Contributions Overview
Event Roundup: The 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum
On 22 July 2022, amfori and China Sustainability Tribune, co-hosted the 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum. It was held in Beijing in a hybrid mode. The event themed “Empower Low-Carbon Supply Chains and Transformation Opportunities Brought by Best Practices" and was moderated by Mr. Yu Zhihong, President and Editor-in-chief of the China Sustainability Tribune, attracting a total of 140,000 persons from China and across the globe online and offline.
The 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum
On 21 July 2022, the 26th Sino-European CSR Round table forum will be held online. As a professional and practical communication platform and channel for corporate social responsibility, the theme of this forum will be “Empower Low-Carbon Supply Chains: Transformation Opportunities Brought by Best Practices."
Discussions on Forced Labour Pick Up Steam as EU Steps Up Dialogue
Over the last couple of years governmental legislative actions addressing forced labour have seen a marked rise. Amongst the key actions has been the European Commission’s announcement by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address of September 2021: it intends to keep the EU market free from products made, extracted or harvested with forced labour, whether they are made in the EU or elsewhere in the world.
amfori Pledges with the UN on Traceability and Transparency of Supply Chains
amfori has made a Pledge to 'increase the visibility and transparancy of social and environmental conditions in supply chains'. This is a week where global actors are focusing on environment-related issues, with the 50th edition of World Environment Day and the UN preparatory meeting for the next global summit on climate action, COP 27.
Event Roundup: amfori-ILO RSCA Webinar on Gender Equality in Business and Supply Chains in Asia
On 8 April 2022, amfori, in collaboration with the International Labor Organization Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme (ILO RSCA), organised a webinar on the theme Gender Equality in Business and Supply Chains: Empowering Women during Post-Pandemic Recovery in Asia, which was attended by more than 110 brands, producers and experts in the field.
On 25 March, amfori President Linda Kromjong delivered a presentation at a side session organized by the International Organisation of Employers of the UN 3rd South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights.
Human Rights Due Diligence South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
amfori hosted a session on Human Rights Due Diligence within the 2022 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
Collective Action – The Integrity Journey
In 2020 amfori partnered with Alliance for Integrity (AFIN) and set out on an integrity journey in India.