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The EU’s mandatory human rights due diligence legislation (CSDDD) is a landmark advance for business and human rights.
Agribusiness in Africa is often championed as a driver of economic growth, food security and rural development.
"Knitwear to apparel, Tamil Nadu’s textile belt starts feeling US’s 50% tariff heat", 11 August 2025 ...
In the West Bank, Palestinians are enduring a severe water crisis exacerbated by Israel's control over water resources. The Israeli national water company, Mekorot, has significantly reduced water ...
… [E]nvironmental groups’ extensive research and follow-up investigations show that behind Disney’s supply chain environmental management performance consistently lags far behind that of leading ...
Around the world, frustration with years of stagnant wages, the effect of technology on jobs, and uncertainty about the future have fueled popular anger, nationalism, and xenophobia. In response, some ...
Part of the following timelines Brazil: Despite improvements, Zara needs to do more to comply with commitments to end & prevent forced labour, NGOs say; company comments Asia: El líder contra la ...
Snapshot Starting in 1998, multiple lawsuits were filed in US courts against chemical company DuPont in relation to PFOA used to produce Teflon. Local farmers, residents and company workers claimed to ...
In 2017, an investigation by the environmental campaigning group, Mighty Earth led to the release of “ Chocolate’s Dark Secret ” - a report which alleged that a large amount of the cocoa used in ...
Snapshot: In 1994, Papua-New Guinean landowners sued BHP in Australia, alleging BHP's operations at a copper mine caused the destruction of the surrounding environment and of their traditional ...
Explore the big challenges, opportunities, debates and frameworks for business and human rights. This section contains a selection of key portals curated by our global team.