Engaging suppliers in human rights due diligence can be challenging, especially when they are already managing various compliance requirements. Here's how we, as the &Wider’s implementation team effectively onboard suppliers to take our worker monitoring surveys, to make the process mutually beneficial.
Read MoreThe EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has hit a roadblock, but that doesn't mean we hit the brakes on getting ready for human rights due diligence.
Read MoreWe have not gotten the recruitment and treatment of migrant workers in global supply chains right yet. This means that there is also a cultural consensus that there are no heroes , so no one should claim successes.
Read MoreSuppliers play a crucial role in driving change and shaping the working lives of workers. However, getting suppliers to willingly sign up to allow worker engagement systems to be introduced can be quite challenging. In this blog post, we will explore strategies to unlock supplier buy-in and interest in the benefits of worker engagement.
Read MoreI like to describe the human rights due diligence process as a funnel, where an individual brand begins with its entire supply base and uses reliable data and insight to assess which parts of its supply chain warrant deeper due diligence.
Read MoreGiving attention to the intent of listening to workers helps ensure that the organisation will take thoughtful action with this feedback.
Read MoreWhat tools do you already use for worker engagement? What policies do you already have in place to encourage responsible sourcing, and what interventions have worked in the past? Building on those strengths offers you a new strategic direction and more willing stakeholders to make it happen.
Read MoreWe conduct Direct Worker Reporting for our clients. What then is the difference between Direct Worker Reporting and Worker Voice Technologies?
Read MoreThe net is closing on companies who don’t pay attention to human rights due diligence in their supply chains. What does this means for companies operating in Europe?
Read MoreWhere does Direct Worker Voice fit into your responsible sourcing strategy? We run through three major ways you can incorporate Direct Worker Reporting to your responsible sourcing programme for maximum impact and value.
Read MoreMany brands are capturing data in their supply chains and are eager to talk about impact. But social impact is radically different from social compliance. What does that impact look like? And how can we build and measure it over time?
Read MoreDisclosure requirements around the world are increasingly becoming the new norm, but they are rife with references to risk: how do you overcome this and move beyond risk mitigation toward impact?
Read MoreNobody really knows the deeper implications for the world's most vulnerable workers. But isn’t it worth opening up channels for listening to them and doing so sooner rather than later?
Read MoreThe spotlight and pressure these named and shamed brands faced has the effect of accelerating progress, and unlocking internal buy-in. But the public only got the first part of the story - the scandal.
Read MoreThe relationship between supplier and buyers is shifting. What is the difference between a policing and a partnership model? And how can this shift be accelerated in the responses to COVID-19?
Read MoreThank the gods (and the UN) that we didn’t apply the worker wellbeing argument to human rights.
Read MoreWe work in the field of “responsible sourcing”. How, to date, have we all tried to carry out this responsibility?
Read MoreIt was refreshing to observe a change in tone and seriousness during the annual SEDEX conference.
Read MoreWe have long been whining about the shortcomings of auditing, but a widespread abandonment of the role of the auditor is not going to happen anytime soon. Why?
Read MoreSome workers may never risk giving candid feedback about their working conditions. But even in precarious workplaces, we do and will continue to find workers who will still risk it.
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