COVID-19 is forcing companies to make tough business decisions. But they cannot declare moral bankruptcy and expect to emerge unscathed from the pandemic. By reflexively triggering force majeure clauses to halt payments to suppliers with vulnerable workers, including for orders already processed, companies risk losing their social license to operate.
After Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza, Covid-19 once again exposes the human cost of fast fashion
“On 11 March 2021 it will be one year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. And while almost every sector in every country on the planet has …