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New California Slave Labor Law (SB 657) To Expose Ugly Side of Many Common Commodities; Impact 3200 Companies

Author: 
Green America
Advocacy groups say slave labor connected to palm oil, chocolate and cotton production will provide initial test cases for compliance with the new Transparency in Supply Chains Act. Read the full story here.

Dan Viederman, CEO, on WGBY

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

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 company that does business in 50 countries. Read the full press release here.

Restoring workers’ rights - Washington Post

Author: 
Dan Viederman

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 confidently say, for example, “I’m not sourcing from China, so I don’t have any problems with workers’ rights.” Read the full story here.

Will California Law Help Eradicate Human Trafficking?

Author: 
Robert Kropp
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 chains. Read the full story here.

Rethinking the Role of Business

Author: 
Participants of the World Economic Forum

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

Verité leader Dan Viederman honored for efforts to make work fair, sustainable

Author: 
Brian Rogers, Gazette

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 labor systems. Read the full article here.

GoodWeave Board Members Honored for Activism and Social Entrepreneurship

Author: 
GoodWeave

GoodWeave USA would like to congratulate board members Dan Viederman and Robin Broad for recent awards recognizing their ground-breaking work as social entrepreneurs and activists. Read the full story here.

Finding the link to excellence

Author: 
Dan Viederman
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 Dalian, where the presence of so many corporate leaders from ‘emerging economies’ makes it a particularly compelling issue. Read the full blog here.

 

How Verité Is Improving Labor Conditions At Your Favorite Companies

Author: 
Ariel Schwartz
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 human rights abuses. Read the full story here.
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