3/4/2026 6:01:01 AM The German Supply Chain Act or as we call it Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) By Mark Temme Two years ago I wrote a short article reflecting on the first year of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) with a sense of cautious...
1/16/2026 6:15:14 AM Strengthening Human Rights Due Diligence in a Changing Risk Landscape By Mark Temme In a recent article, the Ethical Trading Initiative highlighted the growing importance of strengthened human rights due diligence (hHRDD)...
6/25/2025 5:20:57 AM EFRAG Aiming to cut CSRD Datapoints by at least 50% By Catherine Beare Following the Omnibus review earlier this year, EFRAG has taken encouraging steps toward streamlining the European Sustainability...
6/24/2025 5:39:56 AM ILO commits to global standards on Gig work, experts see potential positive impact By Justin Bettey According to a report by the “Business & Human Rights Resource Centre” the ILO is committing to International Standards on so called “Gig...
1/7/2025 6:25:39 PM Navigating Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation: What Businesses Need to Know By Mark Temme Are you looking for a quick overview of the regulations and requirements you may encounter while managing your supply chain? Check out a...
2/9/2024 6:45:06 PM ESG’s Impact on Supply Chains By Astrid Walstra Recently, I had a conversation with a supplier preparing for their first social audit. As this was new for them, they believed social...
2/2/2024 5:01:41 AM Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment; Ireland being the next country to recognize them! By Mark Temme The “Green Island” has good news, at least the discussion going on in Ireland are promising. If the planned referendum is successful then...
9/21/2023 9:44:58 AM UK alongside with Russia and Belarus ... By Mark Temme The recent Guardian article discussing the UK's consideration to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights to curb Channel...
9/7/2023 2:06:08 PM Human rights is essential teaching in every business school By Justin Bettey We have come a long way in the last ten years with regards the topic of Human Rights being discussed within the boardroom, but ensuring...
9/1/2023 12:35:36 PM Private Sector urged to up efforts to tackle Modern Slavery By Catherine Beare We have seen a number of articles in the last week detailing challenges back to the private sector and governments to up the efforts in...
8/31/2023 11:48:44 AM Is the BAFA watering down the German Due Diligence Law? By Mark Temme NGOs are deeply concerned regarding the in their eyes exclusion of financial sector from the GDDL. On 11 August 2023 the BAFA published a...
8/15/2023 11:55:02 AM Two-day Amazon summit to focus on climate change and human rights By Mark Temme On August 8th and 9th eight South American countries as well as various other invited countries, such as e.g. France, Norway and Germany...