Sarah Carpenter
Director, Corporate Responsibility
Sarah specializes in promoting business respect for human rights globally. Following the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, she took on a leadership role as an advocate and influencer for human rights, and supported the United Nations International Labour Organization’s work to reform the garment industry.
Sarah has worked for a range of rights-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including Plan International and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability. She is the former co-chair of the Slavery and Trafficking Risk Template Development Committee, chairs Assent’s corporate social responsibility team, and represents Assent on the Social and Labor Convergence Program.
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Insights from Sarah Carpenter
Charting the Course to Deep Sustainability: Assent 2022 Sustainability Report
Read Assent’s 2022 sustainability report, including achieving B-Corp status and our ESG impacts.
The SCDDA & UFLPA: A New Era of Human Rights Regulations
A new wave of human rights regulations is here, including the SCDDA and UFLPA. Learn how you can prepare.
The UFLPA and Forced Labor Laws Reveal Greenwashing Risks
SCIP Database reporting requirements, as mandated by the EU Waste Framework Directive, are expanding to the EEA.
