Press Releases and Media Mentions Archive:
2016
December 20, 2016 – Tesla aims to sustain purity of car batteries, but can any company be sure? – The Washington Post
November 28, 2016 – INTERVIEW-Is your T-shirt clean of slavery? Science may soon be able to tell – Thomson Reuters Foundation
November 09, 2016 – Report: Many Brands Failing to Adequately Protect Miners, Investors From Conflict Mineral Risks – Sustainable Brands
November 03, 2016 - PRESS RELEASE: Ranking of 200 Brands Finds Check-the-Boxy Reporting Insufficient to Protect Both Miners and Investors from Conflict Minerals Risk - PR Newswire
November 02, 2016 – Forced Fashion: Made in the USA with Uzbek Cotton? – The Diplomat
September 16, 2016 – Charity targets spinning mills in India, Bangladesh to end slavery in fashion industry – Eco-Business
September 01, 2016 – adidas, Woolworths Among Brands Saying YESS to Slavery-Free Cotton – Sustainable Brands
September 01, 2016 – New tool tackles transparency in cotton supply chains – Just-Style
May 19, 2016 – Forced Labor, Child Labor Still Heavily Tied to Uzbek Cotton and Fast Fashion – The Fashion Law
March 15, 2016 – Forced Labor Continues in Uzbek, Turkmen Cotton Fields - TriplePundit
January 26, 2016 – Conflict Minerals Compliance: The Year That May Be – Law360
January 22, 2016 – California law aimed at slowing human trafficking and forced labor should do more, report says – The Guardian
January 20, 2016 – How Apple Profits From A System That Abuses Children – And Why It’s So Hard To Stop – Huffington Post
2015
December 23, 2015 – U.S. lifted Uzbekistan’s rights ranking as cotton field abuses continued - Reuters
September 22, 2015 – PRESS RELEASE: NGO Ranks 155 Companies Across 20 Industries Revealing Significant Supply Chain, ESG Risks for Major Brands – PR Newswire
September 14, 2015 – African nations work together to rid supply chains of conflict minerals – The Guardian
August 10, 2015 – Tracing conflict minerals proves elusive – and expensive - GreenBiz
August 21, 2015 – Tin is the Biggest Conflict Mineral: GAO – The Wall Street Journal
August 05, 2015 – In Conflict Minerals, Ethical Investors Gain Ability to Rank Companies – The Wall Street Journal
May 13, 2015 – PRESS RELEASE: Global Investors Urge European Parliament to Adopt Stronger EU Conflict Minerals Legislation
February 03, 2015 – PRESS RELEASE: Companies Improve Activities to Remove Cotton Sourced with Forced Labor from Supply Chains
2014
October 09, 2014 – PRESS RELEASE: World’s Largest Retailers Take Stand Against Forced Labor in Uzbek Cotton Harvesting
August 13, 2014 – Posco Unit Admits Using Cotton From Forced and Child Labor – The Wall Street Journal
June 17, 2014 – How Ethical Are High Street Clothes? – The Guardian
June 02, 2014 – Companies’ Conflict Mineral Reports are Mixed as SEC Deadline Passes – The Guardian
June 02, 2014 – PRESS RELEASE: Stakeholders Applaud As First Round of SEC Conflict Minerals Reports Filed
May 15, 2014 – PRESS RELEASE: Investors Applaud Federal Court Decision Denying Suspension of Conflict Mineral Reporting Rule
February 20, 2014 – PRESS RELEASE: New Report Offers Snapshot of Company Activities to Source Slave-Free Textiles
February 20, 2014 – Study: Companies Vary on Approach to Cotton Supply Chain Risks – Compliance Week
2013
December 17, 2013 – In Uzbekistan, the Practice of Forced Labor Lives On During the Cotton Harvest – New York Times
October 25, 2013 – In Uzbekistan, ‘slave labour’ used to harvest cotton – Toronto Star
October 16, 2013 – Pressure Grows on Uzbekistan to Stop Using Forced Labour in Cotton Fields – Thomson Reuters Foundation
October 14, 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: 136 International Brands Valued at Over $1 Trillion Sign Pledge Against Forced Labor in Uzbek Cotton Fields
September 20, 2013 – Human Rights Groups Push Companies to Disclose More About Conflict Minerals – The Guardian
