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Study Finds Limited Impact of Mineral Sourcing Initiatives in DRC
May 31, 2019
A recent study by the research institute IPIS finds that, while efforts by “responsible sourcing initiatives” in the Congo (DRC) have improved the security of artisanal miners in various provinces, most of the armed conflicts do not relate to mining activities and such initiatives have had a “limited impact” on local development.
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German Officials Propose Corporate “Due Diligence” Law
May 31, 2019
Lawyers at the global law firm Littler Mendelson examine a proposal from the German government to require German companies to perform “due diligence” in examining the human rights and environmental impacts of their operations and those of businesses in their global supply chains.
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H&M Publishes Details of Every Clothing Supplier
May 31, 2019
Under pressure from nongovernmental organizations that wish to ramp up their scrutiny of human rights impacts in global apparel supply chains, fashion company H&M has agreed to publicly list the suppliers of every garment it sells, and now faces calls to list even more information, including the wages paid by its suppliers.
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Activists Release “Transparency Index” for Fashion Industry
May 31, 2019
The “global movement” Fashion Revolution has published a 2019 Fashion Transparency Index targeting companies it says do not share sufficient information with nongovernmental organizations that wish to scrutinize the human rights and environmental impacts of their supply chains.
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ECJ Approves EU’s Global Investment Court
May 31, 2019
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) recently held that the EU’s Investment Court System, set out in the EU-Canada trade deal to replace the more-flexible investor-state dispute mechanism as a model for all future trade deals, is compatible with EU treaties.
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