Podcasts about ethical trading initiative

Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about the importance of addressing human rights challenges within supply chains, particularly for vulnerable workers such as illegal migrants. They highlight the need for comprehensive human rights due diligence, collaboration among unions, NGOs, and businesses and the impact of recent legislation on corporate accountability.

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the shifting ethical trading and business and human rights risks and challenges. They discuss why they are getting the board room attention now that has perhaps been lacking in the past.   Plus: the European Council pushes back on the “no-risk” amendment to the European Union Deforestation Regulation; US apparently backtracking on limiting plastic production as the INC-5 global treaty talks in Busan loom; the Welsh government to not take part in the UK's deposit return scheme; and, a concerns raised at the number of industrial agriculture lobbyists present at COP29, in the news digest, by Ellen Atiyah.   Host: Ian Welsh

This week: At the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum in London, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with some of the expert participants to reflect on the conversations that took place. Hear from Sam Ludlow Taylor from the John Lewis Partnership, Peter McAllister from the Ethical Trading Initiative and Wayne Jordash from Business and Human Rights Compliance.   Plus: During his recent trip to India, Innovation Forum's Toby Webb spoke with Alison Ward and Dawa Dorje from CottonConnect about how the cotton sector is tackling its impacts, moving to a more regenerative approach and improving farmer livelihoods. Sign up here for Innovation Forum's YouTube channel for a documentary on the cotton value chain in India due to be released alongside Innovation Forum's sustainable apparel and textiles conference in Amsterdam (23rd-24th April).     And, UN's Global E-waste Monitor highlights the need for more e-waste recycling capacity; majority of EU agriculture ministers back Austria's proposal to water down the EUDR; and, according to InfluenceMap, coal, gas and cement production sectors' carbon footprint has grown since the Paris agreement, in the news digest.   Host: Ian Welsh

Welcome to episode 267 of the Make It British Podcast!In this episode, I share my recent experiences at the All Party Parliamentary Group for ethics and sustainability in fashion at the Houses of Parliament, organised by Fashion Roundtable.You can hear the full speech that I gave on the importance of localism, transparency, and ethical practices in the fashion industry. In which I highlighted the challenges faced by UK manufacturers, the need for skilled workers, and the potential for a thriving local manufacturing supply chain.You'll gain insight into the current British manufacturing landscape and discover how small businesses are leading the way in ethical and sustainable production.The meeting was chaired by John McNally MP and the secretariat for the APPG is Fashion Roundtable, led by Tamara Cincik.The other speakers were:Mary Creagh CBE - Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative, Former MP and Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee.Patrick Grant - Founder of Community Clothing and presenter on The Great British Sewing Bee.Professor Dilys Williams - Fashion Roundtable Board Member and Director of Centre for Sustainable Fashion.Sam Ludlow-Taylor - Head of Human Rights at John Lewis.Anna Bryher - Policy Lead at Labour Behind the LabelWatch the Speech on YouTube hereHANDY LINKSBritish Brand AcceleratorMake it British WebsiteYouTubeInstagramRate This PodcastMentioned in this episode:British Brand Accelerator

Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about the complexities of ethical trade and emerging corporate engagement to untangling the risks within these systemic issues. They discuss what good regulation looks like and some of the unintended consequences of corporate human rights due diligence.

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

This week: Insight from Rahul Raj, co-CEO of Indian vegetable supplier Sasya Produce. The company specialises in high quality packaged products and is working to integrate regenerative agriculture techniques with smallholder farmers in its vertically integrated supply chain. Plus: new International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency report into decarbonisation rates; the EU's 153m tonnes of food waste problem; Primark to pull back from sourcing in Myanmar following Ethical Trading Initiative report; and, Barry Callebout on track to reach full direct traceability by 2005, in the news digest. And Innovation Forum's Hanna Halmari gives an update on the sustainable landscapes and commodities conference, coming up on the 1st and 2nd November in Amsterdam Host: Ian Welsh  

In this episode, we hear from Kenyan-born, Bristol-based Audrey Migot-Adholla who founded jewellery brand Yala Jewellery in 2017. Named after the village in Kenya where her grandmother lived, the brand focuses on creating as little impact on the planet as possible. I wanted to speak to Audrey about why the mission behind her brand is so important to her plus ask for advice on what new founders should consider when planning to do the right thing by the planet when starting a company with a view to becoming B Corporation Certified in the future.Audrey's advice:Think hard before turning a hobby into a business - it's a big stepDon't underestimate how hard it is; expect to take some time before showing a profitResearch your industry thoroughly; you will need to find the sweet spot between being true to your vision and producing a product people will want to buyWhen you set up, go to B Corp for guidance on sustainability in every area of your business; you will have to keep records and it will be exacting but they will help you.  Better to start by trying to match their high standards than try to retrofit your company's systems later.  With B Corp, you will have to recertify every three yearsAlso helpful with ideas on sustainability are Oxfam, the Ethical Trading Initiative and Progress out of PovertyIf you are employing artisans to make your product, trust them to quote a fair price and be prepared to pay deposits in advance to help them source materialsGet to know them as individuals, foster trustInvest in an accountant at the start, even if you think you can't afford oneLater, when you can afford to, start to delegate because you can't do everything yourselfYou can reach Audrey via audrey@yalajewellery.com Head over to Speakpipe to leave your voice note for future guests too.LastPass the password-keeping site that syncs between devices.Google Workspace is brilliant for small businessesBuzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directoryCanva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.For contracts check out Law Depot.Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2021 founder of PR for startups advisory Fallow, Field & Mason. Edited by Renale Mathurin. MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link & Licence

