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20 avril 2007

IT firms compromise on global injustice

Mark Ballard, Register [UK] The International Labour Organisation (ILO)…called a meeting of manufacturers, industry bodies, governments, and unions, who spent two days hammering out a compromise...The text, however, appears to commit them - voluntarily...
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4 avril 2007

The Dark side of Healthcare

The Dark side of Healthcare - a report about Swedish county councils’ procurement of goods from India and Pakistan Author: Kristina Bjurling (SwedWatch), with Fair Trade Center, Clean Clothes Campaign Sweden The Dark side of Healthcare (2007) is a report...
3 avril 2007

Corporate Codes of Labour Practice: Can the Most Vulnerable Workers Benefit?

Stephanie Barrientos, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex [UK] ...[A] large number of global buyers and retailers have introduced codes of labour practice to ensure their suppliers observe minimum international labour standards. But...
3 avril 2007

Sedex Announces Best Practice Guidance & Common Report Format

Sedex (The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) is pleased to announce the official launch of SMETA, S edex M embers E thical T rade A udit. SMETA represents a further step forward in the Sedex vision of encouraging and enabling convergence in ethical trade...
27 mars 2007

True & Profitable Sustainability Management

Survey Shows Most Firms Currently Lack Formal Strategies and Processes to Fulfill Sustainability Commitments Supply Management is a "Litmus Test" of "Sustainability" Initiatives March 27, 2007 — While a majority of North American firms in the survey (almost...
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22 mars 2007

Refuse To Cooperate With Illegal Factories

Twelve global companies whose annual combined sales exceed US$147 billion say they will not cooperate with Chinese factories that use children labor or ask employees to work excessive hours. The 12 companies include Brookstone, one of the largest retailers...
11 mars 2007

Paper sourcing – Judging a book by its paper

While the paperless office remains a distant mirage, there are a number of paper sourcing policies pursued by progressive companies that are more or less finding a path through the certification jungle Paper sourcing policy is an undeniably complex business....
7 mars 2007

Buying the right coffee, better pollution standards, and ethical paper sourcing

Editorial - Ethical corporation Coffee certification For all the certification standards for coffee, transparency is still the key to empowered consumer choice When McDonald’s decided earlier this year to switch to 100% sustainable coffee in the UK and...
2 février 2007

Europe: Timber sourcing – Are you sitting comfortably, and with a clear conscience ?

Ethical Corporation has been out on the street to see what staff at UK furniture retailers know about the wood their products are made of. The results are grainy at best In December, reporters for Ethical Corporation braved the pre-Christmas retail crush...
30 janvier 2007

Global Supply Chain: Four of the World’s Largest Retailers Form Coalition to Promote Acceptable Working Conditions for Global Su

Tesco, Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Metro join in endorsing a new global initiative to encourage a unified approach to promoting good working conditions in the supply chain SCDigest Editorial Staff The News: News is that UK-based retailing giant Tesco is now...
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