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Justice in the transition: Litigating corporate abuse in the shift to clean energy for all
Opinion pieces, interviews and blogs from across the business and human rights movement. Explore the big challenges, ...
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Global fashion brands' purchasing practices shifting financial pressure of decarbonisation onto suppliers
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Australia: Hospitality group Merivale under investigation by Fair Work; incl. claims of underpayment and exploitation of migrant chefs
Fair Work is investigating Merivale following fresh claims the hospitality giant underpaid and exploited vulnerable workers, ...
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Israel/OPT: Shipping giant Maersk divests from companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank
Maersk will cut ties with companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank, the Danish shipping ...
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Weekly Update 21 May: 46 global companies linked to alleged abuses associated with major Indonesian palm oil producer
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses, the latest jobs and events announcements. READ THE FULL UPDATE Archive of past ...
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Brazil: Vale do Jequitinhonha residents say the arrival of the mining company Sigma Lithium brought new community conflicts and issues
"In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, communities share how to reduce lithium mining impacts", 30 April 2025 ...Since 2023, the roughly 70 brick houses of this 150-year-old village in Brazil’s ...
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Myanmar: Chinese-owned gold mines pose risk of cyanide pollution in transboundary rivers, say reports
"A Toxic Silence: How Myanmar’s gold rush threatens international rivers" 28 April 2025 Unregulated gold mining in eastern Shan State raises concerns about the risk of cyanide contamination in key ...
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Honduras: Fruit of the Loom accused of union-busting as unionised factories face closure; incl. co. response
In February 2025, it was reported that Fruit of the Loom (FOL) would be closing two unionised factories it owns in Honduras, Jerzees Nuevo Día and Confecciones Dos Caminos, impacting more than 3,000 ...
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The U'wa Nation, private sector, and climate crisis: collective rights in the Inter-American system
By Juliana Bravo Valencia, Amazon Program Director, EarthRights International After decades of fighting to protect their environment and culture, the U'wa people of north-east Colombia have secured a ...
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EU: Experts analyse key implications of Omnibus package for CSDDD, CSRD, and EU Taxonomy
“EU Omnibus Unveiled: What’s at stake for the EU’s sustainability framework?”, 7 March 2025 Frank Bold’s Julia Otten presented our views at a webinar co-organised with ShareAction, WWF European Policy ...
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New research shows high street fashion brands linked with labour rights abuses in Myanmar on fourth anniversary of military coup - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
As Myanmar marks the fourth anniversary of the military coup, new research shows that factories supplying major high street fashion brands including H&M, Frasers Group, BESTSELLER (and its brand Vero ...
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Bangladesh: Beximco Group closes down 16 textile factories, laying off 40,000 workers; incl. co. responses
In December 2024, it was reported that 40,000 workers working across sixteen Beximco Group textile factories would be laid off, amid financial challenges and the arrest of the company's co-founder, ...