Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

Funds marketed as environmentally friendly are being used by major asset managers to funnel millions of dollars to the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, a company notorious for its links to deforestation and human rights abuses via its supply chain. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

Divestment 340

Divestment Sustainable Investment Supply Chains Supply Chain 340

Chris Hall

MARCH 19, 2024

Research finds negligible decline in state-imposed forced labour despite regulation, as Asia’s central position on issue draws eyes to Uyghur solar supply chain risk. Since 2017, the government has placed an estimated 1.8 Those typically include polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules. “We

Supply Chains 69

Supply Chains Supply Chain Divestment Manufacturing 69

Chris Hall

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR), together with Anti-Slavery International and Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, has released investor guidance on how to address Uyghur-linked human rights risks in the green technology supply chain.

Supply Chains 64

Supply Chains Supply Chain Divestment Climate Change 64

Chris Hall

MARCH 19, 2024

Research finds negligible decline in state-forced labour despite regulatory efforts, as Asia’s central position on issue draws eyes to Uyghur solar supply chain risk. Since 2017, the government has placed an estimated 1.8 An NBIM spokesperson stressed the importance of engagement, as opposed to divestment on the issue. “We

Supply Chains 59

Supply Chains Supply Chain Divestment Manufacturing 59

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

In short, companies should deploy holistic frameworks of operational and supply chain due diligence, to meet increasing regulatory scrutiny and maintain their social licence to operate.” She continues that companies should have clear policies and proactively assess the potential adverse impacts of their operations on people and the planet.

Supply Chains 98

Supply Chains Supply Chain Banking Manufacturing 98

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A strong target of attack in Wiener’s Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 253) is its mandatory requirement of Scope 3 reporting – greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to a company, but outside its operations, such as its customers or supply chain.

Climate Change 136

Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Protocol Supply Chains Supply Chain 136

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Angelini manages the sustainability aspects of both Timberland’s partnership with Other Half Processing to build a more responsible leather supply chain, and its partnership with Terra Genesis International to build the world’s first regenerative rubber supply system for footwear.

Waste 517

Waste Climate Change Supply Chains Supply Chain 517