By Bryant Harris Published on January 28, 2014 on Inter Press Service Advocacy groups and some legislators are calling on the U.S. government to mandate an increase in corporate supply chain transparency, with the aim of cutting down on the estimated 14,000 to 17,000...
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Hospitality, Agriculture Firms Vulnerable to Human Trafficking
By Carey L. Biron Published on January 3, 2014 in Inter Press Service Shareholders are calling on 15 U.S.-based multinational corporations to ensure that their global supply chains are not facilitating human rights abuses, particularly labour and sex trafficking. In a new...
ATEST Comments on Proposed Regulations to Implement Executive Order 13627
On December 20, 2013, ATEST submitted written comments on proposed regulations that are designed to implement Executive Order 13627. The Executive Order and implementing regulations strengthen protections against human trafficking that is taking place within government procurement...
Slaves in the Supply Chain: 12 Ways to Clean up Business
By Holly Young Published on December 10, 2013 in The Guardian Are ethical audits actually useful? How do you incentivise due diligence? Ourpanel unpicks the politics and practicalities of supply chain transparency Genevieve LeBaron, vice-chancellor's fellow in politics,...
Breaking the Silence on Slavery: Why Companies Need to do More
By Oliver Balch Published on December 4, 2013 in The Guardian Spotting abuses in supply chains doesn't absolve corporations from the obligation of helping victims. It's their duty, not NGOs' After decades of silence and denial on modern-day slavery, big business is at last...
ATEST Welcomes KnowTheChain as Tool for Promoting Transparency Around Slavery in Supply Chains
For Release: October 20, 2013 (Washington, DC) – A partnership of organizations committed to combatting modern day slavery today unveiled KnowTheChain, an online resource created to educate companies, investors, policymakers and consumers about the existence of...
New Report Helps Companies Meet and Exceed Requirements to Eliminate Human Trafficking from Supply Chains
For Release: January 29, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) issued a report today, “Beyond SB 657: How Businesses Can Meet and Exceed California’s Requirements to Prevent Forced Labor in Supply Chains.” This path breaking report provides...
ATEST Report Aims to Bolster Corporate Compliance with California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, SB 657
A new report by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), “Beyond SB 657: How Businesses Can Meet and Exceed California’s Requirements to Prevent Forced Labor in Supply Chains,” provides guiding principles for companies required to comply with California’s pioneering...
How do we Hold Businesses Accountable for Slave Labor Used in Supply Chains?
This webcast ran on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 1 PM to 1:30 PM. Experts from the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) address the role businesses here in the U.S. and abroad can play to ensure their supply chains are free from slavery. View video here.
ATEST National Call on Business Transparency Legislation
Major multi-national businesses have an enormous role to play in ending human trafficking and modern-day slavery around the world and here in the United States. H.R. 2759, the "Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act," a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Maloney (D-NY) in...