News – Responsible Trading Project

Broad dialogue on commodity trade and human rights initiated

July 8, 2022
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08.07.2022 Economiesuisse received various commodity trading players this week to discuss responsible management in the industry. The focus was on due diligence in the field of human rights. Examples from the cocoa and metal mining sectors show that the industry has already made measurable progress. However, important challenges remain. Switzerland is one of the world’s […]

December 14, 2021
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https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/swiss-commodity-traders-control-27-million-hectares-of-land-yet-fail-to-take-sufficient-responsibility-for-human-rights-environment-research-alleges/

March 9, 2021
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The recent developments around human rights due diligence measures in the run up to the referendum on the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative and the recently announced German Human Rights Due Diligence law throw a strong spotlight on global supply chains. While the exact provisions of the Swiss counterproposal and the German law are still to be unveiled […]

February 15, 2021
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https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/guinea-hier-liegt-das-groesste-eisenerzvorkommen-der-welt-ld.1598938?reduced=true&mktcval=Twitter&mktcid=smsh

November 19, 2020
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One of the most controversial issues in the debate on the ‘responsible business’ initiative, which goes to a nationwide vote on November 29, concerns the scope of the Swiss proposal, compared with regulations in other countries. Is Switzerland poised to break new legal ground all on its own? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-corporate-responsibility-vote-reflects-wider-trend/46160432

November 12, 2020
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Multinational firms are more than the totality of their employees and stockholders. Can a multinational, as an anonymous entity, be held responsible for what happens in the entire line of production, asks Daniel Warner. Do they have a soul to damn or a body to kick? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/can-multinational-corporations-be-responsible-/46152654?utm_content=o&utm_medium=display&utm_source=swissinfoch

August 14, 2020
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Switzerland had no colonies of its own – which was exactly why it was able to profit from colonialism. The country’s relationship with the great colonial powers allowed it to cement its economic position in the world. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/how-switzerland-profited-from-colonialism/45961280

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