by Gaia Rea | Aug 20, 2025 | ALERTS, Homepage carousel
On 12 August, the US Department of State (DOS) released its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. There are some key changes to be aware of, based on our rapid review: Reports are shorter at half or even a third of the length of previous reports. They no... 
by Claire Brown | Aug 28, 2025 | ALERTS, Homepage carousel
On 28 July, NGO Mighty Earth published Cameroon on the Brink: Cocoa’s new deforestation frontier. The report examines the risks linked to deforestation in Cameroon’s cocoa sector under the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the expansion of the cocoa sector in... 
by Max Ebdon | Aug 18, 2025 | ALERTS, Homepage carousel
The US DOL reached a settlement with poultry processor MarJac Poultry to pay $385,000 and implement compliance measures after finding children working in hazardous conditions in violation of federal child labour laws. On 28 July 2025, Alabama-based Mar-Jac Poultry and... 
by Jasmin Hansohm | Aug 18, 2025 | ALERTS, Homepage carousel
On 22 July, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected a case brought by US NGO International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) on behalf of eight Malian plaintiffs against Cargill, Nestlé, Mondelēz, Hershey, Olam, Barry Callebaut, and Mars over forced... 
by Gaia Rea | Aug 18, 2025 | ALERTS, Homepage carousel
On 1 August 2025, Italy’s Competition Authority fined Giorgio Armani €3.5 million for social greenwashing, citing misleading claims in its Code of Conduct and other materials. The decision was based on the legal case brought against the group in April 2024 for labour...