The CEOs of 10 global food brands likely suffered a bout of indigestion with their morning cereal when they opened the pages of the Financial Times a few months ago to find their companies’ treatment of workers in their supply chains pilloried by the respected charity Oxfam. It was part of a campaign to pressure the companies to increase transparency and accountability, and general counsel ignore such efforts at their peril.
"All of the Big 10 have neglected to use their enormous power to help create a more just food system," Oxfam stated in its report. "In fact, in some cases these companies undermine food security and economic opportunity for the poorest people in the world."
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