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At the end of January, the prosecutor’s office in Lille dismissed the complaint lodged against Auchan (French supermarket chain) for non-respect of its ethical commitments in the Rana Plaza...

29 January 2015

Germany: religion in the workplace in the aftermath of the Pegida movement

Regardless of the future that the anti-islam movement Pegida might have, it has instigated a major debate in Germany with regard to the opportunities and the issues around immigration, the place...

22 January 2015

Great Britain: Tesco and the Community Union reach supply chain conditions agreement

The major supermarket chain, Tesco, and the Community union have signed what the union calls ‘a ground breaking partnership agreement to improve conditions in the UK garment supply chain’.

8 January 2015

Sainsbury’s and the GLA team up to train product suppliers identify cases of employee exploitation

The state body, Gangmasters Licensing Authority, has announced that it is working with the major supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s, to train staff to identify employee exploitation in the supply...

17 December 2014

Prosegur: the company is temporarily suspended from an ILO program in Colombia

Prosegur is the world no 3 in the private security sector (manned guarding, cash in transit, technology & alarms). The company currently employs more than 155,000 across four continents...

16 December 2014

Japan: Toyota looks to hire more female engineers

Both the public and private sectors in Japan are trying to boost female hires. Toyota Motor Corp and its 9* subsidiaries are leading the way in supporting females’ careers. The group believes that...

10 December 2014

Poland: new regulations over public procurement should also help combat social dumping

In October 19th an important amendment of PPL came into force, which aims to counteract problems encountered in the public procurement process in Poland, such as competition among companies based...

9 December 2014

Russia: an interview with Alexeï Kostin, founder of the CSR – Russian Centre

Since 2004 Alexeï Kostin has worked tirelessly to convert Russian businesses towards corporate social responsibility and as a consequence is now known as the authority in the domain. He is the...

25 November 2014

EU: non-financial reporting directive published (CSR)

On November 15, the directive on the disclosure of non-financial information and data regarding diversity in large businesses and certain groups was published in the Official Journal of the EU...

17 November 2014

The free trade agreement between Switzerland and China includes standards over social and labor rights

The China-Switzerland free trade agreement officially entered into effect on July 1 2014 is the second such agreement that the Chinese authorities have signed with a European country and the first...

11 November 2014

Great Britain: larger companies will have to disclose their anti-slavery efforts

In order to stamp out the rot of slavery, which is prevalent in supply chains, the UK government will require larger companies to play the transparency card and disclose on an annual basis the...

14 October 2014

EU: Directive on disclosure of non-financial information adopted

On September 29, 2014 the EU Council of Ministers adopted the Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information. Large companies, banks and insurance companies, each with more...

30 September 2014

Cambodia: eight major fashion brands commit to maintaining their supply orders even if local salaries rise

On September 19, 2014 a press statement released by the IndustriAll Global Union said that eight brands had written to the Cambodian Vice Premier Minister and to the President of the ...

22 September 2014

International: the US government wants to sanction Guatemala for not giving enough protection to its workers

The American government has requested sanctions be put in place against Guatemala for violation of the Labor Code. This request has been lodged within the framework of the CAFTA-DR (Dominican...

22 September 2014

Germany: the federal government has for the second time awarded the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Prize’

On Wednesday September 17, 2014 four German companies including the Otto group (in the category of ‘a company with more than 5000 employees’) and the soft packaging company Bischof + Klein GmbH...

19 September 2014

H&M: signature on a global agreement in partnership with the ILO on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

Signed on September 15, 2014 this agreement is the first of its kind, forging a partnership between the retail-clothing company and the tripartite international organization. It covers industrial...

18 September 2014

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