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Responsible Business Day at Labour Party Conference: Join two crucial events on business, human rights and the environment

17 September 2025
Join us on 28 September at Labour Conference for “Responsible Business Day.” ETI and partners will host two events bringing together business, unions and civil society to discuss why stronger laws on human rights and the environment are vital for people, planet and fair competition.
Looking up at the golden statue of Lady Justice atop the Central Criminal Court in London, set against a bright blue summer sky. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

ETI publishes consulted position in support of mHREDD

15 September 2025
Our consulted position calls for strong, enforceable human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) legislation in the UK. Grounded in international standards and developed through dialogue with trade unions, NGOs, and company members and partners, the position sets out ten principles to ensure regulation is effective, fair, and capable of driving meaningful change across global supply chains.
Destruction in Gaza, 2025

Israel/Palestine - ETI statement

5 September 2025
The ongoing attacks on Gaza and restrictions of aid by Israel are utterly devastating. We will continue to support our members to understand this issue. 
Tea pickers, India

Making stakeholder engagement meaningful in practice

1 September 2025
What does it take for a farmer in Kenya or a tea estate worker in India to have their voice genuinely heard by the company buying their products? 
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Collective Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement: Overcoming barriers through collaboration

5 August 2025
Executive Director Giles Bolton makes the case for collective meaningful stakeholder engagement and how ETI
Process shrimp at factory in Vietnam. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

From Price Pressure to Partnership: Why it‘s time for retailers to rethink how shrimp is bought

1 August 2025
ETI's Purchasing Practices Programme lead examines research on how current purchasing is shaping risks of forced labour and exploitative conditions in shrimp supply chains, calling on retailers to to take collective action.

ETI, BRC, CJC and TUC welcome the Joint Human Rights Committee's call for mHREDD

24 July 2025
Business, civil society, trade unions unite to back JCHR's new recommendations for UK mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence.

How can businesses ensure circular supply chains uphold workers’ rights and human rights?

16 July 2025
Reflections from the latest ETI insights webinar, hosted in collaboration with The Centre for Child Rights and Business.
Man passes apples down from a truck. Photo cedit:“20181113-FPAC-LSC-0119” by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public Domain Mark.

London Climate Action Week: Bringing labour rights to the heart of the green transition in food, farming & fisheries

11 July 2025
Reflections from our joint event aimed at catalysing business, trade union, civil society, academic and policy engagement on just transitions in food systems.

ReDress: Fashioning a fairer future

9 July 2025
Reflections from ETI and Oxfam's joint event on the intersection of circular fashion and human rights.
Female sewing machine operator, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Supporting suppliers on their gender data journey: Learnings from India

20 June 2025
Exploring how fashion brands and suppliers can work jointly to strengthen their understanding and use of gender-disaggregated data as part of effective human rights due diligence. 
ITUC Global Rights Index scale. Photo credit: ITUC.

The global assault on workers’ rights: A call for action and solidarity

17 June 2025
General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation sets out findings from its Global Rights Index which shows that workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent.

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