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Ergon Update - July 2024
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Read moreWhy gender equality is key to climate action … and why it helps to take a sectoral view
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Read moreErgon Update -December 2023
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Read moreReflections on Ergon's work: 18 years since we started
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Read moreWhat to look out for in 2023
Read moreErgon Update November 2022
Read moreSome initial thoughts on the proposed EU Due Diligence Directive
Read moreWhat are people saying about the draft EU Corporate Sustainability Directive?
Read moreHuman rights impact assessments in food supply chains – what have we learnt?
Read moreWhat to look out for in 2022
Read moreErgon Update October 2021
Read moreHow can private equity funds manage labour risks in portfolio companies?
Read moreGender-based violence in the context of Covid-19: how can businesses respond?
Read moreLiving wage: broader commitments but continuing challenges
Read moreErgon Update May 2021
Read moreHow the private sector can #ChooseToChallenge gender bias and inequality
Read morePodcast: prospects for mandatory due diligence legislation in Germany and the EU
Read moreVers une directive européenne sur le devoir de vigilance: apprendre de l’expérience française
Read moreTowards an EU directive on mandatory due diligence: building on the French experience
Read moreErgon Update April 2020
Read moreHuman rights due diligence: time for (climate) change?
Read moreErgon Update September 2019
Read moreEthical, Fair, Responsible, Dignified… recruitment
Read moreDutch take the lead on child labour with new due diligence law
Read moreErgon Update May 2019
Read moreWhat to look out for in 2019
Read moreInternational Women's day 2019 #BalanceforBetter
Read moreModern slavery reporting: are we making progress?
Read moreWhat happens in Geneva… some thoughts on the UN Forum
Read moreTomorrow’s world of work: meeting the tech challenge
Read moreWhat to look out for in 2020
Read moreErgon Update: September 2018
Read moreThe business case for employer-supported childcare
Read moreWhat works for worker welfare in the oil and gas sector
Read moreErgon Update: May 2018
Read moreLooking over the farm fence: area-based approaches to agricultural supply chain improvements
Read moreLabour clauses in trade agreements – how do they operate and what can be improved?
Read moreInternational Women's Day 2018: #PressforProgress
Read more2025: the end of child labour?
Read moreThe value of 'counting' in modern slavery due diligence
Read moreKey trends and issues for 2018
Read moreJobs and the 2030 SDG Agenda
Read moreHuman rights - thinking about impact assessment
Read moreResources on the potential mandatory due diligence Directive
Read moreErgon Update: October 2020
Read moreErgon Update April 2017
Read moreErgon Update July 2022
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Read more(En)gendering human rights due diligence: a ‘transformative’ UNGPs framework
Read more'Be bold for change': Ergon's work supporting gender equality
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