Yearly Archives: 2021

Should companies have a head of human rights?

Baroness Young hosted our second House of Lords debate this year and began by sharing...

UN calls to improve human rights in supply chains

Following the publication by the United Nations’ working group on business and human rights of...

When it comes to corruption, silence is never golden: why encouraging speak-up is an essential component of any anti-bribery programme

Forewarned is forearmed, or so the saying goes, but ask any whistleblower if they were...

Producing renewable energy that respects human rights

Between 2010 and 2020, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre documented over 500 allegations...

Are businesses making the sustainability transition to net zero?

End deforestation, curb methane emissions, cut fossil fuel funding; COP26 was long on pledges, but...

The role of business in ensuring the right to a sustainable environment

On October 8, less than a month before the opening of COP26 (Conference of the...

What are the immediate priorities for ethics & compliance professionals coming out of the Covid crisis?

Baroness Kingsmill hosted the first of our long-running ethics debate series at the House of...

The case for active engagement to achieve ESG goals

As fashion brand Boohoo addresses labour rights issues in its supply chain, Nestlé considers the...

Mind the gap – essential steps for embedding an ethical corporate culture throughout an organisation

When it comes to corporate culture do managers look through rose-tinted glasses? According to GoodCorporation’s...

Supporting mental health over the return to work: five key steps for employers to take

An estimated 60 per cent of the UK’s adult population has spent much of the...

Fears over mental health as staff return to the workplace

UK workers are unconvinced that adequate mental health support will be provided as they return...