Week of 18 October 2021 Cocoa companies and civil society call on the European Commission to introduce mandatory EU-wide due diligence legislation with certain core requirements Our key takeaway: Cocoa companies and civil society align around an ask of the European Commission: ensure companies of all sizes conduct human rights and environmental due diligence across … Continue reading Cocoa companies and civil society call on the European Commission to introduce mandatory EU-wide due diligence legislation with certain core requirements
Social audits do not constitute human rights due diligence, says the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Week of 18 October 2021 Social audits do not constitute human rights due diligence, says the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Our key takeaway: The gaps left by social audit systems in addressing human rights make such systems ineffective tools to meet mandatory due diligence legislation. Policymakers should build in approaches that emphasise systematic … Continue reading Social audits do not constitute human rights due diligence, says the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Oxfam calls on food and agriculture companies to treat living income of farmers as a human rights issue
Week of 18 October 2021 Oxfam calls on food and agriculture companies to treat living income of farmers as a human rights issue Our key takeaway: Although paying a living income to farmers is a growing topic of conversation for food and agriculture companies, it is difficult to implement well in practice. Companies should treat … Continue reading Oxfam calls on food and agriculture companies to treat living income of farmers as a human rights issue