Procurement policies matter!
Responsible Business Advisor Gunelie Winum reminded businesses on the importance of a purchasing company's own procurement policies for producers to achieve compliance. Purchasers need to think carefully through how their price ceilings, timing, planning, preparation, requests for special materials, the way they place their orders influence on their suppliers' ability to comply with human rights, labour rights, environment and transparency standards. The lessons is that Respo
RBA in China
The Norwegian Business Delegation to China April 2017, headed by Prime Minister Mrs Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Børge Brende with Innovation Norway as facilitator, was an important dialogue opener between the two countries. RBA Senior Advisor Gunelie Winum was part of the delegation. Gunelie who has trained about 1000 Chinese factory managers on decent work and social dialogue, advocated for the need to shift from inspections to capacity build factory mana