Interesting and positive interview with Simon Zadek, Head Secretariat of UN Secretary General's Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs. We cover this new positive initiative, and it's impact on Zimbabwe, global forestation via the AntForest project and potentially many other areas of the world also. Dr. Simon Zadek is currently Head of Secretariat of the UN Secretary General's Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, based at the United Nations Development Program. He was until recently Senior Advisor on Finance in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, and Co-Director of the UN Environment's Inquiry into Design Options for a Sustainable Financial System. He founded and was founding Chief Executive of the international think tank, AccountAbility, and before that Development Director of the New Economics Foundation, founding Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative and on the founding Steering Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative.

What brings value to society? What does a world that considers human rights for all look like? And what does a world that engages all members in visioning a new economic system look like? In this episode Alison walks us through some of the economic and human impacts (a projected death toll of 250 million people due to lack of access to food) COVID19 is having on the world, such as a projected death toll of 250 million people due to lack of access to food . She offers insightful new ways of rethinking social value, new economic systems that benefit all people from all countries, and the new legal framework for companies called mandatory due diligence coming into effect in the EU in 2021.  Watch the Youtube video https://youtu.be/2pEDZMICnfo (here) Alison Tate Alison's current role includes representing unions at the UN, the G20 and international financial institutions. She serves on numerous boards including Better Work (a partnership between the International Labour Organisation and the International Finance Corporation), the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Ethical Trading Initiative, and as a Commissioner on the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

Cindy Berman is a freelance senior consultant. At the time of the interview she served as Head of Modern Slavery Strategy at the Ethical Trading Initiative and she speaks on their behalf. In her former role, she lead ETI’s efforts to tackle forced labour, child labour, human trafficking and modern slavery – working with companies, trade unions, civil society and governments. As she has transitioned to her new role as freelance Senior Consultant, Cindy continues to provide strategic advice and thought leadership on human rights due diligence to companies and governments, engages in policy influencing and advocacy and leads complex multi-stakeholder programmes in high risk countries and sectors.

Peter McAllister, executive director, Ethical Trading Initiative, and Ian Welsh discuss trends in how companies are engaging with modern slavery in supply chains, and why forced labour keeps appearing in new places. McAllister argues the case for transparency and normalising in consumer eyes that there are going to be problems and it’s how they are fixed that’s important. He outlines why businesses should adopt a due diligence approach to track labour migration, and how to ask the right questions internally for companies and when engaging with suppliers.

This week: Andreas Streubig from Hugo Boss discusses how pre-competitive collaboration can work to counter fragmentation in the apparel sector, and Ethical Trading Initiative’s Peter McAllister outlines evolving trends in business modern slavery risks and what companies have to do to keep up. Plus: Future of Food report from Sainsbury’s; impacts of new plastic waste exporting rules; slower progress in apparel sector exposed; and, H&M and Walmart accused of supplier labour breaches in Ethiopia. Hosted by Ian Welsh

This week, I’m speaking to Giles Heap, Managing Director of CED Stone. CED has a long history of supplying natural stone paving and facilitating the use of stone throughout the landscape and construction industries. Giles took over as the Managing Director of CED in 2013. We discuss: - Sourcing stone ethically, including mention of the Ethical Trading Initiative - Using materials appropriate to the job and the location - Options for those looking to source local stone in the UK - The production process and the environmental impacts of this - Issues with permeability and drainage surrounding hard surfaces and how to overcome these - The future of stone products About Giles “I have been working for CED for over twenty years, on and off in many different roles. My specialities lean towards design specification and consultation using natural stone in both the Urban Realm and Landscaping arenas. With hands on experience in quarrying, production and remedial masonry work I tend to have a slightly more practical and straightforward view on stone, its capabilities and uses. I regularly lecture (preach) on the use of natural stone, both in Urban Design and Garden Design to Landscape, Urban and garden designers, students and contractors and I am more than happy to write and present bespoke lectures on the subject. Before working full time for CED, I have previously been a Publican, Bodyguard, Chauffeur, Night-club manager, doorman, and a whole host of other unusual careers! With a slight addiction to Scuba diving, martial arts (although not so much now I'm a Dad!) and extreme sports, especially climbing, I am quite happy to "say it as I see it" and I am always willing to face a challenge! As a member of the family that owns CED and the current Managing Director, my professional goal is to make us the best supplier of natural stone and hard landscaping products in the UK, by ensuring that the right advice and materials are used in our cities, parks and gardens, indeed wherever and whenever it is right and correct to do so.”   Links CED Stone - www.cedstone.co.uk 728 London Road, West Thurrock, Grays, Essex, RM20 3LU Tel: 01708 867237   Blog by Giles on Using British Stone https://www.cedstone.co.uk/news/using-british-stone-by-ced-stone-group-managing-director-giles-heap   CED and the Ethical Trading Initiative https://www.cedstone.co.uk/about#3   More info: www.ethicaltrade.org    Ethical Stone Register - www.ethicalstoneregister.co.uk   Steintec - StoneBed Permeable Bedding Mortar https://www.cedstone.co.uk/products/stonebed-permeable-bedding-mortar-pbm    Get in touch; Email podcast@rootsandall.co.uk  Website www.rootsandall.co.uk  Twitter @rootsandall Instagram rootsandallpod   Patreon Link; Help us keep the podcast free & independent! Donate as much or as little as you like at https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall 

