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FRC: UK Firms Failing to Disclose Modern Slavery Risks

Chris Hall

UK-based corporations are failing to report on, and eradicate, modern slavery and related human rights abuses within their businesses and supply chains, according to a report by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the accounting and auditing regulator.

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UK startup creates ‘smart’ plastic that self-destructs in the sea

Envirotec Magazine

The solution secured top prize in the SSE-sponsored Net Zero category at this year’s Converge Awards, an annual awards ceremony intended to celebrate and reward Scottish academic innovation. This approach ensures exceptional quality spices for UK consumers while combating food crime and exploitation in the industry.

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Best for the World B Corp Creates Earth-Friendly Work Opportunities for Refugees

B the Change

To ensure supply chain transparency, Rivanna Natural Designs is a B Corp and an Forest Stewardship Council-certified chain-of-custody provider. Mario says making the decision to become a B Corp in 2011 was easy because she had seen the value of other third-party certifications. “We See the 2022 Best for the World lists.

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Building Solidarity for Transformative Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation

It was 2011 and 2012, when I started formally organizing and the Debt Collective became the entity that it is now starting in 2014. And given that we’re in an academic context, where we play with related concepts all the time, I'm curious how you distinguish solidarity from other adjacent or synonymous ideas.