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Supply Chain

Canada's corporate watchdog finally goes after alleged human rights abuses abroad

by Natalie Alcoba

Following accusations of inaction, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise investigates allegations Nike and Dynasty Gold are using Uyghur forced labour in

Canada Uyghur forced labour
Fall 2022/Supply Chain

Is Canada a dumping ground for products made with Xinjiang forced labour?

by Rick Spence

After a new UN report identified the “arbitrary and discriminatory detention” of up to a million people in Xinjiang, advocates are pushing

Food

Human rights could address the health and environmental costs of food production

by David R Boyd

Prioritizing the rights to food and a healthy environment offers a clear path towards just and sustainable food systems.

Supply Chain

Companies get failing score on human rights

by CK Staff

With all the focus in recent years on social responsibility, you might think the corporate sector has become a force for good

Climate Crisis/Energy/Fall 2014/Leadership/Mining

Is Burma the new Cambodia?

by Guy Nicholson

In 1996, a photograph began circulating among the foreign press in Phnom Penh. Sam Rainsy, Cambodia's liberal opposition leader, was pictured sitting

Mining

Mining companies need therapy

by Caitlin McKay

Non-profits and companies are trying to put their differences aside to ensure that communities near oil, gas and mining projects benefit from

Toystore
Fall 2013/Leadership/Supply Chain

Tech savvy: toys

by Adam Aston

Mortally dangerous conditions remain a grim reality for workers at factories around the world. In September last year, some 300 workers died

Illustration by Jillian Tamaki
Built Environment/Climate Crisis/Fall 2013/Health & Lifestyle/Waste

Debating population

by Naomi Buck

Twenty years ago, I and a small group of undergrads from various American universities flew into Lagos on a muggy January evening.

Health & Lifestyle

G(irls) 20

by Allister McGillivray

Over 40 million girls are falling through the cracks of the education system, and the world's leaders are finally paying attention. A

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