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Harnessing supply chains to serve up healthy sustainable diets

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Tweet Guest blog: by Jane Wallis-Jones, WWF-UK I was struck by an article last week[i] and its associated report[ii] on overcoming the obesity epidemic. It unquestionably states that this enormous societal challenge cannot be faced using a piecemeal approach. One of the main findings of the report is that: “No individual sectors in society, whether they are governments,...

November 25th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Investors support inclusion of supply chain reporting in the Modern Slavery Bill

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Investors with a total of £940 billion in assets under management are backing the Government’s recent commitment to include proportionate supply chain reporting requirements in the Modern Slavery Bill.

November 18th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Overconsumption: 'Tis the reason to be sorry

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Tweet Guest blog: by Richard Dyer, Friends of the Earth Photo credit: Ulet Ifansati / Friends of the Earth Reducing resource consumption: Good for business, people and the planet I hate to say it but it’s almost that time of year again; you know… when that bearded old chap in the red suit descends from above,...

November 13th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Loosening the chains: Modern Slavery Bill passes through the Commons

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Tweet Earlier this week the Modern Slavery Bill completed its passage through the House of Commons. The government’s amendment on supply chains was accepted without a vote and is now on the face of the Bill. Several people spoke in the debate, some of whom reflected points from the coalition’s briefing. There was a consensus across...

November 7th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Tax justice walking tour: How unfair is Mayfair?

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Tweet Guest blog: by Ema Jackson, ActionAid At ActionAid we’ve been campaigning for tax justice and exposing how big businesses dodge their taxes since 2008. We’ve come up with a fun new way to share what we’ve learnt: a tax justice walking tour around Mayfair. Tax dodging by big business has become big news, but it’s...

November 6th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Access to Justice remains elusive in the EU

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by Frank Bold The European Day of Justice was celebrated on 25 October. The day is dedicated to bringing justice closer to all European citizens, by informing citizens about the access to justice they are entitled to in other European countries, which should be similar to the access they have in their own country. In...

October 28th, 2014 | by James Whiting

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Euro companies able to reap rewards from deadly conflict mineral trade

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The European Union is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition of rights groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International warned today, weeks before new legislation will be discussed in Parliament. Read the press release >>

September 25th, 2014 | by Corporate Justice Coalition

Leading UK charities call on government to tackle corporate human rights abuses abroad

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A group of leading UK charities has launched a manifesto setting out recommendations to improve sustainability and corporate accountability practices.

September 19th, 2014 | by James Whiting

Human rights violations have increased 70% globally since 2008

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Tweet by Marilyn Croser CORE The UK government must hold companies to account for abuses such as slavery, land grabs and trade in conflict minerals, says report Since 2008, there has been an unprecedented rise in human rights violations globally, up 70% according to a new report. Workers’ rights are seriously compromised and rural and...

September 9th, 2014 | by James Whiting

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