The Law Commission has published an options paper for the Government on how it can improve the law to ensure that corporations are effectively held to account for committing serious crimes. You can read the summary of the opitions paper here.
This document aims to counter flawed or inaccurate claims regarding the introduction of mandatory due diligence legislation with liability for companies - and to prevent them from dominating the public and political debate.
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.
This report by CORE and ICAR reveals that that a third of companies that have supplied uniforms for UK public sector workers, including the armed forces and prison officers, have not reported on what they are doing to tackle slavery in their supply chains.
This briefing summarises research from the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Essex on the gender impacts of land intensive corporate activities.
We examine statements from 25 businesses who source raw materials and commodities associated with a heightened risk of modern slavery and 25 operating in sectors known to be at heightened risk of labour rights abuses.
This paper by Deborah Doane and Dr. Jennifer Zerk sets out the findings of research commissioned by CORE to consider the legal implications of Brexit for corporate accountability work in the UK. There are an estimated 13,000 pieces of regulation that will be impacted by Brexit. While not all of these are relevant to corporate...
This guide has been prepared by CORE and London Mining Network to help communities, workers, and civil society organisations supporting them,
In this short report, CORE and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre review 75 corporate statements on slavery and human trafficking that have been released to date to comply with the UK Modern Slavery Act. Download the report >>
