by Jasmin Hansohm | Jul 31, 2023 | INSIGHT, RBC intelligence, RBC risk assessment, Enhanced due diligence, Homepage carousel
Significant litigation addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in overseas operations is increasingly being brought and heard before UK courts. These cases are predominantly within the agricultural sector in East Africa. However, recent reports on the... by Emily Bucknell | Jul 20, 2023 | INSIGHT, RBC intelligence, Enhanced due diligence, Homepage carousel
Following an inter-agency investigation, Cambodia’s ambassador to the US is reportedly set to bring a lawsuit against companies accused of using prison labour to manufacture goods in the Cambodian garment sector with the intention to export to the US. In February... by Jennifer Schappert | Jul 6, 2023 | ALERT, Enhanced due diligence, Homepage carousel
The non-profit ECCHR filed a case against car manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for alleged human rights violations in their supply chains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. ECCHR’s case was based on a Sheffield Hallam University report documenting...