Building Better Business

How’s our food and drink changing?

In this Fairtrade 30th special, John Steel talks with Cathryn Higgs from the Co-op, Bob Doherty from the University of York, and Silvia Herrera from Mexico’s Ejidos San Fernando coffee cooperative. They discuss the future of our food, how ethical sourcing is shifting, and why a fair food system is the only way forward.

The role of government and law for better business

Sahil Kher, Good Law Project; Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party; Becky Annison, Chancery Lane Project; Mhairi Littlewood, Better Business Act Our panel of expert guests reveal the how the Government and the law can tackle the climate crisis with business. Sahil gives his insights on why Good Law Project won a landmark victory against the Government’s unlawfully inadequate Net Zero strategy. Becky and Mhairi explain how changes to business law and contracts would provide a level playing field for companies to operate in a greener way. Zack explains the fundamental role Government needs to play in society to facilitate our climate goals. For more information head to: www.cafedirect.co.uk/podcast

Save our food

Martin Ndegwa, Mutira Coffee Farmers Association; Emily Pearce, Co-op & Hans Perk, Okiocredit “Everyone needs to come onboard, and we fight this giant that is called climate change.” We risk losing our food supply if we don't take global collective action together with farmers, says Martin from Fairtrade Kenyan coffee cooperative, Mutira Coffee Farmers Association. This Fairtrade Fortnight special podcast features Martin's first-hand experience of climate change, and the Co-op supermarket's initiatives to combat it. We hear from Oikocredit who explain why food can only be secured if farmers receive stable, high prices and agriculture is invested in. For more information head to: www.cafedirect.co.uk/podcast

Action on plastic

Helen Bird, Business Lead Head, WRAP; Lucy Reynolds, CSR Communications VP, Boots; Lee Man, Head of Community Fairtrade and Regenerative Sourcing, The Body Shop. How can we move towards a sustainable use of plastic? Plastic plays a big part in our daily lives, but its detrimental effect on the environment regularly makes the headlines. Our guests share how this is being tackled by business alongside NGOs such as WRAP, and what we can do to help. For more information head to: www.cafedirect.co.uk/podcast

A driver for change: good business governance

Alex Maitland, Oxfam International; James Ghaffari, B Lab & Lebi Hudson, General Manager of RSTGA cooperative in Tanzania + Cafédirect Director Good business governance means its stakeholders - like staff, the environment and farmers - are considered in company decisions. In this episode we talk about why this leads to real positive change – and how this had led to the criticism of Nespresso becoming a B Corp. For more information head to: www.cafedirect.co.uk/podcast