Rana Plaza

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  MPs: UK companies should be held to account for exploitation abroad

  8 Sep 2014: Majority of politicians polled say British businesses who abuse safety or rights of overseas workforce should be prosecuted

• Big business will force change in garment trade, vows Wall St boss

  7 Sep 2014:

  Planned $500m upgrade of factories across developing world aims to lure big western brands who crave ethical supply base

• Matalan donates less than £72,000 to Rana Plaza fund

  27 Aug 2014: British retailer's contribution falls short of £3m which labour rights groups have called on Matalan to donate since disaster

• Lidl's pants: would you buy underwear from the discount supermarket chain?

  18 Aug 2014: Lidl has started selling own-brand pants, vests and socks, made in Austria in a carbon-neutral process. Morwenna Ferrier puts them to the test

• 11% of UK businesses say slavery in their supply chains is 'likely'

  Guardian Professional, 18 Aug 2014: Supply chain risk index shows that while risks have fallen businesses are still exposed to disruptions such as the Ebola outbreak and the Middle East crisis

• Fish, farms and factories: sustainable businesses take us back to the source

  18 Aug 2014: Six producers describe the challenges of sustainably sourcing everything from the hops in our beer to the shirts on our back
  

• Why shopping sprees for clothing are on the way out

  13 Aug 2014: The People Tree fashion founder Safia Minney explains why it’s time to produce clothes that respect both workers and the planet

• The problem with fast fashion – and how to fix it

  13 Aug 2014: Clothes are more cheaply available than ever, but there are more ethical ways to be stylish without the shopping urge, finds Zoe Morrison
  

• Matalan donates to Rana Plaza victims' trust fund one day before deadline

  30 Jul 2014: Retailer had been the only major British retailer not to contribute to UN-backed fund to compensate victims of factory collapse

• Matalan fails to contribute to Rana Plaza trust fund as deadline looms

  28 Jul 2014: Budget clothes retailer asked to give UN-backed scheme £3m, but campaigners say it is only major UK retailer not to donate

• Bangladeshi factory safety group needs extra £4m from retailers for inspections

  23 Jul 2014: Accord on Fire and Building Safety, set up after Rana Plaza garment factory deaths, aims to frontload spending this year

• 'End-to-end visibility': Reinventing how companies root out worker abuse

  14 Jul 2014: 'Ethical audits' need reality checks and re-invention to save lives, cut risk

• What objects would you pick to sum up the 21st century?

  3 Jul 2014: From Louboutin shoes to the world's first 3D-printed gun, the V&A is starting a new collection of the designs and objects that shape our world today. What have they missed?

• The V&A looks outwards: its Rapid Response Collecting gallery is unveiled

  2 Jul 2014:

  Opening installation includes 3D-printed handgun, Primark trousers, and an Ikea toy – notes of much bigger global stories

• European ministers urge companies to compensate Rana Plaza victims

  26 Jun 2014: UK minister among those pressing brands whose clothes were produced in Bangladesh factory to 'donate generously' to fund

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