‘Global Retailers, Global Responsibilities: Towards a New Research Agenda’ Conference

Impactt attended a fascinating conference last week entitled ‘Global Retailers Global Responsibilities’. The conference sought to develop a new research agenda on the theme of retail transnational corporations and the corporate responsibility initiatives that cover their overseas operations. It brought together a wide variety of stakeholders working in the area of CSR including: academics, [...]

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Primark embroiled in UK ’sweatshop’ scandal

Primark are again on the receiving end of allegations relating to labour abuses in their supply chain, this time the factory involved is in the UK.  The Observer, BBC and News of the World this weekend alleged that illegal immigrants are being paid just over half the minimum wage in a Manchester-based garment firm [...]

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