Human rights

Updated: Fri, 2 Feb 2018

Baristas behind bars: UK prisoners swap crime for coffee

Staffed by prisoners aged 18 to 21, the Redemption Roasters cafe inside Aylesbury prison trains inmates with speciality coffee skills in a bid to help them to find jobs upon release

From parkas to silk, businesses tackle cultural appropriation
The extent to which fashion houses profit from other cultures' traditional arts and crafts without acknowledging their origins has sparked accusations of cultural appropriation By Sarah Shearman | Fri, 8 Feb 2019
Singapore hawker centres struggle with new business model
Not cheap or cheerful: Singapore hawker centres struggle with new business model By Rina Chandran | Tue, 15 Jan 2019
No social skills required: autistic staff help IT firm thrive
More than one in 100 people worldwide are estimated to have autism. By Umberto Bacchi | Tue, 15 Jan 2019
Britain's homeless crowdfund their way to work
Homelessness has been rising in England for nearly a decade, with over 82,000 families in temporary accommodation, including more than 123,000 children By Lin Taylor | Tue, 18 Dec 2018
'Ingenious' fix for Japan's empty houses - homes for single moms
Japan's apartment owners often refuse single mothers because they are not considered financially stable By Rina Chandran | Thu, 13 Dec 2018
U.S. workers want employers to step up social impact
Expectations that employers be socially involved are strongest among women, people in their 20s and 30s and higher income earners By Ellen Wulfhorst | Thu, 29 Nov 2018
How to help end homelessness? Catch a train and order coffee
More than 33,000 working families in England do not have a stable place to live By Lin Taylor | Tue, 23 Oct 2018
'Perfect time' for ethical businesses to drive social change
More companies are striving to clean up their supply chains and stamp their goods as environmentally friendly and ethical By Rachel Savage and Fabio Teixeira | Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Slave-free jeans in spotlight but can brands back ethical vows?
Labour activists and academics say it is very difficult for any company to prove that its supply chain is entirely free of forced labour or abuses By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Laundry for homeless reveals Russian distrust of social enterprise
Social entrepreneurs can face obstacles in a country with scant experience of businesses that expressly set out to do social good By Daria Litvinova | Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Scottish pupils 'make life better' as ethical entrepreneurs
Scotland is a global leader in fostering young social entrepreneurs. By Lee Mannion | Tue, 9 Oct 2018
'Resilient' refugees find freedom with Australian food business
Fair Food, which delivers around 1,000 organic fruit and vegetable boxes a week to customers around Melbourne, has workers from the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Sri Lanka By Doug Hendrie | Thu, 11 Oct 2018
interview Can ethical business secure peace in the Philippines?
Could ethical business be the key to ending one of Southeast Asia's most intractable separatist conflicts? By Lee Mannion | Fri, 12 Oct 2018
'Social business cities' could ease urban growing pains
Cities are under pressure to bring their infrastructure up to speed By Beh Lih Yi | Thu, 20 Sep 2018
Building hope: art triumphs over war at London Design Biennale
"We want to divert people's attention to focus on rebuilding rather than just destruction" By Adela Suliman | Tue, 4 Sep 2018
Survivor says world at trafficking 'tipping point'
Less than 1 percent of the estimated $1.5 trillion plus laundered by criminals worldwide each year through the financial system is frozen or confiscated By Kieran Guilbert | Mon, 30 Jul 2018
Berlin locals, drug dealers meet over migrancy as welcome wavers
There are more than 300,000 unregistered migrants in Germany By Lee Mannion | Mon, 23 Jul 2018
Helping refugees proves labour of love in Germany
With an influx of more than 1.6 million asylum seekers into Germany since 2014, integration is a hot political issue By Lee Mannion | Thu, 19 Jul 2018
Lawyers on wheels: solidarity bus helps Kyrgyzstan landless women
Land, a scarce and highly-prized resource in this former communist country, is of huge social value, with disputes over it particularly affecting women By Adela Suliman | Mon, 10 Dec 2018
Jay-Z backs startup using tech to keep poor out of jail
After receiving $3 million in funding, a phone app called Promise aims to secure the release of poor people awaiting trial or sentencing, through remote monitoring By Sarah Mahoney | Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Crowdfunding UK's homeless into work and homes
Charity Shelter estimates at least 307,000 people are homeless in Britain. By Lee Mannion | Tue, 24 Apr 2018
As migration rises, finance can pave the way to benefits for all
"No ocean is going to be wide enough, no wall high enough" to stop migration, so making it work for everyone is key, experts say By Laurie Goering | Thu, 12 Apr 2018
interview When architects join doctors to solve global health problems
A medical degree is not needed but a drive to create health systems that work for all people By Astrid Zweynert | Wed, 11 Apr 2018
Peaceful world requires more women politicians, says Jimmy Carter
"There's no doubt in my mind that a woman is more inclined to peace than a man is" By Lee Mannion | Tue, 10 Apr 2018