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May 22, 2013

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The Lesson of Rana Plaza For CSR: Worker Empowerment The Key To Safety?

Rana Plaza shows it’s time to place worker empowerment squarely in CSR. Francesca Rheannon explains why on Talkback.

Smart Business & Smarter Consumption: What Can We Learn From Bangladesh?

The Western world has taken access to affordable clothes for granted for a long time. Will the Bangladesh collapse spur change? Sarah Coles...

Sears won't sign Bangladesh safety accord

The company says it's in preliminary talks on an alternative plan with retail trade groups in North America. Chicago Tribune/Getty-AFP photo.

Does Human Rights Language Matter?

Talking openly about human rights may make even well meaning executives uncomfortable. But that’s why we have to do it. Joanne Bauer explains...

Why The Kimberley Certification Process For “Conflict Free Diamonds” Must Be Abandoned (Part One)

So-called “conflict-free” diamonds are anything but. Marc Choyt exposes the dirty underbelly of the Kimberley Certification Process on Talkback.

Will You Pay 10 Cents More Per T-Shirt?

According to the Worker Rights Consortium all we need to do to prevent the next Bangladesh tragedy is pay 10 cents extra. But...

New Report Rips the Mask Off the CSR Industry

A new AFL-CIO report titled Responsibility Outsourced dives into workers rights and the low safety standards in the manufacturing industry. Equal Times.

Bangladesh's Deadly Building Collapse Renews Safety Woes

The collapse of a Bangladesh building that killed 182 people this week is prompting renewed calls for clothing companies to ensure worker safety....

Respecting Human Rights: Shareholders Shift From Policy to Action

Shareholder activists are pursuing a new strategy to get companies to take the lead on human rights. Amol Mehra explains on Talkback.

Companies Shielded as US Court Cuts Human-Rights Suits

Justices threw out a suit accusing two foreign-based units of Royal Dutch Shell Plc of facilitating torture and executions, Bloomberg reports.




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