This report by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law considers whether and how the legal elements of section 7 of the Bribery Act could be transposed into a failure to prevent human rights harms.
The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project has published its '2019 Research Report' analysing the sustainability reports of 1000 companies pursuant to the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive.
A review of our achievements in 2019 and what's on the horizon for 2020.
Holding Businesses to Account on Human Rights Abuses
CJC, Amnesty International UK, Anti-Slavery International, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Christian Aid, FLEX, Traidcraft Exchange and UNISON have submitted a joint response to the Government’s consultation on establishing a new Single Enforcement Body for employment rights. We focus primarily on section 4.4., “supply chains”.
Our joint response argues the Modern Slavery Act 2015's 'Transparency in Supply Chains' provision has fallen far short of its objective to secure greater corporate transparency on modern slavery.
