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Shell Ordered to Cut Supply Chain Emissions by 45 %
In a landmark court ruling , Judge Larisa Alwin ordered Royal Dutch Shell to take responsibility for its CO2 emissions throughout its supply chain . The Netherlands court ruled in favour of seven environmental groups , including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth , who filed legal action against Shell on behalf of 17,000 Dutch citizens .
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5 MALAYSIA
Goodyear Faces Labour Practices Lawsuit in Malaysia
Foreign workers from Nepal , Myanmar , and India claim that Goodyear confiscated passports , reduced salaries , and required excessive work hours . Goodyear ’ s Malaysia tyre plant owes workers approximately US $ 1.21mn in unpaid wages .
Germany Adopts Revolutionary Supply Chain Human Rights Laws
On June 11th , 2021 , after months of negotiation , the German Parliament ushered in new supply chain legislation that holds German multinational corporations legally responsible for human rights and environmental abuses across global supply chains . procurementmag . com 13