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Governments should not outsource oversight of mineral supply chains to industry-led initiatives (Photo: Responsible Sourcing Network)

EU's new supply chain laws over-reliant on self-certification

Public awareness has grown about exploitation and abuse in global supply chains. Many consumers now know that there is a real risk of child labour, deadly work conditions, and toxic pollution in the global supply chains of clothes, food, cars, jewellry, and other consumer goods.

Companies know about these risks, too — and increasingly seek certification of their products or operations as being "responsibly sourced."

An increasing number of voluntary certification initiatives meas...

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Juliane Kippenberg is an associate children's rights director at Human Rights Watch who has studied supply chain issues around the globe.

Governments should not outsource oversight of mineral supply chains to industry-led initiatives (Photo: Responsible Sourcing Network)

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Juliane Kippenberg is an associate children's rights director at Human Rights Watch who has studied supply chain issues around the globe.

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