Guide to new legislation covering corporate social responsibility and human rights

The legislative landscape worldwide to ensure business integrates corporate social responsibility, supply chain due diligence and overall respect for human rights and environmental protection into its decision-making is continuing to evolve at high speed. AIM-Progress have been partnering with international law firm Ropes & Gray for several years now to provide semi-annual updates on the…

AIM-Progress Membership growing – welcome to our newest members Carlsberg and Tetra Pak

Responsible sourcing has moved up the priority list on consumer brands’ agendas throughout 2022, with companies seeking to establish ethical supply chains, to secure sustainable supply of key commodities and to respond to increasing legal requirements on due diligence and human rights. We are happy to see 2023 kick off with two new members: Carlsberg…

The Consumer Goods Forum and AIM-Progress announce Renewed Collaboration to advance Due Diligence and Responsible Recruitment to respect Human Rights

Get ready for the next AIM-Progress Autumn 2022 member meeting

AIM-Progress and Consumer Goods Forum release practical guidance on repayment of worker-paid recruitment fees

Collaboration across consumer goods organisations in action: AIM-Progress, through its Responsible Recruitment working group, together with the Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition have released a step-by-step guide for repayment of worker-paid recruitment fees to support corporate action around the topic. As workers in global supply chains – particularly migrant workers – may be coerced…

AIM-Progress members increase investments in responsible supply chains

We are pleased to report that this year’s AIM-Progress Annual benchmarking survey results show that: AIM-Progress members are increasing budget and headcount for responsible sourcing, even in times of crisis. Investor and consumer expectations, existing and emerging legislation on due diligence and brands’ rapidly evolving sustainability strategies have led to an increase in supply chain…

Supplier engagement in Brazil – key take-aways from our training events on 21 & 28 September

150+ delegates from the supplier and brands community of AIM-Progress participated in our online AIM Progress Capability Building Event for Brazil organised across two half-days on 21st and 28th September. The event was co-sponsored by AIM-Progress members Heineken, Reckitt, SC Johnson and The Hershey Company and facilitated by ELEVATE. An impressive line-up speakers included Túllio…

AIM-Progress and Diginex partner on innovative supply chain due diligence platform to improve working conditions in Thailand and Malaysia.

AIM-Progress and brand members (incl. Reckitt, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever) are partnering with Diginex to empower suppliers to undertake human rights due diligence and identify forced labour risks, through their new SaaS platform diginexLUMEN. diginexLUMEN sets a new standard for scalable and affordable due diligence by empowering brands and their suppliers to better identify,…

Understanding the evolving landscape of Human Rights and related CSR legislation

There continues to be much movement in the legislative landscape worldwide to ensure business integrates corporate social responsibility, supply chain due diligence and overall respect for human rights and environmental protection into its decision-making. AIM-Progress have been partnering with international law firm Ropes & Gray for several years now to provide semi-annual updates on the…

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence – AIM commentary on the EU proposal

AIM -European Brands Association, the umbrella organisation for AIM-Progress, has published its commentary on the EU proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Brands are pleased that there is now such a proposal to enable common legal requirements across the Single Market, but they believe that the current text requires improvement to ensure…

The road to an effective grievance mechanism: launching the AIM-Progress Grievance Mechanisms Maturity Framework & Guidance 1.0

We are delighted to launch the AIM-Progress Grievance Mechanism Maturity Framework & Guidance 1.0 (GM MFG) – to download click here. The maturity framework will support FMCG companies and beyond to accelerate the development and implementation of grievance mechanisms in own operations and supply chains – a crucial component in the implementation of the UN…

How to improve your responsible sourcing programme – AIM-Progress releases update of Responsible Sourcing Journey

AIM-Progress is proud to announce the release of the updated Responsible Sourcing Journey (RSJ) – our roadmap to improving responsible sourcing. The RSJ provides a blueprint to help member companies accelerate the development and implementation of responsible sourcing practices that positively impact people’s lives throughout their supply chains. It enables companies to understand where they…