France's Duty of Vigilance Law
6 days ago · The 2017 French law on the corporate duty of vigilance places a due diligence duty on large French companies and requires them to publish an annual "vigilance plan." An unofficial English translation of the law is available here and a compilation of resources and analysis as well as an overview of legal actions – both lawsuits and notices – that have been brought under the …
USA: CEO of Penzeys Spices achieves sales surge by standing up …
5 days ago · “A spice company CEO took a stand against bigotry. It turned out to be good for business”, 2 December 2016 …Bill Penzey, CEO of Penzeys Spices, unloaded on Donald Trump's rhetoric in the company newsletter…Both supporters and detractors flooded the Facebook post with…comments.
Child labour on Nestlé farms: chocolate giant's problems continue
Sep 2, 2015 · A new report by the Fair Labor Association (FLA), commissioned by Nestlé, saw researchers visit 260 farms used by the company in Ivory Coast from September to December 2014.The researchers found 56 workers under the age of 18, of which 27 were under 15. At one farm in the Divo district of the country, the FLA found evidence of forced labour, with a young …
UN Human Rights Office publishes report on Artificial …
Oct 7, 2024 · The present report is submitted ... to discuss how artificial intelligence, including profiling, automated decision-making and machine-learning technologies may, without proper safeguards, affect the enjoyment of the right to privacy...
German mandatory human rights due diligence law enters into force
5 days ago · Germany: Future govt. expresses support for EU mandatory due diligence in coalition agreement Date: 24 Nov 2021 Content Type: Article. While the discussions on sustainable corporate governance and supply chain due diligence continue at EU level and a proposal for a directive has been postponed several times, Germany is sending a strong signal.
A new report published by the United Nations Environment …
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Human Rights Due Diligence & Impact Assessment
6 days ago · As set out in the UN Guiding Principles, human rights due diligence is a process for identifying, preventing, mitigating, and accounting for human rights impacts. This includes both actual impacts occurring in the present and potential impacts that could occur in the future. Human rights due diligence is not an end in itself, but a means to an ...
Local community raises concerns around wind energy project in …
5 days ago · The Goldstandard registered Çeşme Wind Power Project, located on a peninsular close to Izmir in Turkey, was initiated by the Turkish energy company Vega Wind Energy Electricity Generation Inc. (formerly ABK Energy) and supplied with wind turbines by German company Nordex SE.
Perú: Comunidades de Cerro de Pasco llevan décadas viviendo …
6 days ago · "Perú: comunidades envenenadas por la minería en Cerro de Pasco exigen que se les atienda", 11 de enero de 2024...Durante décadas, las 80 000 personas que residen en Cerro de Pasco han estado viviendo en lo que los expertos denominan uno de los lugares más contaminados del mundo, donde los niveles desorbitados de metales pesados han dañado la …
Reports allege poor working conditions in shoe supply chains in …
4 days ago · The recently released reports by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), “Labour on a Shoestring” and “Trampling Workers Rights Underfoot”, as well as the initiative “Change your Shoes” demonstrate the responsibility for respecting human rights for shoe brands and their suppliers. The reports found widespread denial of labour rights, including a living wage.