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... by Emily Bucknell | Jun 29, 2023 | ALERT, RBC intelligence, Enhanced due diligence, Homepage carousel
In June, journalists and media outlets published the results of a collaborative investigation into the alleged large-scale deforestation of the Amazon as a result of cattle farming. The investigation identified 17,000 km2 of the Amazon allegedly destroyed near meat... by Jennifer Schappert | May 10, 2023 | ALERT, TRENDS, RBC intelligence, Enhanced due diligence, Homepage carousel
On 4 May ClientEarth filed a case against Cargill with the US National Contact Point (NCP) over its alleged failure to conduct adequate environmental and human rights due diligence on its soya supply chain in Brazil. This is not a legal case; the process is voluntary.... by Emily Bucknell | Jan 20, 2023 | ALERT, Enhanced due diligence
Eight organisations, including Greenpeace Canada, filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau Canada against the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for making misleading claims about the sustainability of its certification practices. This case is the most recent in a...