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Egypt and the Complicated Ethics of the Telecommunications Industry

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Like many people, I’ve been watching the scenes of democratic protests in Egypt unfold with a mixture of awe and fascination, fear and hope. I’ve also been reflecting on the implications of these events for the relationship between business and human rights. Read more →

Posted: February 1, 2011 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology

Taking Worker Rights to Scale—So What If There Isn’t a Business Case?

Ayesha Barenblat, Former Director, Stakeholder Collaboration

I just returned from Singapore, where (thanks to the generous support of the Levi Strauss Foundation) we convened a leading group of worker rights training organizations from around the world to collaborate on ways to scale and deepen the impact of their daunting and difficult in-factory work. Read more →

Posted: February 1, 2011 | Topics: Civil & Political Rights, Consumer Products, Human Rights, Return on Investment, Supply Chain

Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations: Who is Covered?

Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released draft conflict minerals reporting rulesin December 2010 that have significant implications for a range of corporate sustainability issues—from supply chain monitoring and transparency to integrated reporting and responsible investing. In the short term, however, many people are simply focused on understanding and commenting on these rules, which are open for comment until the end of January 2011. Read more →

Posted: January 13, 2011 | Topics: Conflict Minerals, Governance & Accountability, Human Rights, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain

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