Peter Bengtsen is an investigative journalist who reports on global philanthropy, corporate ethics and human rights
January 2022
Rights and freedom
UK faces legal action for approving firm accused of using forced labour as PPE supplier
High court to review government’s decision to include subsidiary of Malaysia’s Supermax in £6bn ‘framework’ deal for buying gloves
January 2018
Modern-day slavery in focus
Workers held captive in Indian mills supplying Hugo Boss
Guardian inquiry into concerns raised by Hugo Boss reveals Tamil Nadu firm, which also supplies major UK brands, stops women leaving factory
October 2017
Modern-day slavery in focus
Chinese factory supplying major laptop brands accused of student labour abuses
Watchdog claims Chinese factory supplying Sony, HP, Acer and others makes funding and graduation of student interns contingent on working 12-hour shifts
September 2017
Modern-day slavery in focus
John Lewis and Habitat withdraw granite worktops over slavery concerns
Supply chains of high street retailers under scrutiny after investigators uncover evidence of human rights violations and child labour in Indian stone quarries
February 2017
Modern-day slavery in focus
Major car paint suppliers join initiative against child labour in mica mines
PPG and Axalta join scheme after Guardian report linked paint used by Vauxhall, BMW and VW with mines in India reliant on child labour and debt bondage
July 2016
Business and the sustainable development goals
Beauty companies and the struggle to source child labour-free mica
Modern-day slavery in focus
Vauxhall and BMW among car firms linked to child labour over glittery mica paint
