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The EU’s mandatory human rights due diligence legislation (CSDDD) is a landmark advance for business and human rights.
Agribusiness in Africa is often championed as a driver of economic growth, food security and rural development.
"Knitwear to apparel, Tamil Nadu’s textile belt starts feeling US’s 50% tariff heat", 11 August 2025 ...
In the West Bank, Palestinians are enduring a severe water crisis exacerbated by Israel's control over water resources. The Israeli national water company, Mekorot, has significantly reduced water ...
In 2017, an investigation by the environmental campaigning group, Mighty Earth led to the release of “ Chocolate’s Dark Secret ” - a report which alleged that a large amount of the cocoa used in ...
In June 2021, bp signed an agreement with the Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy to develop a 240MW solar power plant in the Jabrayil district of the Nagorno-Karabakh area. This was followed by agreement ...
After facing mounting pressure from numerous universities...Adidas has agreed to pay severance to 2,700 Indonesian factory workers, the Cornell Organization for Labor Action announced...This marks a ...
Story Tanzania: New report claims serious abuses linked to new carbon projects including one financed by Volkswagen; company responded ...
Part of the following timelines EU Commission launches guide to human rights for SMEs at UN Forum on Business & Human Rights 5 case studies: How small & medium-sized enterprises can integrate human ...
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the Accord) was signed on May 15th 2013. It is a five year independent, legally binding agreement between global brands and retailers and trade ...
KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors who need to understand and address forced labor risks within their supply chains. In 2020/2021 KnowTheChain benchmarked 180 companies in three ...