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Action Planning
Verité's Recruitment Cost Calculator (RCC) provides accurate and up-to-date information on recruitment fees and related costs, enabling employers to enact ethical recruitment policies more effectively in their supply chains.
Wood
Logging landscapes across Sub-Saharan Africa are shaped by weak regulation, hazardous working conditions, and deep trafficking vulnerabilities. In countries like Cameroon, Gabon, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo, timber exports flow heavily to markets such as China, India, and Europe—with illegal logging and weak oversight fuelling corruption and armed-group financing. Forest...
Tools and training
Assessment tools and training materials to help suppliers, buyers, and workers strengthen management systems, improve communication, and advance workplace participation.
Opportunities
Join us in advancing fair labor practices and improving conditions for workers around the world.
Editorial
12 April 2023
Is Human Trafficking Hidden in Your Facilities Management Supply Chain?
To announce the formal launch of the Responsible Sourcing Tool (RST) Facilities Services toolkit, Verité and the US Department of State - JTIP hosted a public webinar in January 2023. In attendance were more than 250 participants from over 30 countries, representing a wide variety of business sectors, government agencies, social auditing firms, NGOs, and industry associations.
Editorial
2 October 2024
Dear Sustainability Director
Andrea Galvez, Verité’s First Mile Due Diligence Lead on why brands need to take supplier engagement seriously. In today's rapidly evolving global business landscape, due diligence is no longer just a buzzword it's a critical component of sustainable and ethical business practices. As directors of Sustainability, CSR, or Supply Chain Management for multinational brands, you're likely grappling with a significant shift: the transition from voluntary to mandatory due diligence.
Update
21 July 2021
New Private Security Industry Tools at ResponsibleSourcingTool.org
The private security sector is one of the fastest growing in the world, as security guards are increasingly hired to guard factories, office buildings, extractive worksites, residential facilities, transport hubs, and hotels, in addition to military and other government facilities. Migrant workers are often hired for these positions and, as such, a risk of human trafficking exists.
Editorial
9 December 2021
New Publications by Verité Program Manager Ebenézer Marcelo Marques de Oliveira
We’re very proud to share that Verité Program Manager Ebenézer Marcelo Marques de Oliveira has co-authored the book in Portuguese, “Estrangeiro, Nunca Mais! Migrante como sujeito de direito e a importância do advocacy pela nova lei de migração brasileira [Foreigner, No More! Migrant as a Subject of Law and the Importance of Advocacy for the...
WJ Yao
As Asia Regional Lead at Verité, WJ brings over 25 years of corporate social responsibility (CSR) experience and is a driving force behind Verité’s worker-centered approach in supplier improvement programs. Her leadership spans diverse initiatives, from working with multinational companies and suppliers to strengthen management systems and capacity to address human rights risk, enhancing local...
Webinar
9 January 2023
Webinar: Is Human Trafficking Hidden in Your Facilities Management Supply Chain
Save the date for Complimentary Webinar "Is Human Trafficking Hidden in Your Facilities Management Supply Chain?" on January 31st, 2023 at 10 AM - 11 AM (EST).
