Genevieve LeBaron

A worker stitches a garment at a factory run by the Bangladesh-based Urmi Group in Narayanganj, Bangladesh in April 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Worker‑led programs are tackling gender‑based violence in supply chains, but they’re at risk

An innovative new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is showing promising early signs of effectiveness, but these gains are being undermined by ‘America First’ policies.
Canada has joined a growing list of nations that have introduced legislation to combat modern slavery in supply chains. (Paul Teysen/Unsplash)

Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is the start — not the end — of efforts to address the issue in supply chains

If we have learned anything from the fight against modern slavery, it is that addressing the issue takes extensive time, resources and long-term commitments.
Hands up for the environment. Cathal McNaughton/PA

Green NGOs cannot take big business cash and save planet

When she wrote recently that “big green groups” are doing more harm than good when it comes to saving the planet, Naomi Klein was was right to be concerned. In recent years the environmental agenda has…

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