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A new vision for better business (for Liberal Democrat Voice)
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020Ahead of the 2019 General Election, the Liberal Democrats made a welcome commitment to ensuring “better business”. This vital policy promise, which sits squarely in the Party’s commitment to an ongoing pursuit of ‘radical reform’, recognises that the current system is not working to everyone’s benefit, and that firms should be have a positive impact on society alongside pursuing profit.
Does the UK have an international duty to adopt a mandatory due diligence obligation law on business and human rights?
Thursday, July 30th, 202040,000 people from the Niger Delta take on Shell at the UK Supreme Court
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020How Shell’s polluting business model in Nigeria may have to change
Monday, June 15th, 2020UK Supreme Court should recognise Shell’s responsibilities for devastating rights impacts of Niger Delta oil spills
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020The CORE Coalition and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have jointly submitted evidence in a landmark case before the UK Supreme Court brought by some 40,000 people from the Niger Delta (Nigeria) against oil major Royal Dutch Shell (Okpabi et al vs Royal Dutch Shell et al).
Rights Groups Request UK Supreme Court to Hear Case On Corporate Abuses
Monday, May 18th, 2020RAID and CORE Coalition have officially lodged a letter with the UK Supreme Court requesting it to hear a case involving corporate human rights abuses by a British-based company, African Minerals Ltd, at its iron-ore mine in Sierra Leone. The letter was filed under Rule 15 of the Supreme Court Rules, which permits civil society groups to make submissions in the public interest to the Court.
Hanging by a thread? COVID-19 and garment workers
Thursday, April 30th, 2020Seven years on from the Rana Plaza disaster in which 1,134 people tragically lost their lives, garment workers’ are still at risk. As companies scramble to limit financial damage during the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of vulnerable people living in countries without a social safety net are bearing the brunt of the crisis.
Clean hands, dirty supply chains?
Wednesday, April 8th, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the low pay and poor conditions of workers on precarious contracts around the world. Action is needed now and in future to better protect their rights.
Mark Dearn appointed as CORE’s new Director
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Dearn as the new Director of CORE. Mark will be joining CORE on 4 May.
CORE’s Annual Partner Meeting: Corporate Accountability in 2020 and Beyond
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020On the 25th of February 2020, over 70 people from law, academia, trade unions and NGOs assembled for CORE’s Annual Partner Meeting at The Foundry in London. Haylie Page summarises the day in this blog.