The Link Between Climate Change and Modern Slavery – The Need to Know for Businesses
There are currently estimated to be 40.3 million people living in slavery globally, with the most marginalised members of society […]
Read moreSussex Speaks: Modern Slavery Post-pandemic Roundtable
Speakers from the council, police, NGO’s and small businesses come together in person for a collaborative roundtable discussion on modern […]
Read moreHuman Rights: What are the top human rights risk priorities that businesses need to manage?
Comply with legal requirements and embrace normative human rights standards. Where there are national or regional legal requirements for businesses […]
Read moreHuman Rights: Why does my business need to manage human rights risk?
Whether from a legal perspective or a normative one, corporations are recognised as human rights ‘duty-bearers’ alongside states. The huge […]
Read moreA Deep Dive into Human Rights and the Environment Due Diligence: Where Next?: Towards Mandatory Due Diligence
The first wave of legislative action was aimed at promoting transparency in business and introducing reporting requirements for companies to […]
Read moreA Deep Dive into Human Rights and the Environment Due Diligence Where Next?: The Business Case for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence.
Apart from the moral factor, there are many reasons why businesses should care about their human rights and environmental due […]
Read moreA Small Business and a Modern Slavery Statement
When tasked to write Ardea Internationals own Modern Slavery Statement, I wondered if I had ever even read one. And […]
Read moreA Deep Dive into Human Rights and the Environmental Due Diligence: Where Next?
Whilst there are existing due diligence frameworks from organisations such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human […]
Read moreThe Business Case for Directors to address human rights issues in their organisation and supply chains:
Integrating human rights goes to the core of a business. I0 reasons why directors should tackle human rights in business
Read moreWho Should be Concerned about Modern Slavery?
The Relevance of Modern Slavery to Occupational Health and Safety Inspectors. Organisations today can be so complex that they could […]
Read morePremier League Roundtable: How can football clubs demonstrate their respect for human rights and environmental due diligence?
“How can football clubs demonstrate their respect for human rights and environmental due diligence in the context of the proposed […]
Read moreHow can your organisation support the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour?
Ardea’s pledge to the International Year for the Elimination of Child labour The UN has declared 2021 the International Year […]
Read moreParent Company Liability for Human Rights Breaches – 2019 Supreme Court Refuses Permission to Appeal in Unilever case
Background The claimants were employees and former employees of Unilever Tea Kenya Limited (UTKL), or residents living on a tea […]
Read moreGordon’s Guinness World Record spells end for modern slavery
I first had these thoughts back in 2018. They regularly returned to me throughout the course of the year, often […]
Read moreWhat new due diligence laws mean for procurement
There is momentum growing among governments worldwide to require companies to undertake mandatory human rights due diligence. This blog hightlights the common principles for the laws and also the impact on procurement
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