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To address the growing child labor challenge in the U.S., companies must grapple with what went wrong by taking a hard look at their supplier due diligence and management processes.
by Celine Steer
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ESG assets could exceed US$50 trillion by 2025, but ESG as a framework does not sufficiently capture harms to people.
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The workforce of the future has identified a culture of health as a key factor in career decisions, and investors are increasingly aware that good health is smart business.
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The hope is to spark private funding in an area traditionally limited to government investment.
by Steve Zwick
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In the SDGs Letter Project, our new partnership with the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the first target is Sustainable Development Goal No. 10.
by Jinchen Zou
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The capacity of social impact investors to transform lives will depend on their ability to innovate.
by Sonal Shah
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Members of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark complete a methodology based in part on U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
by Robert Kropp
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Another factory fire in Bangladesh makes this on-the-ground report from Marcus Chung a timely addition to the debate.
by Marc Gunther
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It’s time for companies to bring their industries together and implement transparent systems that can make a difference.
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Sixty upstream companies (those from mine to smelter) have reported increased awareness of and less skepticism about implementing supply chain due diligence.
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A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole.
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The company's new guidelines, issued 20 years after it set terms of engagement focused on compliance in its supply chain, now aim to help the workers in its global supply chains prosper while also protecting the environment.
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Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The LEAD program's new members include Accenture, Intel, KPMG, Newmont Mining Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Symantec, Coca-Cola, Novo Nordisk and Heineken, among others.
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Presentations from Dolores Huerta and Majora Carter at green conferences in the last two weeks build the case for the environmental and economic benefits of an all-inclusive green movement.
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As we approach what will be for many in the U.S. a long, vacation-filled weekend, it's time to reflect on something those leading the sustainability movement need more than almost anything else: Some down time.
by Marc Gunther
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The financial reform law's requirements for conflict-free sourcing of electronics materials is a good step, but abandoning the DRC altogether is a knee-jerk reaction that won't fix the country's problems.
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Nestlé Waters North America faced four key challenges in its efforts to build a new bottled water plan in the northeastern U.S. The company partnered with Business for Social Responsibility to map a path to success.
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Whole Foods and Bed, Bath and Beyond are working to phase out transportation fuel from the Canadian Tar Sands, while Cartier, Sears and more than 60 other retailers have committed to buying gold from environmentally responsible sources.