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QC says Boohoo could have been liable for human rights breaches under a new UK law
New legal opinion on Boohoo's Leicester supply chain finds that the fast fashion brand could have been held liable under a UK mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence law
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Corporate accountability on human rights & the environment threatened by trade deals, new analysis finds
Recent momentum in developing corporate accountability laws across the EU is at risk of being undermined by controversial clauses in trade deals, according to new analysis.
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Social audit firms must be held legally accountable for human rights harm, new analysis urges
The social audit industry must be held legally accountable for human rights harm linked to audit failings in supply chains, fresh analysis has urged.
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China’s overseas business operations undermined by allegations of human rights abuse
China’s aspiration to become a ‘responsible great power’ is set to be undermined by high rates of human rights abuse linked to its overseas business operations. In fresh analysis released today (11 August 2021), the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found 679 allegations of human rights abuse recorded against Chinese companies operating abroad between 2013 and 2020.
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Concerns raised about Boohoo’s progress in addressing labour rights abuses in supply chain
Rights groups express serious concerns regarding Boohoo’s efforts to improve supply chain practices in a joint statement released on the eve of the fashion brand’s AGM.
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Corporate actors are abusing the legal system to silence activists
Powerful entities are abusing the legal system to silence human rights defenders and communities who speak out against corporate abuse to protect our rights and shared environment.
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Extractive projects breeding ground for major human rights abuses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Extractives projects are a major source of human rights abuses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to new research published today (9 June 2021).
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