These publications offer technical guidance and strategic resources developed by Embode’s global team of specialists in social protection and sustainability.
In 2023, Embode partnered with AIM-Progress and nine of its member companies to launch the Ganapati Responsible Recruitment Project, an 18-month pilot initiative designed to improve supplier engagement and foster responsible recruitment practices in Thailand and Malaysia.
Embode provided strategic advice following a consultative review of Mondelēz International’s global cocoa sustainability programme, Cocoa Life.
Commissioned by Global Child Forum, this study presents a set of ten sustainable business approaches, from around the world, to combat child labour together
Commissioned by NGOCRC Cambodia, this manual outlines a series of good practices relating to child participation and children’s right to be heard in Cambodia.
This section features Embode’s publications that offers human rights impact assessments and issue-focused research on child labour, forced labour, human trafficking, gender and more.
An Assessment of Child Labour in the Cocoa Sectors of Ghana and Recommendations to Mondelēz International.
An Assessment of Child Labour and Child Slavery in the Cocoa Sectors of Côte d’Ivoire and Recommendations to Mondelēz International.
Aarti Kapoor, Executive Director of Embode, contributed the paper titled “Finding, making, and taking role: a case study from the complexity of inter-agency dynamics”, as part of the book.
This section features all publicly released reports that reference Embode’s work in corporate human rights due diligence (HRDD), human rights impact assessments and issue-focused research on child labour, forced labour, human trafficking, gender and more.
In the Food and Beverage Benchmark Report 2026, the Business and Human Rights Centre and Know the Chain highlighted the Ganapati Initiative as a best-practice model for addressing forced labour.
This report summarises all panel sessions at the 2025 UNRBHR Forum where Embode co-organised and spoke at four different sessions.
Embode contributed its expertise to this evidence-based report, offering insights into how businesses in Asia can shift toward a rights-holder approach when addressing informal work.
Unilever featured Embode’s Forced Labour Assessment as part of their 2025 Modern Slavery Statement.
Explore all recorded webinars, podcasts, capacity building trainings and panel discussions delivered by Embode.
What are the root causes of modern slavery, and how can we make decisions that mitigate its detrimental impacts? We explored answers to these questions with Be Slavery Free.
The ‘Strengthening Accountability in Certification and Audit Schemes’ panel session featured Embode’s Consultant James Eckford at the 2025 UNRBHR.
The ‘Are we listening? The unheard perspectives along the supply chain’ session featured Embode’s Executive Director, Aarti Kapoor at the 2025 UNRBHR.
The ‘Redesigning Recruitment Markets’ session featured Aarti Kapoor, Executive Director at Embode at the 2025 UNRBHR.
The ‘How Business Can Advance Parametric Insurance for Climate Resilience’ session featured Aarti Kapoor, Executive Director at Embode at 2025 UNRBHR.
Embode organised the Panel in collaboration wtih AIM-Progress at the 2025 GFRR on how brands and buyers can actively support their suppliers in implementing responsible recruitment practices.
