Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights This publication contains the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations Framework on Protection, Respect and Remedy” developed by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. The Guiding Principles are set out in the annex to the final report of the Special Representative to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/17/31), which also provides an introduction to the Guiding Principles and their creation. The Human Rights Council adopted the Guiding Principles in its resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011. Mehr Details
Under pressure - A study of labour conditions in garment factories in Myanmar which are thoroughly Korean owned or in a Joint Venture with Korean companies This report by Action Labor Rights (ALR) examines the labour conditions in a selection of garment factories in Myanmar which are either owned or joint-ventures with Korean companies. Most of the companies are in industrial zones in the Yangon region and Bago. It is based on qualitative and quantitative data collected from 1200 employee interviews at 39 factory sites by a team of 10 field researchers in April-June 2015, as well as secondary data collected from other key informants, e.g. including managers and focus groups. The survey compares conditions in factories to the requirements of the Myanmar legal framework. It reveals significant non-compliance on the part of many Korean factories, especially with laws on working hours and overtime. In Factories surveyed, excessive overtime appeared to be the major issue of concern, both from a legal compliance perspective, but also in terms of the key issue impacting on the health, well-being and safety of factory employees. Mehr Details
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Organic Cotton – A global average The goal of this study was to build an up-to date and well-documented Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) for organic cotton fiber (ginned and baled), representative of worldwide global production. In addition, the study provides a full Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of organic cotton fiber (comprising cultivation and ginning operations) and nevertheless environmental hotspots. To the effect of achieving these goals the relevant ISO standards 14040 and 14044 were included. The process was verified by an accompanying independent critical review process. Mehr Details
Quick Guide to Organic Cotton Quick Guide to Organic Cotton is an overview of the impacts of organic cotton, including frequently asked questions and supporting facts that indicate organic cotton is the best choice for people and planet. Mehr Details
Possibilities of an ecologically and socially sustainable public procurement guide created on behalf of FEMNET e.V. With their procurements, municipalities have an influence on the working and living conditions of producers who produce goods such as textiles, computers or natural stones. However, this leverage effect of the public sector through sustainable procurement is often underestimated. Municipalities that serve as role models and pay attention to compliance with social and ecological criteria can make a big difference. This guide aims to explain how room for manoeuvre can be used - regardless of the federal state and whether central or decentralised and to what extent it is procured. It is aimed primarily at procurers, but also at political decision-makers and, in addition to the legal basis, contains numerous examples and templates for Council decisions, instructions and text modules for tenders. Mehr Details
