"The Highs and Lows of the UK’s Business and Human Rights Laws", 16 Jun 2017

Today marks 6 years since the UN Human Rights Council adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. To celebrate, we are looking at three fantastic things the UK has done to ensure that businesses respect human rights [Data Protection Act 1998 and Equality Act 2010; Modern Slavery Act 2015; 2016 amendment to the Companies Act 2006] and two areas where it could vastly improve [public procurement; duty of vigilance]...