As the nights get longer in Berlin, our work supporting the European Commission in developing the Implementation Guidelines for the EU Batteries Regulation is coming to an end. Through this extensive process, including a recent consultation...
Read moreAs I write this, I am in central Africa with one of our mining sector clients. We are helping them prepare for accreditation against a well-known responsible mining standard. In the mining and metals sector, it feels like the demands on com...
Read more“We were protesting peacefully when the shooting began. They didn’t even give us a chance…”[1] In August 2012, a labour strike over pay and living conditions at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa resulted in a tragic esc...
Read moreAs summer finally warms up in London and Berlin, our colleagues in South America are still braving the cold and the persistent Lima fog. On a separate note, over the past few months, I’ve witnessed a significant increase in the adopti...
Read moreAs you may know, the European Commission has assigned Kumi to draft the Implementation Guidelines for due diligence in the Regulation. Additionally, we are developing the methodology and process for recognising due diligence schemes under t...
Read moreJean-Baptiste Collovray is a Senior Consultant at Kumi, specialising in responsible business practices in the electronics industry. This is the third and final insight in our Responsible Business and Migrant Workers series. Fostering impact...
Read moreWelcome to the second edition of our new monthly newsletters from Kumi, in which we share our insights on the latest responsible business developments. And what a busy month it’s been in the world of responsible business! The Eur...
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 May 2024: Kumi, a specialist in responsible business in global supply chains, has partnered with software specialist Grouptree, to create a new solution that combines Kumi’s on-the-ground experience in global supp...
Read moreOur expert panel, featured James Lewry (Kumi), Timothy Perkin (Kumi) and Bethan Miles (Origin), who dove into the pivotal role that technology plays...
Read moreKumi has been appointed by the European Commission to help implement the due diligence provisions of the EU Battery Regulation. There are two key elements of this project: What is the EU Battery Regulation and what does it cover? The EU Bat...
Read moreAs reported in the Guardian, Human Rights Watch and multiple other reports in the past decade, the widespread use of social audits alone in the Fashion sector cannot address potential and actual adverse impacts, remediate abuses, or mitigat...
Read moreThis is the first of our new monthly newsletters from Kumi, in which we will share our insights on the latest responsible business developments in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, energy, fashion and textiles, investing, mining a...
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