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.
Stuart is a co-founder of Ergon Associates and has more than 20 years experience in corporate responsibility research, strategic consulting, policy advice, project management, responsible investment and corporate governance analysis.
Could China's economic boom and changing consumer patterns unwittingly lead to poorer conditions for its workers as domestic orders begin to fill the gaps left by exiting international firms?
Phillipina Moshe talks about how her union has used Valentine's Day to help build constructive relations between workers and mangagement on Tanzanian flower farms.
"If in five years time, the majority of plantation workers have not noticed the difference that the Forum is making, then we can conclude that a promising initiative has failed."
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