September 05, 2013 – Report Sets Expectations for Conflict Minerals Reporting – The Wall Street Journal
September 05, 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: Investors and Human Rights Advocates Set Expectations for SEC Dodd-Frank Conflict Mineral Reports
June 03, 2013 – Coalition of Investors Voices Support for Conflict Minerals Rule – Social Funds
May 30, 2013 – PRESS RELEASE: Investors Support Conflict Minerals Rule
February 21, 2013 – Cotton Exporters Using Child Labor – CNN
January 24, 2013 – How Business Can Help Achieve a Conflict-Free Congo - GreenBiz
2012
December 03, 2012 – Investors Ask SEC to Defend Conflict Minerals Rule – Financial Advisor
November 12, 2012 – Rape and Conflict Minerals: Photographer takes on the technology industry through art – Treehugger
November 09, 2012 – UZBEKISTAN: Cotton ban gains momentum with apparel firms – Just-Style
November 05, 2012 – Over 100 global apparel brands shun Uzbek cotton – Fibre2Fashion
November 02, 2012 – EurasiaNet: Over 100 Companies Eschew Uzbek Cotton – Ferghana News
November 01, 2012 – Uzbekistan: Over 100 Companies Eschew Uzbek Cotton – EurasiaNet
October 18, 2012 – Millions of Uzbek cotton slaves to “make nation great” – AsiaNews
October 15, 2012 – Doctors and Nurses Forced to Pick Cotton – BBC
September 28, 2012 – Coalition of Investors and Advocacy Groups Press Companies to Strengthen Policies and Practices to Help Eliminate Human Trafficking – CBIS
September 25, 2012 – Tackling Tungsten, Tin: Choosing Tools for Conflict Mineral Reports – GreenBiz
September 07, 2012 – Activists urge designers to join boycott of Uzbek cotton – Fibre2Fashion
August 30, 2012 – Full disclosure: How SEC’s conflict mineral rule could affect you – GreenBiz
August 23, 2012 – Investors Welcome SEC Rule on Conflict Minerals – Trillium Asset Management
July 25, 2012 – SEC Poised to Make Companies Report Business With Warlords - Bloomberg
July 16, 2012 – A Warning for Retailers: Purchase Uzbek Cotton and Risk Your Reputation – Open Society Foundations
June 29, 2012 – Experts Discuss Conflict Mineral Solutions While Waiting For SEC Rules – TriplePundit
June 12, 2012 – Conflict Minerals: Do you know what is lurking in your supply chain? – Green Impact
June 07, 2012 – Responsible Sourcing Networks recommends: Exposure to Uzbek cotton may seriously damage your reputation – Ferghana News
May 01, 2012 – Modern-Day Slavery: How HR professionals can help combat this shocking crime – Society for Human Resource Management
January 26, 2012 – Can California’s New Law Stop Slave Labor In Palm Oil? – Rainforest Action Network
January 25, 2012 – Lawmakers Act to Stem Suppliers’ Abuse of Workers - CFO
January 18, 2012 – PRESS RELEASE: New California Slave Labor Law (SB 657) To Expose Ugly Side of Many Common Commodities; Impact 3200 Companies – Rainforest Action Network
2011
September 12, 2011 - PRESS RELEASE: Unprecedented Number of U.S. and European Apparel Companies and Major Industry Association Sign Pledge to Call for Elimination of Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan
2009
September 25, 2009 – Hard truths about Uzbek cotton – Los Angeles Times
September 10, 2009 – PRESS RELEASE: US Department of Labor Includes Uzbek Cotton on List of Products Made by Forced, Child Labor
2008
September 30, 2008 – PRESS RELEASE: Faith-based and Social Investors Praise Wal-Mart’s Efforts to Stop Forcing Children to Pick Cotton
September 30, 2008 – PRESS RELEASE: Wal-Mart Takes Action to End Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan
August 18, 2008 – PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Apparel & Retail Industry Call for the End of Forced Child Labor
August 15, 2008 – PRESS RELEASE: Social Investors and Human Rights Activists Pressure Government of Uzbekistan to Stop Using Forced Child Labor