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New California Slave Labor Law (SB 657) To Expose Ugly Side of Many Common Commodities; Impact 3200 Companies
Advocacy groups say slave labor connected to palm oil, chocolate and cotton production will provide initial test cases for compliance with the new Transparency...
Read More January 20, 2012
Dan Viederman, CEO, on WGBY

 See the interview with CEO Dan Viederman from WGBY-TV.

Read More December 6, 2011
Katie Ford, Advocate to End Human Trafficking and Slavery, Joins Verité Board

On November 23, Verité announced that Katie Ford, former CEO of Ford Models, will join its Board of Directors. Ford will being the insight and experience of running a...

Read More December 5, 2011
Restoring workers’ rights - Washington Post

Workers’ rights violations are everywhere, in every sector and every part of the world, including the United States. So it’s not possible for a business person to...

Read More November 16, 2011
Will California Law Help Eradicate Human Trafficking?
A white paper from Verite argues that companies need to go beyond compliance with the law to effectively address forced labor and human trafficking throughout their supply...
Read More November 1, 2011
Rethinking the Role of Business

In an era of economic uncertainty, how should the relationship between business and society evolve? Read the full summary here:...

Read More October 13, 2011
Verité leader Dan Viederman honored for efforts to make work fair, sustainable

In today's economy, in which supply chains for products extend across the globe, multinational companies must often face the stark reality that they are supporting exploitive...

Read More October 13, 2011
GoodWeave Board Members Honored for Activism and Social Entrepreneurship

GoodWeave USA would like to congratulate board members Dan Viederman and Robin Broad for recent awards recognizing their ground-breaking work...

Read More September 29, 2011
Finding the link to excellence
What’s the relationship between excellence in business and corporate social responsibility? This is the question I’m looking forward to exploring this week in...
Read More September 15, 2011
How Verité Is Improving Labor Conditions At Your Favorite Companies
When big companies--like Apple, Levi's, or the Gap--are caught treating their workers badly, they call Verite to help reform their organizations to prevent...
Read More September 1, 2011