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Members of the European Parliament make history by voting in favour law on conflict minerals
Update

Following a campaign spearheaded by Global Witness and Amnesty International, members of the European Parliament have made history by voting in favour of a strong and binding law to tackle the deadly trade in conflict minerals. Despite concerted efforts by big business to weaken the legislation, MEPs have approved a groundbreaking proposal to require that...

May 20th, 2015 | by Corporate Justice Coalition
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Mandatory human rights due diligence: developments in Europe
Comment

Campaigners in France and Switzerland are aiming to improve corporate accountability by changing laws to require companies to conduct mandatory human rights due diligence throughout their operations. Below we report on a couple of prominent cases.   French bill on parent company liability French campaigners were celebrating on 31 March 2015 when the French National Assembly...

May 19th, 2015 | by Corporate Justice Coalition
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‘Critical mass’ of vigilance needed to eradicate slavery from supply chains
Analysis

Members of CORE including Amnesty International and UNICEF UK, along with our allies Homeworkers Worldwide and Quaker Peace & Social Witness have called for a ‘critical mass’ of vigilance to help eradicate slavery from company supply chains. The UK’s Modern Slavery Act, passed on 26th March 2015 includes a clause requiring companies operating in the...

May 11th, 2015 | by Corporate Justice Coalition
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UK government commissions survey of access to remedy
Update

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has been asked by the UK Foreign Office, the Department for Business and the Ministry of Justice to undertake a quick survey of the UK’s current provision of access to remedy for victims of human rights abuses involving business enterprises. BIICL would be very grateful for any...

April 16th, 2015 | by Marilyn Croser
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Liberal Democrat Party Manifesto 2015: key points on corporate accountability
Analysis

The full pdf document is available here. Key points: Corporate reporting, company boards & pay Extend existing reporting rules to establish consistent requirements on all large UK companies to report on the social, environmental and human rights impacts of their activities and those of their supply chains. Work with regulatory bodies and financial investors to...

April 16th, 2015 | by Marilyn Croser
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Conservative Party Manifesto 2015: key points on corporate accountability
Analysis

The full pdf document is available here. Key points: Pay In order to ensure that new pay structures for bankers rebuild trust and reduce short-termism, we will ensure that Britain continues to have the toughest regime of bonus deferral and clawback of any financial centre. We will require companies with more than 250 employees to...

April 16th, 2015 | by Marilyn Croser
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Labour Party Manifesto 2015: key points on corporate accountability
Analysis

The full pdf document is available here. Key points as follows: Corporate governance Britain’s economy is being held back by the culture of short-termism, which is a major obstacle to the development of productive businesses and industries. We will reform corporate governance to protect our leading firms from the pressure to put tomorrow’s share price...

April 16th, 2015 | by Marilyn Croser
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Core achievements: a review of 2014
Update

The last five years have seen a crisis of trust in business following scandals around tax avoidance and excessive executive pay, and revelations of shocking practices in UK company supply chains. CORE and our partner organisations work together to campaign for laws and policies to make UK companies more accountable and to prevent them from...

January 27th, 2015 | by James Whiting
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