Making what’s good for workers, work for business.
Making sustainable supply chains core to business.
Last week Impactt attended an interesting event called ‘Putting market access into practice: Reaching the bottom billion through corporate supply and distribution chains.’ The event, organised by ODI, DFID and Business Action for Africa explored how supply and distribution chains can be harnessed to expand opportunities for the poor while delivering key business [...]
Getting Smarter: Ethical Trading in the Downturn – Impactt Annual Report 2008
Following the publication of Impactt’s 10th Anniversary Report, “Progress Not Perfection“ last year, we are delighted to publish our first annual report “Getting Smarter: Ethical Trading in the Downturn“.
High energy prices, food inflation, financial turmoil, recession and consumers tightening their belts – 2008 proved to be a challenging year. The situation poses obvious but [...]
Local Resources Network launch
A new network to promote good working practices in developing countries will be launched today, 4th December, at the Ethical Trade Initiative Food Group meeting.
The Local Resources Network is an online community for organisations working to improve employment conditions in factories, on farms and in work sites worldwide. The network is intended to link [...]