The latest UN recommendations on business and human rights say that countries should adopt measures that include imposing due diligence requirements to prevent abuses of human rights in supply chains.
All buying companies have issues in their supply chains. ETI membership demonstrates a company has acknowledged that these issues exist, and has made a serious commitment to tackling them.
Addressing child labour in the supply chain is essential for the credibility and legitimacy of a business in the eyes of its stakeholders in the UK and elsewhere.