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COP30 illustration, featuring the flag of Brazil

From Aims to Action: Why the Belém Action Mechanism matters for a just transition💥

30 October 2025
ETI welcomes the proposal from civil society for BAM on Just Transition, and calls upon Ed Miliband to put this at the centre of negotiations at COP30 in Brazil.
Arvind Patil, Head of Design at Bengaluru-based Good Business Lab (GBL)

Designing with rights in mind: New perspectives on ETI Human Rights Essentials

29 October 2025
Arvind Patil, Head of Design at Good Business Lab, shares how ETI’s Human Rights Essentials course helped him strengthen a rights-based approach to design — shaping interventions that deliver meaningful benefits for both workers and businesses.
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ETI and the STITCH partnership

27 October 2025
The STITCH vision: a global textile and garment industry that contributes to an equal and just society by respecting human rights in the world of work. 

ETI, BRC, CJC and TUC statement on the government response to the JCHR report on Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains

23 October 2025
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), British Retail Consortium (BRC), Corporate Justice Coalition (CJC), and Trades Union Congress (TUC) welcome the UK Government’s statement that it is committed to protecting responsible businesses.
Farm workers tending crops, with faces obscured

Ten years on, the UK must step up on modern slavery & supply chain abuses

17 October 2025
On EU Anti-Trafficking Day and the UK’s Anti-Slavery Day, ETI's Executive Director reflects on what has worked, and what still needs to change in efforts to end modern slavery.
Liverpool docks during Labour Party Conference, 2025.

Building Common Ground: Reflections from our first Labour Party Conference

15 October 2025
First-hand reflections from the Labour Party Conference, exploring how new UK laws on human rights and environmental due diligence could drive responsible business, protect workers, and support sustainable growth.
General view inside the European Parliament. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

ETI responds to JURI Committee vote on Omnibus I

14 October 2025
ETI expressed concerns that the European Parliament’s recent Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) vote on the Omnibus I package, under the European Commission’s proposal, undermines the hard-won gains of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

"I want participants to become agents of change"

8 October 2025
Module four of the ETI Human Rights Essentials course explores how to turn effective grievance systems and remedy into reality — creating genuine access to justice for workers across global supply chains.
Martine Parry

Martine Parry joins ETI Board as Non-Executive Director

30 September 2025
Senior Media Lead at the Fairtrade Foundation joins ETI board bringing experience in sustainability, advocacy and communications.
RPP workshop participants

Toward Responsible Purchasing Practices: Updates from India and Bangladesh

26 September 2025
Engaging with suppliers and trade associations on the journey to responsible purchasing practices in the apparel & textiles sector.
Factory workers in Korea, servicing machinery

South Korea’s “Yellow Envelope Act”: What it means for workers and businesses

25 September 2025
ETI welcomes the Act, which amends Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act. The reform is a major step forward for labour and trade union law in South Korea.

ETI joins call for stronger corporate sustainability and due diligence in EU Omnibus package

25 September 2025
amfori, Cascale, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Ethical Trade Norway, Ethical Trade Sweden, Fair Labor Association, Fair Wear Foundation, Green Button, and the Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) sign joint statement affirming our collective commitment to advancing responsible business conduct in global supply chains.

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