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Child labour plagues our food system says World Benchmarking Alliance
A “shocking lack of action” over child and forced labour has been exposed across agrifood, in a study that found the vast majority of companies are not working hard enough to prohibit...
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Study finds over two thirds of food systems leaders are men
A new report confirms that global food systems are directed inordinately by men, adding that eight out of 10 UK...
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$10 billion food system commitment from Biden
US President Joe Biden announced a $10 billion commitment to improving the food system last week while addressing the UN...
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Over-arching monitoring framework needed, say experts
Leading scientists and experts have called for an over arching framework to monitor food systems. They say the High-Level Panel...
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Rapporteur: Business due diligence needed to protect human rights
Businesses should “prevent, address and effectively remedy human rights abuses across their entire supply chains, making the information public through due diligence," according to Michael Fakhri the UN Rapporteur on the Right to Food. He...
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Bridge the gap between consumers and producers
Professor Tim Lang, Emeritus Professor of Food Policy, City University, has written to key decision makers at the UN Food Systems Summit, seeking a promise that human rights will make their way to the heart...
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Corporates: we’re not liable for failing to combat child labour
The world’s largest cocoa companies have responded to a class action in the US alleging responsibility for the trafficking of Malian children to Ivory Coast for forced labour. Human rights lawyer Terrence Collingsworth of...
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Guterres: Climate crisis poses enormous financial risk
A crucial UN climate change report says global warming of 2°C will be exceeded this century without rapid action. This level meets the critical tolerance thresholds for agriculture and health. The Intergovernmental Panel on...
Read moreChild labour plagues our food system says World Benchmarking Alliance
A “shocking lack of action” over child and forced labour has been exposed across agrifood, in a study that found the vast majority of companies are not working hard enough to prohibit child labour in their supply chains. The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) uncovered the scale...
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