This week: John Morrison, CEO of the Institute of Human Rights and Business, talks with Ian Welsh about the prospects for a higher profile for human rights and forced labour issues following the Fifa World Cup in Qatar and the COP27 conference in Egypt. They discuss the importance of ensuring a just transition as the world economy decarbonises and some reasons for optimism in 2023, including the increase in consumer-driven business ethics.
Plus: EU's new regulation banning all products linked to deforestation revealed; more corporate biodiversity commitments and actions needed, says CDP; World Benchmarking Alliance’s Nature Benchmark shows looking beyond corporate climate goals is imperative; and, biodegradable packaging startup Notpla wins £1m grant from the Earthshot Prize, in the news digest.
And, Innovation Forum's Emily Heslop introduces the responsible sourcing and ethical trade conference coming up in March 2023 in London, and reveals an exclusive discount for podcast listeners.
Host: Ian Welsh
Monday briefing: innovative solutions at World Water Week
Weekly podcast – Climate action: collaboration that delivers apparel supply chain decarbonisation
Extending digital traceability beyond apparel supply chains
Monday briefing: what US Inflation Reduction Act progress one year on?
Weekly podcast – How to overcome food value chain sustainability hurdles
On trend: apparel sector traceability and transparency
Monday briefing: empowering the green generation for change
Weekly podcast – Regenerative agriculture’s growing potential
Cracking the carbon code: why saving forests is a good investment
Monday briefing: Earth Overshoot Day continuously creeps up the calendar
Weekly podcast – Unlocking digital traceability in apparel supply chains and beyond
Weekly podcast – How regenerative practices can shape the future of US cotton
Building nature positive agrifood systems
Farmer voices: deforestation solutions for smallholders
How remote sensing is fuelling nature-positive approaches
Monday briefing – UN HLPF renews focus on Covid-19 recovery
Weekly podcast – Nature-positive agriculture: a how-to guide
How agrifood stakeholders can support European farmers in the regenerative transition
The key to food sector resilience across the value chain
Monday briefing: How climate change impacts the right to food
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