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Closing the gap: Evidence for effective human rights due diligence from five years measuring company efforts to address forced labour
This briefing utilises KnowTheChain data on 129 companies from nine benchmarks across three high-risk sectors: ICT, food and beverage, and apparel and footwear to influence the development of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
Benchmarks
We’ve asked, many responded: How engaged are technology, food, and apparel companies on forced labor?
To drive awareness and continued corporate action on the issue of forced labor in supply chains, this year KnowTheChain is benchmarking a total of 60 global companies from the information and communications technology (ICT), food & beverage, and apparel & footwear sectors on their efforts to address forced labor in their supply chains. Ahead of […]
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The Nexus of Illegal Gold Mining and Human Trafficking in Company Supply Chains
A report published by Verité today reveals a link between unregulated, illegal gold mining and human trafficking in Latin America, a connection that can have deep “legal and reputational risks for major companies with gold in their supply chains.” In 2013, Latin America supplied 20% of the world’s gold, and research indicates that nearly 75% […]
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Open-access registry for the Modern Slavery Act critical & urgent, say key stakeholders
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires commercial organizations operating in the UK and with an annual turnover above £36m to produce a statement setting out the steps they are taking to address and prevent the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. A number of key stakeholders that were influential in securing […]
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2016 Trafficking in Persons Report
Every year the U.S. State Department publishes its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report as a tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. The report ranks each country in three tiers based on their efforts to combat trafficking, with Tier 3 (its lowest level) potentially leading to sanctions. This year’s TIP report has been commended […]
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Ranking of 20 Information and Communications Technology Firms on Supply Chain Forced Labor Finds Far More Transparency and Action Needed
Today we released our first benchmark findings report on the efforts of Information and Communications Technology companies to mitigate forced labor in their supply chains. While the benchmark found that the ICT sector is showing some commitment and action, the overall scores make it clear there is still far more to be done. Of the 20 […]
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KnowTheChain Announces Companies to be Assessed in the Food & Beverage, and Apparel & Footwear Sectors
To drive awareness and continued corporate action on the issue of forced labor in supply chains, this year KnowTheChain will be assessing corporate policies and practices across three sectors: information and communications technology (ICT), food & beverage, and apparel & footwear. Our first benchmark report on the ICT sector will be published later this month. […]
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Welcome Felicitas Weber
We are pleased to welcome Felicitas Weber, the new Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) KnowTheChain Project Lead. In her new role, she will help mange BHRRC’s role within KnowTheChain by leading benchmarking efforts and furthering engagement with investors and companies. Based in London, Felicitas brings a wealth of experience on labor and human rights, benchmarking companies […]
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ICT Benchmark Company Responses
Last month we announced the 20 information and communications technology (ICT) companies we will be assessing this year in our first benchmark. As a part of the benchmarking process, we reached out those companies to offer them the opportunity to provide more information about their policies and practices to address forced labor risks in their […]
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