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Burberry’s factory and mill in Castleford, where cloth is woven, and skilled workers stitch the iconic gabardine trench coat. Photo: Beck Wallace

Oxfam and Burberry: Moving ‘beyond audit’ to impact

Rachel Wilshaw

November 13th, 2018 General, Influencing, Living wage, Private sector

Engaging with Burberry as a ‘critical friend’ has helped Oxfam to understand barriers and opportunities for better workers’ rights. Rachel Wilshaw describes how collaboration has enabled us to innovate and test …

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BurberryEthical tradeLiving wagePrivate sector
Mother and daughter at a very basic health clinic in Niger. Credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam

Cracking down on tax dodging, cracking down on poverty

Mark Goldring

November 7th, 2017 General, Inequality, Private sector, Tax

Following the ‘Paradise Papers’ leak of financial documents Mark Goldring explains why Oxfam is calling for greater tax transparency. When businesses dodge taxes the poorest people suffer the consequences: lack …

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Country-by-country reportingEthical tradeParadise PapersPublic services
Greater Gabbard wind farm. Credit: SSE

Tax is an attitude: not just a set of rules

Alistair Phillips-Davies

November 7th, 2017 General, Private sector, Tax

A huge new leak of financial documents this week has revealed how some multinational companies secretly make use of tax havens. FTSE 100 energy company SSE believes it should be …

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Country-by-country reportingEthical tradeFair TaxSSE
Valerie Mukangerero (53 yrs) walks to her pinapple farm in Rwamurema village, Eastern Rwanda, Kirehe District. Valerie is a member of Tuzamurane cooperative."When I joined the cooperative, we were trained, we learned and I felt relieved that I would have a good life one day.” Credit: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

The missing piece of the puzzle is the fourth sector

Erinch Sahan

September 19th, 2017 General

What kind of business can help take the world to a fairer and more sustainable future? Today Oxfam is launching the Future of Business Initiative at the UN General Assembly …

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Co-operativesEthical tradeFourth sectorUNGA
Nato Lomjaria, is photographed outside the cold storage room at Tianeti Snobati Cooperative in the Mtskheta Tianeti region of Georgia. The cooperative, which sources and dries wild berries, fruits and herbs, was created in 2015 as part of a nationwide project led by Oxfam that so far has facilitated the formation of 48 cooperatives in 13 municipalities, employing around 10,000 people. Credit: Sam Tarling/Oxfam

Reimagining business to tackle inequality

Erinch Sahan

September 11th, 2017 Private sector

Erinch Sahan explains why the current reality of mainstream business isn’t cutting the mustard when it comes to tackling inequality. Inequality is spiralling to absurd levels. Our economies are generating …

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Ethical tradeHuman economySocial enterprise
Young women who work in Myanmar’s garment sector. Credit: Lisa Scharinger, Oxfam

Making ‘people are our greatest asset’ ring true

Rachel Wilshaw

August 8th, 2017 General, Private sector

The Workforce Disclosure Initiative will shine a spotlight on how companies treat the people working in their supply chains. Rachel Wilshaw, Ethical Trade Manager, explains how and why Oxfam is …

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Ethical tradeLiving wageSupply chains

A letter to Sainsbury’s

Oxfam Policy & Practice

June 2nd, 2017 Food & livelihoods, General, Private sector

This is a joint agency letter sent to Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe following the announcement of the “Fairly Traded” tea pilot and the creation of the new Sainsbury’s Sustainability Standards.  Dear …

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Ethical tradeFairly TradedFairtradeSainsburysSustainability standards
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