Joint Submission to the Labour National Policy Forum: Kickstart Economic Growth – Bringing back pride in our communities

ABColombia, ActionAid, Action for Southern Africa, Corporate Justice Coalition, Earthsight, Labour Behind the Label, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Peace Brigades International UK, and Water Witness, supported a joint submission urging the Labour Party Policy Forum to make a commitment to a Business, Human Rights and Environment Act – a robust, enforceable human rights and environmental due diligence legislation using the “failure to prevent” model, in alignment with international standards to level the playing field for responsible UK businesses.

The submission outlined key areas: 1. Cost of inaction, 2. Why the Make Work Pay Plan needs to address exploitative market power, 3. Our proposal for a Business, Human Rights and Environment Act, 4. The economy, 5. Women and marginalised communities, and 6. Devolved governments.