Responsible sourcing efforts of AIM-Progress membership not hampered by Covid-19 pandemic

The results of the AIM-Progress annual benchmarking survey on responsible sourcing practices of the membership came as quite a surprise: despite the Covid pandemic, AIM-Progress member companies demonstrated a high level of resilience and continued to enhance their responsible sourcing programmes and address systemic issues throughout 2020. Like last year there is a continuous maturity…

Navigating the legislative landscape on CSR and human rights – latest update

There is currently 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 evolution…

AIM-Progress resource hub on Ukraine conflict

AIM-Progress has created a website resource hub on the Conflict in the Ukraine to support companies to follow international humanitarian and criminal law, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and responsible sourcing practices. Our hub provides guidance on responsible sourcing, procurement and legal professions in companies to understand and manage the…

AIM-Progress support to members during the conflict in the Ukraine

AIM-Progress is aware that its members and their suppliers operating in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and neighbouring countries are experiencing growing challenges because of the ongoing conflict. The conflict requires companies to respond to protect their employees, their suppliers, the communities they operate in and to support those displaced and in need. AIM-Progress is working with…

AIM-Progress Membership growing – welcome to our newest member GSK

Responsible sourcing has moved up the priority list on consumer brands’ agendas throughout 2021, 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. AIM-Progress gained five new members throughout 2021 with Arla Foods, DPDHL, Griffith Foods,…

AIM-Progress/WBCSD Responsible Recruitment Interactive Initiative Mapping Tool

AIM-Progress announces new Executive Director

We are extremely pleased to announce that Louise Herring will officially join AIM-Progress as our new Executive Director, as of 1 February 2022. Louise is an ethical trade and human rights specialist with over twenty years of experience working for private, non-governmental and not-for-profit organisations including Accenture, Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief. She is the founder…