A new report by CottonConnect has revealed that improving the rights and income for female cotton workers in India results in higher cotton yields and improves profits...
Tech giant Apple has banned the use of two hazardous chemicals in its production line, after investors urged the firm to better protect the workers in...
Clothing retailer Matalan has been targeted by campaigners for failing to donate money to a compensation fund for victims of the Rana Plaza factory disaster. On...
Samsung is facing allegations that one of its suppliers based in China has been using child labour in order to meet demand. The accusations have led...
Investors, asset managers and businesses have signed an open letter to Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environmental initiatives at American tech giant Apple, urging her to eliminate...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has condemned the “Victorian conditions” that people are subjected to under the use of zero-hour contracts, promising to cut down their use...
How does the all inclusive hotel model in the tourism sector affect the rights of employees? This is the underlying question that a report launched last...
The level of engagement between sustainability functions in businesses and important internal and external stakeholders is low, according to a survey. Low levels of engagement can...
Thirteen long-term investors have called on the publicly listed companies they invest in to pay all employees the living wage, which was increased this week to...
A new report by tax and auditing firm KPMG says that one in five workers in the UK are being paid less than the living wage,...
A delegation of retailers, academics and specialists gathered in Birmingham to discuss ways in which to increase transparency within the supply chain industry. Business leaders from...
Four Swedish AP national pension funds have announced they will drops shares in four companies criticised for their negative environmental and social records. Following the suggestions...
A BBC Panorama investigation has revealed that garment factory workers in Bangladesh are being forced to work for 19 hours a day. The programme, which aired...
Labour leader Ed Miliband vowed to take action on the “cost of living crisis” on Saturday, ahead of his party’s annual conference which is currently underway...
Liberal Democrat leaders have vowed to address working rights, including lifting minimum wage workers out of tax and action of ‘zero hour contracts’ if they win...