Corporate Responsibility - CORE Coalition

UK NGOs and unions call for new law to curb multinationals’ global abuses

On the day that the UK Supreme Court rules that 1,800 Zambian villagers can continue their claim against mining giant Vedanta, CORE and more than 20 civil society organisations launch call for a new law to make UK corporations accountable for human rights abuses and environmental damage linked to their global operations and supply chains.

EU election manifestos 2019: what do they say about corporate accountability?

We examined the manifestos of UK political parties’ contesting the European elections 2019. What do they say about protection of human rights and the environment with regard to the global operations of UK companies?

Why Brazil needs a new law on supply chain reporting and mandatory human rights due diligence

Caio Borges from leading Brazilian NGO, Conectas Human Rights, argues that Brazil is losing ground on eradicating modern slavery from its supply chains. Lessons learned from the implementation of the UK Modern Slavery Act could be the starting point for future legal developments in South America’s largest country.

Access to Legal Remedies for Victims of Corporate Human Rights Abuses in Third Countries

A blog from Claire Bright, Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), on the practical and procedural obstacles faced by claimants attempting to hold EU multinational corporations to account for their human rights abuses in third countries.

The Government must seize the opportunity to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act

The second interim report by the Modern Slavery Act Independent Review makes a series of far-reaching recommendations to remedy the shortcomings of the Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) clause (section 54). Our blog compares the report's recommendations with those from our own submission to the review.

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Guidance for business & investors – effective reporting under the Modern Slavery Act

This guidance lays out our thinking around how the provisions on transparency in supply chains of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 can be used to drive positive change in businesses.

Risk Averse? Company reporting under the Modern Slavery Act

This report examines Modern Slavery & Trafficking statements from 25 businesses sourcing raw materials and commodities associated with a heightened risk of modern slavery, and 25 operating in sectors at heightened risk of labour rights abuses.

The Bottom Line: UK Corporate Abuse Overseas

The world over, some UK businesses are behaving in ways that would be unacceptable at home and getting away with it. This report brings together ten recent case studies of serious abuses linked to UK corporations’ international operations.

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Guidance for business & investors – effective reporting under the Modern Slavery Act

Risk Averse? Company reporting under the Modern Slavery Act

The Bottom Line: UK Corporate Abuse Overseas