In making the feature documentary "Last Call at the Oasis," I found the flow of evidence bracing in its breadth and acceleration, but the underlying dynamics are not new: we use more water than the system can naturally replenish, and we abuse the supply we have.
"Arguably it is the unsustainable business models of large corporations, which are reliant on cheap labour and environmental degradation, that drive abuses within supply chains," says one of the report's authors, Genevieve LeBaron.
The applause came from Brazilian journalists delighted to have one of their countrymen left in Germany to follow, while the abuse was supplied by the international media, upset that a promise to answer questions in English and French had been broken.
After more than two decades of such schemes, however, extreme abuse within global supply chains remains prevalent.
While multinational companies in industries from garments to electronics say they investigate allegations of abuse in their supply chains, they rarely share negative findings.
The study found virtually all US and European companies buying seafood from Thailand are exposed to the same risks of abuse in their supply chains.
Between 2003 and 2007, Gap engaged in multi-stakeholder dialogue about how to reduce the risk of labour abuse in its supply chain, and was transparent about the mitigation measures it had taken.
Meanwhile, in large areas of diffuse gliomas the tumor cells abuse pre-existent "supply lines" for oxygen and nutrients rather than constructing their own.
Like guerilla warriors, in large areas of diffuse gliomas the tumor cells tend to invade individually or in small groups in "foreign" territory and to abuse pre-existent supply lines.
Colchester said the RSPO had not succeeded in stopping human rights abuses across the supply chain.
