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This controversial list (here) that was published on 12 February has been subject to intense lobbing not least by a variety of NGOs and trade union bodies that are calling for greater transparency...

13 February 2020

Canada: bill tabled to require companies to reveal whether they employ forced labour

Julie Miville-Dechêne, the independent Canadian senator, has tabled a bill against modern slavery. Under the text, which has the support of a committee formed by all parties, all companies...

7 February 2020

France: 105 businesses commit to awarding a minimum of one month paid leave for second parents

An opinion piece published in the 05 February edition of the daily economics publication Les Echos (here) indicates that 105 companies (primarily in the tech, organic, and sustainable development...

5 February 2020

Hungary: Diageo introduces 26 weeks paternity leave

Fathers in Hungary can avail of five-days of paid statutory leave following the birth of a child. This leave can be taken whole or in several parts but must be used before the child is two months...

5 February 2020

Canada: class action brought against Hershey’s for misleading claims made regarding child labor in their cocoa supply chains

On 20 January, a Canadian consumer filed a class action lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court against Hershey Canada Inc. and its parent establishments denouncing the fact the...

5 February 2020

L’Oréal: ‘employee human rights policy’ addresses issue of living wage

On Friday 31 January, French cosmetics group L’Oréal announced the launch of a new employee human rights policy, with which the firm pledges that “every employee’s human rights must be respected...

3 February 2020

India: how one hotel chain is leading the way to inclusion by employing workers with disabilities

India’s leading mid-range hotel chain, Lemon Tree is making the hiring of those with disabilities an integral part of its business model. Initially implemented in 2007, many hotels have are...

10 January 2020

Germany: Employment Minister seeks to require company monitoring of environmental and social standards compliance along their supply chains

On 09 December, the German Employment and Social Affairs Employment Minister, Hubertus Heil (SPD), announced during an interview that he, along with his Economic Cooperation and Development...

10 December 2019

United Kingdom: bonuses for TSB bank managers and executives to be cut for missing its gender balance targets

On 03 December, The Guardian daily newspaper revealed that executives and managers at the Edinburgh-headquartered TSB bank will likely see their 2019 bonuses cut for failing to meet its targets...

4 December 2019

The World Players Association reminds Sports Governing bodies (SGBs) of their CSR obligations

The World Players Association (WPA), that represents players and athletes globally (85,000 sportspeople across more than 100 players associations and across more than 60 countries), and which acts...

26 November 2019

United States: Intel includes diversity as criteria for selecting legal service providers

In a statement published on 21 November, the US tech corporation Intel called on its corporate law departments, located in the US, to consider performance on diversity when using external law...

25 November 2019

ACT: freedom of association guideline adopted by Myanmar textiles industry

On 13 November 2019, after eight months of negotiations, and along with the IndustriALL affiliate, Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar (IWFM), garment and textiles factories in Myanmar...

19 November 2019

India: Starbucks announces it has achieved gender pay equity and will continue to raise the female employee participation rate

On 05 November 2019, Tata Starbucks, a 50/50 joint-venture between Tata Global Beverages and the Californian Starbucks company announced in a statement (here in English) that its female...

15 November 2019

Germany: companies showing little concern for human rights

The School of Management and Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, a British NGO, have probed the practices and actions of 20...

8 November 2019

Great Britain: legal firm threatens damages against tobacco giant British American Tobacco

Leigh Day, the UK-based legal firm, specializing in human rights, has sent a pre-action letter to the London headquarters of the tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) announcing its...

5 November 2019

Great Britain: Standard Life Aberdeen insurance offers 9 months paid parental leave

Starting January 2020, all new parents working for Standard Life Aberdeen (regardless of gender and including those having recourse to adoption and/or surrogacy) will, from the moment of hire...

31 October 2019

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9 December 2025

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On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...

16 December 2025

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Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...

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