Overview of Controversial Business Practices 2008
This company briefing provides an overview of business practices that could be considered as unsustainable or irresponsible which occurred (or might have been addressed) in 2008. In addition, it may describe developments on some issues identified in a similar overview for 2006, which was also prepared by SOMO.
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Hiding behind complex supply chains, undermining unions, disseminating distorted information – these are just a few of the ways that corporations try to avoid responsibility for human rights abuses and environmental damage across their supply…
Garment giant not addressing problems at supplier in Myanmar Today, SOMO, the Clean Clothes Campaign Netherlands (SKC) and Action Labor Rights (ALR) from Myanmar are submitting a complaint about C&A garment company to the Complaints…
A report released today by the Dutch Clean Clothes Campaign (SKC) and SOMO signals substandard reporting by companies that have signed the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile for corporate accountability in international supply…
SOMO is one of the more than hundred signatories of a policy paper on how the EU should end gag lawsuits, also known as SLAPPs. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are lawsuits brought forward by…
As the corona virus sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on the lives of artisanal, small scale miners and their communities. Around 83 per…
Workers in global supply chains at great risk As the corona crisis grips the globe, some of its most severe health and economic impacts are felt by vulnerable workers and communities that sustain the global…
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