Surge in Garment Industry Transparency: Laws Needed to Ensure Companies Adopt Human Rights Practices

(New York, December 18, 2019) – Clothing and footwear brands and retailers have dramatically increased their disclosure of information about their supply chains in the past three years, a coalition of unions, human rights groups, and labor rights advocates said in a joint report released today. In 2016, the coalition created the Transparency Pledge, a minimum standard of supply chain transparency that enables advocates, workers, and consumers to find out where a brand’s products are made.

Ari Alvarez

ICAR Letter in Support of Striking United Auto Workers

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Juli King

ICAR welcomes the introduction of the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Mitigation Act of 2019

Juli King
Juli King

ICAR urges securities regulator to develop comprehensive environmental, social, and governance disclosure requirements

Juli King
Ari Alvarez

International Corporate Accountability Roundtable Welcomes Longtime Transparency Advocate Alison Friedman as Executive Director

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Jana Morgan

ICAR Submits Written Congressional Testimony: “The Application of Environmental, Social, and Governance Principles in Investing"

Jana Morgan

Argentina G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Reflections and a way forward

The G20 Argentina Leaders’ declaration issued last week marks a clear regression in relation to business and human rights and sustainable supply chains. We must do more to ensure responsible business conduct is at the heart of the G20 agenda. Read this post for ICAR’s analysis and reflections.

Argentina G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Reflections and a way forward
Ari Alvarez

ICAR Participation at the 2018 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

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