar liefst 72 miljoen gevaarlijk werk doen. Het goede nieuws is dat we...
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...
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...
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, in Asia, the...
