Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 6, 2025

@hildeaustlid @thorsheim #FunFact: There were some #SourcingRequirement regulations on the table at @EUCommission demanding #HumanRights, #WorkersRights and #EnvoirmentalStandards as well as #HealthcareStandards / #WorkplaceSafetyStandards to make it legal to even import products.

#SupplyChainLaw #Lieferkettengesetz

NSW.BiodiversityJun 14, 2024
Ghost bats out cattle in
“Out of sight and out of mind, northern Australia has the largest intact savanna ecosystem in the world, yet we’re seeing its woodlands bulldozed at a shocking rate while the Australian government turns a blind eye."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/14/out-of-sight-and-out-of-mind-conservationists-alarmed-as-nt-land-clearing-threatens-endangered-ghost-bat-habitat
#Australia #NT #landclearing #cattle #bats #biodiversity #SupplyChainLaw #meat
‘Out of sight and out of mind’: conservationists alarmed as NT land-clearing threatens endangered ghost bat habitat

Conservationists urge Tanya Plibersek to call in Daly River pastoral clearing application for assessment under commonwealth nature laws

The Guardian
Natalie SedaccaNov 20, 2022

New report from Human Rights Watch on the proliferation of private inspections or ‘social audits’ - it highlights their flaws as a way of enforcing labour standards, including conflicts of interest, attempts by suppliers to hide actual working conditions and lack of powers to force improvements

#HumanRights #SupplyChainLaw #LabourRights

https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/11/15/obsessed-audit-tools-missing-goal/why-social-audits-cant-fix-labor-rights-abuses

“Obsessed with Audit Tools, Missing the Goal”

The 28-page report, “‘Obsessed with Audit Tools, Missing the Goal’: Why Social Audits Can’t Fix Labor Rights Abuses in Global Supply Chains,” highlights the problems with social audits and certifications for suppliers, including in the apparel sector, and is focused on labor rights abuses. Policymakers in the European Union and elsewhere considering legislation to regulate how corporations respect rights and environmental standards in their own operations and global value chains should not rely on such audits or certifications as proof of compliance.

Human Rights Watch