On 16 June 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, making the framework the first corporate human rights responsibility initiative to be endorsed...
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A guide to private standards in the garments, footwear and furniture sectors
Presentation of the Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project ANEP in Nepal and Bangladesh given in Brussels on 22 January 2014
The theme of this – the fourth – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is the challenge facing the world’s 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and in particular the importance of strengthening productive capacity. In the...
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) places an obligation on operators to exercise due diligence to prevent illegally harvested timber or timber products entering the EU market. A correct understanding and implementation of this key...
The European Union (EU) is the world’s largest single market. Therefore, many exporters around the world hope to export their products to the EU to meet the large consumer demand. Sometimes, however, exporters feel that they lack...
The European Union (EU) is the world’s largest single market. Therefore, many exporters around the world hope to export their products to the EU to meet the large consumer demand. Sometimes, however, exporters feel that they lack...
Blending is an instrument for achieving European Union (EU) external policy objectives, complementary to other aid modalities and pursuing the relevant regional, national and overarching policy priorities. It is the combination of...
The theme of this – the third – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is industrial policy. In response to the global economic crisis, governments around the world are desperate to jump-start economic growth. Following the...