New research suggests that firms with a good reputation for ethical sourcing in the fashion industry are judged more harshly than their peers when child labour is discovered in their supply chain. Meggan Caddey, a final year ...
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2017
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Lines of trucks carrying piles of rock crisscross Finland's rugged Terrafame mine, which sits 300km (186 miles) below the Arctic Circle and is Europe's largest source of nickel for electric car batteries.
Environment
Nov 16, 2020
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Consumer education campaigns that raise awareness about the use of child labour in global supply chains can be an effective countermeasure against the practice, according to new research published in Manufacturing & Service ...
Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2019
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One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden, shift of around half the workforce to working at home.
Economics & Business
Sep 03, 2020
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In Ivory Coast, cocoa once guaranteed farmers a sweet life.
Environment
Sep 26, 2018
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Cobalt mined dangerously by children in the Democratic Republic of Congo could end up in the lithium batteries of smartphones and electric cars made by Apple, Samsung or Sony, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
Business
Jan 19, 2016
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Vietnamese children as young as 11 are working for up to 18 hours a day in harsh and abusive conditions, often unpaid and denied communication with their families, a study shows.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2014
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Covered in dust and without protective kit, two seven-year-old boys gather stones in cups.
Social Sciences
Jul 08, 2016
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Easier access to information and better communication tools has empowered consumers and allows them to make informed and perhaps more socially responsible purchasing decisions. At the same time, corporate responsibility and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2020
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Italy's antitrust authority said Thursday it had launched a probe into tech giants Apple and Samsung for allegedly shortening the lives of their products so clients would buy newer models.
Business
Jan 18, 2018
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