In the coming weeks, EU lawmakers are set to pass historic legislation setting a common EU framework for responsible business conduct – the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). While views on the precise shape of the legal requirements...
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AIM strongly supports the European Commission’s ambition to eradicate forced labour from global supply chains. AIM and its members firmly believe that forced labour is an unacceptable practice and are committed to addressing forced labour risks in their operations and...
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Ensuring respect for human rights and minimising environmental impact in their supply chains is a critical priority for brands. Member companies of AIM – European Brands Association are actively leading change for a sustainable future for people, the environment and...
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Brand manufacturers represented in AIM – European Brands Association operate and source globally. Many of our member companies are leading on responsible sourcing practices, seeking to minimise environmental impacts and ensure respect of human rights across their supply chains. From...
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Ensuring respect for human rights and minimising environmental impact in their supply chains is a critical priority for brands. Member companies of AIM - European Brands Association are actively leading change for a sustainable future for people, the environment and...
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Brussels, 18 June 2021 - AIM, the European Brands Association, takes note of the reference made to its contribution to the debate on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) in the “Off the Hook” report published on June 16...
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Environmental Due Diligence will be part and parcel of the overall Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and Sustainable Corporate Governance (SCG) legislation the EU is preparing for the autumn as environmental impacts are closely linked to human rights impacts. Whilst...
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On the occasion of Commissioner Didier Reynders delivering his keynote address at today’s Sustainable Retail Summit of the Consumer Goods Forum, AIM, the European Brands Association, is proud to launch its contribution to the mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence debate....
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AIM-PROGRESS members continued to demonstrate progress in their responsible sourcing programs in 2018 with an impressive maturity leap: 50% of members are now identified as having ‘Integrated’ responsible sourcing programs, thereby being in the upper half of the maturity scale,...
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AIM-PROGRESS is pleased to report the release of its new Responsible Sourcing Journey (RSJ) - a blueprint describing the maturity evolution of a company’s responsible sourcing programme across four maturity levels: launched, established, integrated, leadership. Companies can benchmark their maturity...
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AIM-PROGRESS 2014 membership survey results clearly demonstrate that members are benefiting from participating in our global responsible sourcing (RS) programme. 61% now have established or mature RS programmes in place; audit activity has increased by 76% since 2012 and remediation...
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In its latest newsletter AIM-PROGRESS announces its new 2013-2016 Strategy. It builds on the existing work of AIM-PROGRESS and now includes a third strategic driver which proposes to move beyond compliance towards measureable performance improvement in our supply chains and...
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