Mark Robertson, Senior VP of The Centre for Child Rights and Business, appointed Non-Executive Director of ETI Board

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ETI is pleased to announce the appointment Mark Robertson, as a Non-Executive Director of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). Mark is Senior Vice President at The Centre for Child Rights and Business (The Centre), an ETI member and global not-for-profit organisation focused on enhancing business practices to benefit children and promote human rights in global supply chains. His three-year term began in January 2025.

As a leading authority on human rights due diligence, ETI has spent over 25 years uniting companies, trade unions, and NGOs to address human rights issues in the workplace. With increasing awareness of abuses in global supply chains and growing legislative pressure on businesses, ETI’s role is more critical than ever.

Mark Robertson joins ETI’s Board as an NGO representative, applying his experience in human rights and responsible sourcing to help guide ETI’s strategy and ensure its goals align with the needs of its diverse membership.

Reflecting on his appointment, Mark stated, 

“I’m excited to join ETI at such a pivotal time for both the organization and for responsible sourcing. ETI’s unique alliance of trade unions, NGOs, and businesses is ideally positioned to advance human rights due diligence in global supply chains, and I look forward to supporting the ETI to deliver meaningful change for workers.”

Mark brings over 20 years of experience or working companies, investors, and civil society organisations across a range of sustainability issues. He joined The Centre in June 2020 as Senior Vice President where he leads the organization’s outreach and engagement with businesses and partners to advance child rights. Prior to this, Mark served as Deputy Executive Director of the ICTI Ethical Supply Chain Programme, a leading responsible sourcing initiative for the global toy industry. He has also held leadership responsible sourcing data platform Sedex and responsible investment research firm Vigeo EIRIS.

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