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Insights on human rights due diligence, responsible business, and modern slavery.
Forced Labour in the Platform Economy: What can businesses do?
On 12 June 2026, the International Labour Conference adopted ILO Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. It is the first binding global…
The UNGPs at 15: How are we holding up in practice? What does HRDD look like now?
This is Part 2 of our anniversary series on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Part 1 looked at the way the UNGP framework works in…
UNGPs at 15: What They Changed and Why
The UNGPs’ real innovation wasn’t raising the bar for business - it was reading how power moves through a supply chain, and building the response around that.
Modern slavery and the World Cup
The Men’s 2026 World Cup, hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, kicks off this week in Mexico City. It is set to be the largest in the competition’s history…
Record Heatwaves. Are Your Workers Protected?
Are your workers protected from extreme heat? As a warming climate meets an El Niño, here’s where the risk hides in your supply chain and how to prepare.
See You in Dublin (May 28th)? Let’s Talk About the Supply Chain Risk You Might Be Creating
When companies in Ireland think about human rights risks in their supply chains, they tend to think about what’s happening at the supplier end. Forced labour.
The realities of modern slavery in 2026
Exploitation and modern slavery in 2026: what’s driving its increase and what can businesses do about it? Effective human rights due diligence is the key.
Responsible Business: When Leadership Just Doesn’t Want to Know
Responsible business - advice for influencing leadership appetite on HRDD, ESG and ethical trade
Responsible Business: Prioritising When You Don’t Have the Resource to Assess Everything
In the Weeds is a series addressing the real, operational challenges faced by the people responsible for human rights due diligence (HRDD)…
Responsible Business: When Budget Is the Problem
This is the first in a series of posts addressing the real, operational challenges faced by the people responsible for human rights due diligence (HRDD)…
HRDD: 5 Principles for a System That Delivers
Five principles that tend to be present in HRDD that delivers — and less present in HRDD that doesn’t. Part three of CLC’s 2026 series on HRDD
HRDD: Is Yours Actually Working?
Many businesses have an HRDD process. Far fewer have one that actually changes anything. This post examines why.
Human Rights Due Diligence: The Business Case in 2026
Why HRDD is no longer just a compliance issue - and why supply chain resilience during global volatility makes the business case stronger than ever in 2026.
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