International Accord: transforming worker safety in the garment industry Project management Ethics at Work’s Bart Slob is responsible for the administrative and financial management of a large project aimed at making garment and textile factories in Pakistan safer for workers. It is contributing to improved working conditions for over 750,000 people, covering between 500 and…
Advice on child labour for FairChain and Moyee Coffee We supported Moyee Coffee and FairChain Foundation in addressing child labour in Moyee’s coffee supply chains in Mizan and Limmu in Ethiopia, and in Kericho County in Kenya. FairChain’s approach focused on creating a living income for smallholder farmers and labourers in the coffee supply chain.…
Private sector engagement for girls’ rights We helped the Girls Advocacy Alliance (GAA) programme, a lobby and advocacy programme carried out by Plan Nederland, Terre des Hommes and DCI-ECPAT, to develop ideas on engaging with the private sector. The GAA programme promotes equal rights and opportunities for girls and young women in 10 countries in Africa…
Understanding the impact of inclusive business For the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) we analysed the results and impacts of 13 SEED award winners in Colombia, India, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. SEED used our analysis for a policy report. This report also included insights and recommendations for policymakers on the role of inclusive enterprises…
Strategic partnership coordination On behalf of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), we coordinated the strategic partnership between SNV and KIT. The objective of this institutional collaboration was to generate leads for innovative approaches in agricultural development. The partnership raised the profile and increased the competitiveness of both organisations. As part of the partnership, we coordinated the production…
Research and policy advice on agricultural value chains On behalf of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) we carried out a comprehensive study on promoting agricultural value chains in the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The study included six case studies: dates from Saudi Arabia, milk from Egypt, red meat from Turkey,…
Advice on Business and Human Rights in practice For the CSR Observatory, we gave advice on Business and Human Rights to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and other Spanish governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Discussion paper as input for Rio+20 For Stakeholder Forum and Vitae Civilis (now Oxfam Brazil) we wrote a discussion paper on redress mechanisms for human rights violations and responsible supply chains. With the paper, our clients sought to mobilise support for the idea of a UN convention on corporate accountability. Unfortunately, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 did…
Visit of Chilean business leaders to the Netherlands We helped Fundación Prohumana to organise a visit to the Netherlands for a delegation of 10 Chilean business leaders. They met with representatives of Dutch companies, governmental organisations and civil society organisations. The objective of the visit was to learn and exchange knowledge on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The video…
Research guide on the private sector and human trafficking We helped La Strada International and SOMO develop a resource guide on engaging the private sector to end human trafficking. It describes different vulnerable sectors and the role that companies could potentially play in contributing to and preventing human trafficking. In our background research for this guide, we described…
