This week: Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, explores the complexities of human rights and ethical trade for business in a challenging global environment. He talks about changing costs pressures and evolving regulatory landscapes – including EU human rights due diligence legislation – and the patterns of stakeholder engagement that are emerging.
Plus: PVH pays Haiti garment workers $1m after supplier factory closure; US senators question SHEIN CEO about forced labour ties; Indonesia and Malaysia in talks with EU over new deforestation regulation; and, “forever chemicals” found in Arctic ice posing new risk to wildlife, in the news digest with Bea Stevenson.
And, an update on the upcoming future of climate action and how to tackle scope 3 GHGs virtual conference on 12th-14th June from Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar.
Host: Ian Welsh
Monday briefing: G7 and G20 to discuss climate change and energy transition
Weekly podcast – Tackling labour rights for truly responsible palm oil sourcing
From concept to reality: Building a resilient apparel net-zero plan
Nestlé Global Virtual Event: Implementing regenerative agriculture at scale
Weekly briefing: Focus on regenerative future at this year’s World Fair Trade Day
What good ethical trade and human rights regulation looks like
How to turn pre-consumer apparel ‘waste’ into sustainable yarns
How agroforestry can drive progress in coffee supply chains
Where agribusiness giants stand on gender empowerment and land rights
ESG through the supply chain: Incentives that work on the ground
Monday briefing: Rana Plaza collapse ten years on – progress but challenges remain
What a fool-proof apparel net-zero plan looks like
What does the route to responsible sourcing and ethical trade look like?
Monday briefing: The ongoing transboundary climate risks and adaptation debate
Weekly podcast: How recycled yarns are a route to circularity for the apparel sector
Is ’verified deforestation-free’ the future for palm oil?
Weekly briefing: World Bank renews focus on tackling climate change
Weekly podcast – Oxfam goes behind the big agribusiness brands
Why the new UN High Seas treaty matters
Monday briefing: Climate change focus at World Health Day, and Canada’s carbon tax hike
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