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Human Rights Outlook 2021
- Executive summary
- Worldwide decline in labour rights strikes at heart of global supply chains
- The small ‘s’ in ESG is about to get a lot bigger
- 40% of world’s top FDI destinations rated ‘high’ or ‘extreme’ risk for human rights
- Palm oil, cobalt highest risk for commodity-linked land grabs
- Separation of powers under attack in 45 countries
Human Rights Outlook 2020
- Executive summary
- Modern slavery risks surge in Asia’s manufacturing hubs, pandemic worsens outlook
- National security law is ‘game changer’ for multinationals in Hong Kong
- Demand for hand sanitiser fuelling human rights risks in supply chains
- Asia emerges as world’s surveillance hotspot
- Toxic brew heightens child labour risks in African tea, coffee, cocoa
Human Rights Outlook 2019
- Executive summary
- ‘Strongmen’ regimes lead charge against freedom of speech and privacy
- Xinjiang supply chain risks intensify and extend beyond China’s borders
- Modern slavery risks set to rise as number of climate migrants surge
- Latin America: Human rights among issues driving surge in anti-mining protests and hampering SLO
- Renewables: Are human rights the Achilles’ heel of green energy’s sustainability credentials?
Human Rights Outlook 2018
- Introduction
- Automation: Rise in worker exploitation predicted as robots revolutionise jobs market
- Human rights defenders: Business is facing growing pressure to protect campaigners
- Compliance: Despite multiplying laws and standards, a common approach is emerging
- Certification: Collaboration is key to make schemes more effective and rebuild confidence
- Social impacts: Investor community expects business to up its game
