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The European Green Deal
Source: European Commission - Roadmap What is the European Green Deal? For those of you who are not yet familiar, the European Green Deal is the European Union's new growth strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. It was presented in December 2019 as the new EU...
Great success in the International online Event “Workers engagement as drivers of change”
March 24th the Ethical Trade Forums organised their International online Event, to discuss “Worker’s engagement as driver of change”. This is the first time that this international meeting has been held online due to the Covid-19 health crisis. Many of the...
One week left for the International online Event “Workers engagement as drivers of change”
On 24 March (9:00 to 17:00 h. CEST), the Ethical Trade Forums will organise the International online Event , focusing on the theme of “Workers engagement as drivers of change”. The “Workers’ Voice” will be one of the different topics to be discussed at the event, as...
Due diligence in human rights
What is due diligence in human rights? Companies and their supply chains are increasingly complex and dynamic. While these characteristics allow greater speed and adaptation to the needs of the markets, they also carry risks such as the violation of basic human rights...
The ETF February 2021 newsletter is now available
We begin March with the publication of the fourth edition of the Ethical Trade Forums newsletter. 2020 was an unpredictable and challenging year for everyone, but one in which industry collaboration and external support was more important than ever. The Ethical Trade...
Online Seminar: Fire prevention and emergency response guidelines
On February 23, the Ethical Trade Forums began their 2021 Online Seminars program, which was attended by 72 people. The session was given by Rosario Latorre, a graduate of Physical Sciences, Electronics specialty, with more than 20 years of experience in the sector of...
2021 online seminars: Control actions in the event of a covid-19 positive test. Case study and case management
Throughout 2020, the Ethical Trading Forums organised a number of seminars on Covid-19 and the impact of the pandemic on companies and workers. After a year of living with the virus and knowing a lot more about this health issue, in this online seminar we want to...
Update on Working Group For Responsible Use Of Temporary Labour Providers
After finalising the “Best Practice guide for the responsible used of temporary labour providers”, the working group is thinking ahead to achieve the translation of this guide into a practical and useful checklist so that companies could analyse their existing risks...
2021 online seminars begin: Fire prevention and emergency response guidelines
On February 23, the Ethical Trade Forums will start their 2021 Online Seminars program with Rosario Latorre, a graduate in Physics, specialising in Electronics, with more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of occupational risk prevention and...
We kick-start our work with the Sustainability Working Group
Due to the growing demand from members of the Ethical Trade Forums and following the positive comments on this topic presented in one of the online Forums last year, we have proceeded to the creation of a working group to offer its members a place to discuss and...
Welcome 2021!
We start the new year with renewed strength and with more enthusiasm than ever, holding multiple meetings to resume the projects developed by the Working Groups. The last meeting was held today by the Communications Group. We started the year meeting with the...
ETF end 2020 with the online Seminar “BREXIT and its effect on the agro-food sector”
On December 17, the Ethical Trade Forums closed their seminars programme with an interesting session on the Brexit, which was attended by 164 people. The session was conducted by Manuel Samper, Administrator and head of the Customs Agency Manuel Samper SLU and Karine...
Public consultation period for the “Prevention and action protocol against workplace harassment” and the “Best Practice Guide for the responsible use of temporary work agencies”
On the FCE website you can find available both documents, the “Prevention and action protocol against workplace harassment” and the “Best Practice Guide for the responsible use of Temporary Employment Companies”. Both documents are in the consultation stage and we...