The 99-page report, “Asleep at the Wheel: Car Companies’ Complicity in Forced Labor in China,” finds that some carmakers have succumbed to Chinese government pressure to apply weaker human rights and responsible sourcing standards at their Chinese joint ventures than in their global operations, increasing the risk of exposure to forced labor in Xinjiang. Most have done too little to map their aluminum supply chains and identify links to forced labor.
Woolworths has suspended agreements with a major meat supplier after the company required some staff to work while infected with Covid to ensure food supply at their South Australian facility.
Teys Australia, which supplies Woolworths with meat products, has been forcing staff infected with Covid to work and wear special yellow hair-nets to signify they are infected amid outbreak.
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Nestlé set a goal to responsibly source 100% of its coffee by 2025 and accurately trace coffee back to specific farmer groups through its Nescafé Plan, according to a press release.
Nestlé has responsibly sourced 75% of its coffee and distributed 235 million coffee plants under the Nescafé Plan, exceeding its goal of achieving 70% responsibly sourced coffee by the end of 2020. It also met its goals of reducing direct water withdrawal by decreasing water use in factories and irrigation for coffee farming.
Through its Nescafé Plan, the company will also look to reduce and remove carbon emissions from coffee sourcing and throughout its operations. Nestlé will use environmentally friendly packaging to reach its 2025 packaging commitment and plans of being net-zero by 2050.