Week of 7 February 2022 Regenerative agriculture goes far beyond soil science Our key takeaway: To move the dial for a systems transformation, companies across sectors—from food and beverage, to apparel and footwear, to textiles—should be looking at their role as part of complex agriculture supply chains. Crucially, the shift towards regeneration needs to be … Continue reading Regenerative agriculture goes far beyond soil science
Companies and investors call on the European Commission to urgently adopt a meaningful legislative proposal related to human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD)
Week of 7 February 2022 Companies and investors call on the European Commission to urgently adopt a meaningful legislative proposal related to human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) Our key takeaway: Companies – large and small, investors and business associations issue an urgent call to the European Commission: they want mandatory human rights and … Continue reading Companies and investors call on the European Commission to urgently adopt a meaningful legislative proposal related to human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD)
Companies are lacking the ambition to meaningfully reduce emissions
Week of 7 February 2022 Companies are lacking the ambition to meaningfully reduce emissions Our key takeaway: Companies’ net-zero targets--and performance on those targets—are not ambitious enough for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C. What’s needed? Clearer pledges and more transparency, collective action and collaboration, increased regulation, and ambitious action and innovation that … Continue reading Companies are lacking the ambition to meaningfully reduce emissions
“To stop deforestation, uphold land rights”
Week of 31 January 2022 “To stop deforestation, uphold land rights” Our key takeaway: The proposed EU deforestation regulation will fail if policymakers do not consider the crucial role that indigenous peoples and other communities with customary land tenure play in stopping destruction of forests. The law must hold companies to account for adverse human … Continue reading “To stop deforestation, uphold land rights”
Due diligence-based legislation could speed glacial progress on modern slavery
Week of 31 January 2022 Due diligence-based legislation could speed glacial progress on modern slavery Our key takeaway: The global prevalence of forced labour shows that modern slavery acts and voluntary initiatives are not working to combat exploitation in supply chains. It’s time for emerging legislation, based in human rights due diligence, to pick up … Continue reading Due diligence-based legislation could speed glacial progress on modern slavery
Are you ready for the new normal on corporate responsibility? Hint: it looks a lot like legislated human rights and environmental due diligence
Week of 31 January 2022 Are you ready for the new normal on corporate responsibility? Hint: it looks a lot like legislated human rights and environmental due diligence Our key takeaway: 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the UN’s endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, sparking a reckoning across sectors … Continue reading Are you ready for the new normal on corporate responsibility? Hint: it looks a lot like legislated human rights and environmental due diligence
Human rights defenders merit special attention in the upcoming EU sustainable corporate governance initiative
Week of 17 January 2022 Human rights defenders merit special attention in the upcoming EU sustainable corporate governance initiative Our key takeaway: Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, highlights the central role human rights defenders play in a company’s human rights due diligence. There are a number of ways … Continue reading Human rights defenders merit special attention in the upcoming EU sustainable corporate governance initiative
Corruption and violation of fundamental freedoms and civil liberties are closely inter-twined
Week of 24 January 2022 Corruption and violation of fundamental freedoms and civil liberties are closely inter-twined Our key takeaway: The link is made. Countries that routinely violate fundamental freedoms and civil liberties are more corrupt, and in turn repression of civil rights leads to more corruption. Nearly all of the murders of human rights … Continue reading Corruption and violation of fundamental freedoms and civil liberties are closely inter-twined
Can companies cure their dismal results on social performance?
Week of 24 January 2022 Can companies cure their dismal results on social performance? Our key takeaway: The World Benchmarking Alliance finds that the most influential 1,000 companies are performing poorly on human rights due diligence, decent work and ethical conduct. This seems like a half-empty glass, but WBA believes it should spur all of … Continue reading Can companies cure their dismal results on social performance?
Companies and financial institutions: It’s time to step up on climate change by committing to end deforestation and related human rights risks in your supply chains and portfolios
Week of 17 January 2022 Companies and financial institutions: It’s time to step up on climate change by committing to end deforestation and related human rights risks in your supply chains and portfolios Our key takeaway: Commodity-driven deforestation = contributes to global warming. We know this, yet too few companies and financial institutions linked to … Continue reading Companies and financial institutions: It’s time to step up on climate change by committing to end deforestation and related human rights risks in your supply chains and portfolios