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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.
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Digging Deeper: Increased Transparency is Changing How Companies Approach the Supply Chain
Legislation addressing supply chain abuses is just a start to creating transparency. More work must be done across sectors to raise the standards for human rights and create stable supply chains. […]
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Supply chain transparency: Who has skin in this game?
The rise of international legislations governing transparency regulations has created a public visibility to supply chain abuses that has made consumers more concerned and feel more responsibility for the sustainability of the products they are purchasing. […]
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SupplyManagement.com: California’s supply chain law has had global implications for business
KnowTheChain Project Director Kilian Moote writes for SupplyManagement.com on how California’s supply chain transparency law has paved the way for national and international legislation. […]
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Evolving Transparency: From Dodd-Frank to SB-657
The emergence of legislation on conflict minerals has led to the creation of new cross-sector initiatives to evaluate supply chains, however more growth and demand for sustainable minerals is needed in order to lead to true transparency in the industry. […]
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Triple Pundit: What the State Department’s Human Trafficking Report Means for Business Supply Chains
KnowTheChain Project Director Kilian Moote writes for Triple Pundit on the implications of the 2015 TIP Report’s attention on supply chains and what it means for the private sector. […]
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The New Threshold of Public Accountability
Managing reputation and public expectations of transparency is a tremendous challenge for corporations today. However, by demonstrating a commitment to human rights, corporations can gain a loyal customer base looking to consume from companies they can feel good about. […]
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Public-Private Partnerships, Tool For Transparency
Public-private partnerships provide a unique opportunity to leverage resources and existing infrastructures for mutual benefit. No single organization or actor is able to solve the problem of forced labor alone, but these partnerships have the potential to drive greater and more meaningful social change. […]
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Blumenthal, Markey Continue Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking with Supply Chain Transparency Bill
New proposed legislation in Senate would require companies to disclose anti-trafficking policies that ensure supply chains are slavery and human trafficking-free. This follows the release of the 2015 TIP report, which placed special attention on addressing slavery and abuse in supply chains […]
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New Blog Series | Supply Chains: A Changing Business Landscape
This new blog series by KnowTheChain will explore the opportunities new legal requirements create for businesses and stakeholders to build more effective mechanisms for preventing and responding to supply chain abuses. […]
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