Six months ago today a multi-use building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers. We take this opportunity to send our wishes of support to those who suffered injury during the Rana Plaza collapse as well as to those who lost colleagues, family and friends.

It is six months since the Rana Plaza collapse, with the deaths of 1,127 workers and nearly 2,000 workers injured. How do we stop another disaster?

As ETI launches a new guidance on Freedom of Association, Stirling Smith explains why business should welcome trade unions.

Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan, yesterday urged companies and other stakeholders to engage with ETI to improve supply chains in the Bangladesh garment sector.

We have launched a new interactive training workshop for British retailers and brands working in supply chains where there are homeworkers.

"In the South African context, it's important not to force people to do things. It's about wooing people, building trusting relationships and winning over their confidence."

The UN Secretary General's Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Professor John Ruggie, has produced his final report on Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights.

Stuart Bell, Director of Policy at Ergon Associates, looks at some of the shortcomings of conventional audits as a tool and how companies are increasingly taking a different tack.

"With each new incident it becomes clearer that the garment industry in Bangladesh is in crisis."