Note: This post was updated on May 25, 2021. The implementation of a food safety culture effectively reduces a company’s vulnerability to food fraud. This awareness is gaining ground, even …
Remote Social Audits with the Sedex Virtual Assessment
Travel restrictions and the risk of COVID-19 infection have had a significant impact on social auditing: most audits have been postponed or cancelled. This is unfortunate, as it is exactly …
Mandatory Unannounced Audits for BRCGS and IFS
Earlier this year, the Global Food Safety Initiative published Version 2020 of its benchmarking requirements. The consequences are significant: unannounced audits will become mandatory for all GFSI-benchmarked certification schemes. This …
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: What’s Next?
There is no more doubt about it: Germany will introduce legislation on human rights due diligence. Companies have to be prepared for the new legislation to be passed by summer …
Gender Awareness Training: E-Learning-Courses for Businesses and Auditors
The #MeToo movement was yet another reminder that gender-based violence and harassment is widespread – even in the workplace. Structural inequality of opportunities has considerable negative effects, both on invididuals …
Revision of GRI Universal Standards: An Overview of the Main Changes and their Implications
Update: November 2021 Does your organization use the GRI standards for sustainability reporting? In October 2021, the Global Reporting Initiative published a new version of its universal standards. The revision …