This week: Anurag Gupta, managing director of Usha Yarns, talks with Ian Welsh about products the company is developing from pre-consumer recycled cotton combined with PET plastic. They discuss the potential for sustainable fibres becoming mainstream, the importance of increasing the value of waste and developing products that don’t require virgin material use.
Plus: further reflections from the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Ruth Thomas and eBay’s Chris Gale. They highlight the importance of access to finance for rural SMEs can aid development and the need for migrant worker empowerment programmes.
And, the era of clean power potentially imminent says new Global Electricity Review from thinktank Ember; the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market launches core market principles; US senators investigate big brands on migrant child labour; UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans Etihad ads for greenwashing, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
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Ensuring quality food and business: how to navigate incoming legislation
Monday briefing – Sustainable food for thought: next steps towards regenerative transition
Weekly podcast – Brazil's soy sector amid climate transitions, and US farmer voices
What certification can do for apparel brands and consumers
Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study
Monday briefing – human rights and fast fashion risks in the apparel sector
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
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