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We have an eighteen year track record, registered offices in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, and core staff located in a range of additional countries, as well as an established network of global experts. We work across sectors and geographies with a diverse client base. Through our consulting and research services we enable organisations to take practical steps to improve the lives of workers and communities.</p> <p> </p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-border"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <h2>Our Approach</h2> </div> <div class="col-8"> <div class="text"><div class="wysiwyg-content"><p>We bring broad professional knowledge and long experience to bear on clients’ issues and concerns. We pride ourselves on providing insight and advice that is clear, practical and tailored to individual needs. It is grounded in international good practice, informed by peer comparisons and attuned to emerging developments.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-border"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <h2>Our Clients</h2> </div> <div class="col-8"> <div class="text"><div class="wysiwyg-content"><p>Our clients include international financial institutions, leading brands and corporations, international agencies and multi-stakeholder platforms. Recent clients include:</p> <ul> <li>European Commission</li> <li>International Labour Organisation (ILO)</li> <li>International Organisation for Migration (IOM)</li> <li>International Finance Corporation (IFC)</li> <li>Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)</li> <li>World Bank</li> <li>Asian Development Bank (ADB)</li> <li>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)</li> <li>European Investment Bank (EIB)</li> <li>CDC</li> <li>FinDev Canada</li> <li>Standard Chartered</li> <li>ING</li> <li>Aldi</li> <li>ASOS</li> <li>Alexander McQueen</li> <li>Associated British Foods</li> <li>The Body Shop</li> <li>Burberry</li> <li>Co-operative Food</li> <li>Hilton Worldwide, Inc.</li> <li>Kering</li> <li>ENI</li> <li>GSK</li> <li>Lidl</li> <li>Marks & Spencer</li> <li>Mars Inc.</li> <li>McDonald’s</li> <li>Morrisons</li> <li>Reckitt</li> <li>Siemens</li> <li>Primark</li> <li>Virgin Media</li> <li>FIFA</li> <li>Centre for Sport and Human Rights</li> <li>Commonwealth Games Federation (CGA)</li> <li>Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)</li> <li>Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)</li> <li>Fair Labor Association (FLA)</li> <li>Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)</li> <li>Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)</li> <li>Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)</li> <li>Rainforest Alliance (RA)</li> <li>Deutsche Gesellschaft f眉r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)</li> <li>Sedex</li> </ul> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-border section-expertise"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <h2>Our Expertise</h2> </div> <div class="col-8"> <div class="text"><div class="wysiwyg-content"><p>Our staff are creative problem-solvers. We recruit people with diverse backgrounds and long professional experience, including:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Responsible supply chains</strong>: ethical trade policy, implementation and reporting</li> <li><strong>Project finance</strong>: transaction support on social issues, capacity-building, project assessments</li> <li><strong>Human rights</strong>: business policy, practical due diligence, internal development and training</li> <li><strong>Employment law</strong>: interpretation of international standards and implementation of national laws</li> <li><strong>Human resource management</strong>: capacity-building for compliance with codes of conduct</li> <li><strong>Gender</strong>: project mainstreaming and policy implementation at enterprise level</li> <li><strong>Labour market analysis</strong>: gender dimensions, skills analysis.</li> </ul> <p>Collectively we have worked in more than 60 countries across four continents. 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