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briefing Shein, ultra-fast fashion and forced labour risks: Key issues for investors
Ahead of Shein’s anticipated IPO in London, we assessed the company’s public disclosure on addressing forced labour in global supply chains against the KnowTheChain benchmark methodology. The findings demonstrate Shein falls significantly short of leaders in the apparel and footwear benchmark – a red flag for investors given the company’s scope for human rights harm due to its size, speed and purchasing power.
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briefing Who pays for the crisis? Purchasing practices analysis - December 2024
We examine the human cost of fashion brands’ shifting sourcing strategies amidst instability in demand and orders—leading to factory closures, job losses and unpaid wages for workers. At the core of these issues are poor purchasing practices and their devastating impact on labour rights.
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briefing Stop and listen: Pathways to meaningful engagement with rightsholders in the global rush to mine for transition minerals
As pressure to extract transition minerals ramps up, meaningful engagement with mining-affected rights-holders must be a core feature of state and corporate commitments to a just energy transition - one that is built on fair negotiations and true access to information, respect for human and environmental rights and shared prosperity. We explore the challenges and barriers to effective community participation in transition mineral mining projects.
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briefing Rush to renewables: Toward migrant worker rights and a just energy transition in the Gulf
As the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – race to ramp up renewable energy production and meet climate goals, business focus must shift to prioritise the rights of the migrant workers on whose labour the energy transition depends.
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briefing Exploring shared prosperity: Indigenous leadership and partnerships for a just transition
Together with Indigenous Peoples’ Rights International (IPRI), we explore the case for a renewable energy transition that centres Indigenous Peoples’ rights, interests and prosperity, as determined by them, in pursuit of a global transition that is fast because it is fair and sustainable.
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briefing Human rights in Southeast Asia's renewable energy transition: Analysing company policies
We looked at the human rights policies of 12 renewable energy companies operating and developing wind and solar projects in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia.
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briefing Hidden cost: Human rights policy and practice in Mexico's apparel supply chains
We analysed the human rights policies and supply chain transparency of 18 major parent companies of Mexico's top apparel brands.
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briefing Accusations and actions: A decade tracking tech company responses to human rights allegations
Despite booming profits and growing influence, tech companies have yet to demonstrate a commitment to transparency and a proactive willingness to address the wide range of harms and human rights abuses associated with their products and services. Over a 10-year period, we made over 700 invitations to over 300 tech companies to respond to human rights-related allegations and their actions to address them.
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briefing KnowTheChain: Good Practice Guide 2024
This Guide is a resource for companies and investors seeking to understand what strong corporate practice and disclosure looks like with respect to a range of key elements of upstream supply chain human rights due diligence. It draws on data collected by KnowTheChain over eight years of benchmarking global multinational companies across three sectors: Apparel & Footwear, Food & Beverage and ICT.
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briefing From mining to renewable energy: Lessons learnt from benefit sharing legislation for a just transition in Africa
The climate crisis necessitates a global transition to renewable energy that is not only fast but also fair: a shift that includes the creation of shared prosperity for the frontline communities being asked to host vast renewable energy installations and transition mineral mines. We examine existing legislative frameworks in Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe that have the potential to help deliver shared prosperity for the communities whose land and resources are crucial for the energy transition.
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