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Polisi & Kewangan
Trade wars have made Europe and the US ‘higher risk’ markets – and it’s all to do with labour, says LRQA
“Homeshoring”, or moving production back to a company’s home country, to counter geopolitical tensions is driving demand for low-cost migrant workers, raising labour risks in markets once deemed “low risk”, says the global assurance firm.
Karbon & Cuaca
‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024
Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Makanan & Pertanian
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
Studio EB
The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land grabbing incidents, says Leena Ghosh, head of human rights and social standards at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
Makanan & Pertanian
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Ruman Rights (UNGPs) defines HRDD as a process of identifying, preventing, mitigating, and accounting for any human rights violations.
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