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Business and human rights: African mining pollution case could tighten law on parent company liability
Quote in International Bar Association News, 22 March 2019
Zambian villagers await outcome of UK mining firm’s pollution case appeal
Quote in The Guardian, 18 January 2019
A golden opportunity to end corporate impunity
Letter in the Financial Times with Corruption Watch and Transparency International UK, 17 September 2018
Pay Ratios on Their Own Are Not Enough
Letter in The Guardian with the TUC, ShareAction, the High Pay Centre, the Equality Trust and CAFOD, 12 June 2018
A wider net to catch mismanagement
Letter to the Financial Times, 18 May 2018
Nigerian fishermen fight for permission to appeal oil pollution ruling
Quote in The Times, 30 April 2018
Carillion Collapse Shows Need for Company Reform
Letter to The Guardian, 22 January 2018
Companies must do more to end modern slavery
Quote in The Times, 12 October 2017
Firms show patchy compliance with UK Anti-Slavery requirements
Quote in Thompson Reuters’ Foundation News, 7 March 2016
Lacklustre compliance on anti-slavery law
Quote in the Financial Times, 7 March 2016
Stocking Up for Christmas: Tackling Slavery in Our Supply Chains, by Lord Alton
Letter in the Huffington Post, 19 Dec 2014
Modern Slavery Bill – Coalition letter to the editor
Letter in The Telegraph, 6 Dec 2014
Letter in The Times, 6 Dec 2014
Human rights violations have increased 70% since 2008 globally
Quote in The Guardian, 9 Sep 2014
Documents reveal extent of Shell and Rio Tinto lobbying in human rights case
Quote in The Guardian, 7 Apr 2014
Cambodia shootings put firms on the spot
Letter in The Guardian, 22 Jan 2014