10 July, 2020
Boohoo supply chain under scrutiny after Leicester lockdown claims
It’s been a bad week for Boohoo, the fashion group. Following an exposé in The Sunday Times about pay and conditions at a supplier based in Leicester, the company—owner of brands such as...
10 December, 2019
Anti-bribery and corruption efforts ‘compromised’ by poor procedures
Last week the Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson was fined an eye-watering $1bn by US enforcers to settle bribery and corruption charges. A statement from the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said the a...
21 October, 2019
Due diligence in recruitment requires the human touch
Malcolm Gladwell, the popular social science writer whose works include Blink, Outliers and The Tipping Point, has a new book out. In his latest bestseller Talking to...
12 September, 2019
Campaigners call for German supply chain law to protect human rights
German companies face calls for a new supply chain law designed to protect against environmental and human rights abuses in the production of the goods and services they buy. This week a coalition ...
9 September, 2019
Strategic shifts are needed to ensure due diligence in global supply chains
Over the past years, the global fragmentation of value chains has allowed economies of scale and gains of competitiveness. However, the complexity of the value chains has made it more and more difficu...
12 September, 2018
Responsible business conduct: the OECD way
Businesses now have the latest tool to aid them in their efforts to trade responsibly. The
1 June, 2018
OECD publishes guidance on responsible business due diligence
Forty-eight countries have signed up to OECD guidance on due diligence for responsible business conduct. The
13 February, 2018
Compliance: take it or leave it
Compliance may mean meeting legal or regulatory obligations, but in a corporate setting, compliance is viewed as a cost from both a people and a financial resource perspective. “Essent...
11 July, 2017
Non-Financial Reporting Directive: embracing the challenge
Non-financial reporting requirements are nothing new for Europe’s listed companies, yet regulators and investors feel that many still don’t get it. The
25 January, 2017
