12/18/2025 5:35:35 PM The ILO’s 2025 Forced Labour Indicator Update: What Stood Out to Me By Jenna Pires The ILO released an updated version of its Indicators of Forced Labour in 2025 — the first major revision since 2012. At first glance,...
7/31/2023 2:50:13 PM Revolutionizing Fashion Supply Chains: The Role of AI in Driving Transparency and Visibility By Caitlin Connell In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of fashion, supply chain transparency is becoming an indispensable factor for brands aiming to...
11/11/2022 1:52:00 PM A silver lining on forest governance in Honduras By Mark Temme In these days any good news is most welcome and it still seems possible that positive development does happen if the parties involved...
10/31/2022 1:00:00 PM German Supply Chain Act: If anyone does not want to obey the law, we will take firm action. By Mark Temme In a recent interview posted in the Wirtschaftswoche, the president of the BAFA (Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control...
10/21/2022 1:34:16 PM Where is it? - modern slavery By Johnny Sandhu It could be confusing to call it 'modern' that mankind found something new. The reality, like many other things, that is not the case. So...
9/9/2022 1:00:00 PM Assessing the human rights impact of doing business in Myanmar. By Justin Bettey I found this article from the ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) very thought-provoking. In this shrinking world of ours, distant countries...
8/9/2022 7:56:08 PM Who needs rules - this generation could do BETTER. By Johnny Sandhu After all, it comes down to rules to inject change from shareholder value to shared value to balance attention for the three pillars of...
9/30/2020 7:12:22 PM September Supply Chain Assurance Newsletter Gives An Overview of Current Supply Chain News By Jessica D'Amico Every month, Intertek releases the Ethical Sourcing Forum Supply Chain Assurance Intelligence newsletter. It covers the most recent...
9/15/2020 8:42:52 PM EU Paving the Way for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence By Simona Romanoschi We are living in historic time for sustainability. The 2020 pandemic has shown a shift in the sustainability movement, with many seeing...
9/10/2020 5:24:03 PM Prisoners and recovering addicts sought for palm sector amid virus-led labor crunch By Astrid Walstra The use of prison labor comes with a lot of controversy, yet in Malaysia they see it as one of the only solutions to help with their...
9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM Sustainable Procurement – What, Why & How? By Samir Ahmed An organization’s procurement decisions do not only affect the organization itself; they affect the economy, environment and society....
9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM Upsurge in handwashing has high cost on human rights By Astrid Walstra Verisk Maplecroft has released their Human Rights Outlook of 2020 and it is always a worthy read. This year, I have learned an incredible...