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“Smartphones are child’s play, but what about the child labor?” – OEDC Insights – April 27, 2017

On April 27, 2017 Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct, contributed a thought piece to OECD Insights in which he exposes how child labor is exploited in the production of digital technology. The piece profiles the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, which “call on companies to scrutinize their supply […]

“Gap Will Source 100 Percent Sustainable Cotton By 2021” – TriplePundit – April 27, 2017

On April 27, 2017 TriplePundit reported Gap Inc.’s pledge to source 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources for its flagship Gap brand by 2021. “In an interview with TriplePundit, Gap said that it is also agnostic about what types of “sustainable” cotton it will purchase over the next four years. While an increase in […]