The first episode in the 3-part podcast series from Fashion Revolution - “Who Made My Clothes?” asks us to consider the stories behind what we wear, and introduces an ambitious research project that collects data from garment workers around the world. Tamsin Blanchard talks to Fashion Revolution’s Head of Policy Sarah Ditty, Dr Mark Anner, Penn State professor and Director of the Center for Global Workers’ Rights, Ethical Trading Initiative’s Debbie Coulter and Kalpona Akter, former child garment worker and Bangladeshi union activist, to examine garment worker’s collective voice in affecting change, the obstacles that make unionisation a challenge, and the progress being made. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Konuşmacımızın Özgeçmişi: Dr. Emre Eren Korkmaz, Oxford Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Kalkınma Bölümü dahilinde yer alan Uluslararası Göç Enstitüsü'nde doktora sonrası araştırmacı olarak görev almaktadır. Aynı zamanda Oxford Üniversitesi'ne bağlı kolejlerden St Edmund Hall'da araştırmacı olarak çalışmaktadır. Eren, British Academy tarafından verilen Newton International Fellowship ile Oxford Üniversitesi'ne Ekim 2016 tarihinde gelmiştir. Doktorasını İstanbul Üniversitesi SBF Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü'nde ve yüksek lisansı Sabancı Üniversitesi Türkiye Çalışmaları'nda yapan Eren lisans öğrenimini Hacettepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünde başlamış, çalışmak amacıyla İstanbul'a gelince Doğuş Üniversitesi'nden aynı bölümden mezun olmuştur. Eren'in güncel araştırma konuları Batı Avrupa'daki Türkiyeli göçmenlerin kamusal yaşama katılımı ve Türkiye'de Suriyeli mültecilerin çalışma yaşamındaki konumu üzerinedir. Eren 2010-2014 arasında Türkiye'de tekstil sektöründe işçi sendikası uzmanı olarak, 2015 yılında ise Londra merkezli çok-paydaşlı bir inisiyatif olan Ethical Trading Initiative'de mülteci-göçmen uzmanı olarak çalışmıştır. Eren'in çeşitli makaleleri ve blog yazıları çeşitli mecralarda yayınlanmıştır. Ayrıca çeşitli araştırma projelerinde de görev almıştır. Evli ve bir kız babasıdır. Web sitesi: https://www.imi-n.org/people/emre-korkmaz ve https://dremreerenkorkmaz.academia.edu

It's difficult to dispute that everyone working in supply chains - whether businesses or individuals - should get a fair deal for the work or service that they provide. But often it can be difficult to define what exactly that deal should look like. In this podcast we hear from the Ethical Trading Initiative's Peter McAllister about what makes a quality job, before looking at two different approaches to ensuring the people and small businesses working in supply chains are properly rewarded for their contribution. Ritu Kumar, CDC's Director of Environmental and Social Responsibility discusses the work she has done with manufacturing companies, while Pamela Cornes from SAB Miller talks about the company's approach to supporting small enterprises.

The Ethical Trading Initiative's Nick Kightley and Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh discuss labour risks in seafood supply chains, when auditing can add value, the importance of transparency and the potential of community groups.

The Ethical Trading Initiative's executive director, Peter MacAllister, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb reflect on the two days of debate and insight at the Ethical Trade and Human Rights Forum

Ethical Trading Initiative's Philip Chamberlain talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh at the recent ethical trading and human rights forum in London about some of the themes from the two days of debate.

Increased attention to sweatshops, child labour, and the suppression of labour rights has led to a range of voluntary initiatives that set, monitor, and certify labour standards in global supply chains. These include factory certification efforts like Social Accountability International, monitoring programs like the Ethical Trading Initiative and Fair Labour Association, and numerous corporate codes of conduct and supplier standards. Whereas supporters initially claimed that such initiatives would effectively 'bypass the state' and transform labour conditions in global supply chains, existing evidence suggests that their impacts are fragmentary, limited in scope, and conditional on domestic political settings. This presentation will discuss the various routes by which certification and codes of conduct might in theory support an upgrading of labour conditions and the barriers that have blunted many of these standards in practice. In particular, an examination of the garment and footwear sectors in Indonesia provides an opportunity to consider why factory certification has barely taken hold in a comparatively conducive political setting (where freedom of association is legally possible) and the ways in labour conditions are shaped by the interplay of governmental and private standards. This seminar was delivered by Professor Tim Bartley, Indiana University.