This week: Rashyid Anwarudin, chief sustainability officer at Sime Darby Plantation, talks with Ian Welsh about why developing truly responsible commodity sourcing supply chains means seeking out labour rights breaches and remediating them. They discuss Sime Darby Plantation’s strategies to ensure workers are treated ethically including responsible recruitment procedures and grievance mechanisms.
Plus: further reflections from the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in Amsterdam with Ola Bakowska from Circle Economy, Patagonia's Nick Allen and Umer Rehman from Soorty Enterprises.
And, renewables to be the biggest source of the world's electricity, says the International Energy Agency; Circle Economy’s new report shows economical potential for the global south in adopting a circular approach; World Green Building Council shares how companies can make the transition into circular design, end of life disassembly and recycling materials; and, Ecuador closes $1.63bn debt-for-nature financing facility, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
Weekly podcast – Reality check: food sector regulation and the regen agri transition
Trend watch: what the apparel sector needs to know
Securing sustainable crop nutrition: the role of fertilizers in regenerative agriculture
Weekly podcast – How to move from carbon to nature-based disclosure
Building resilience through regenerative cotton in India
Closing the value gap: how to build a fairer food economy
Monday briefing – Bringing end-to-end circular shopping experience to life
Weekly podcast – Certified sustainable fashion: the benefits of certification standards
How climate change is shaping the future of the Brazilian cattle sector
Monday briefing – Collaboration to discuss the future of the apparel sector
Weekly podcast – The fabric of regulatory change in the apparel sector
Growing awareness of EUDR's implications for palm oil
Weekly briefing – The future of the soy and cattle sectors in Brazil
Weekly podcast – Climate impacts on Brazil’s cattle sector, and combating price pressures for growers
It’s all about data: how to get to grips with scope 3 emissions
Monday briefing: Building a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food system
Weekly podcast – Improving farmer livelihoods with regenerative cotton
A deep dive into critical metal and mineral sourcing
Weekly podcast: What EUDR means for the palm oil sector
Delivering sustainable nutrition and convenience
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