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Achieving compliance with the Norwegian Transparency Act

Kumi is supporting companies and industry schemes to comply with Norway’s Transparency Act relating to enterprises’ transparency and work on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions.

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Compliance with German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

Kumi is advising companies and industry schemes on compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG).

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Update: study of the agricultural sector in Latin America

Kumi was commissioned by OECD to study the agricultural sector and existing due diligence initiatives in Latin America.

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Strengthening due diligence in agricultural supply chains

Kumi examined the due diligence practices of companies in the agricultural supply chain and provides practical recommendations.

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Child labour in global supply chains

Child labour remains a human rights risk: companies can address it by carrying out effective supply chain due diligence.

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Agriculture: due diligence challenges and opportunities

Companies in the agricultural sector have made significant steps towards the adoption of responsible business principles, but implementation gaps remain.

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Due diligence practices in agricultural supply chains

Kumi updates progress in its work for OECD-FAO Pilot Project – establishing a baseline.

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Human rights impacts of feeding the world in the pandemic

Food supply chain resilience is often achieved at the expense of agricultural workers’ labour rights and health and safety.

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Unlocking supply chain due diligence during the lockdown

Lockdown is an opportunity to consider a fresh approach to human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing strategy.

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New palm oil reporting guidance is a missed opportunity

Kumi identifies a fundamental gap in the new Reporting Guidance for Palm Oil: no measures for supply chain due diligence.

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OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains

OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains will be the benchmark for social and environmental due diligence and risk management.

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Do companies over-rely on certification?

Many companies have certification goals as their key target to address social or environmental supply chain risks.

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