Supply Chains
Mark Hillsdon, (Jan 11, 2023)
Mark Hillsdon reports on how companies like Estee Lauder and American Express are prioritising support for SDG 4 as a metric of social impact, not out of philanthropy
Oliver Balch, (Aug 30, 2022)
Despite pledges to end deforestation, 11 million hectares of tree cover are lost each year. CDP's Thomas Maddox tells Oliver Balch why he thinks developments on reporting on forest risk could help reverse the loss
Oliver Balch, (Apr 27, 2022)
Oliver Balch speaks to the Indian-American CEO of Pernod Ricard North America about the importance of challenging diversity blind spots
Oliver Balch, (Mar 1, 2022)
Oliver Balch meets Felipe Chajin, head of Sistema B, the region’s fast-growing chapter of the B Corp movement
Christine Allen, (Dec 20, 2021)
COMMENT: Christine Allen of Cafod and Beccy Speight of the RSPB highlight how state-owned development finance agencies, such as the UK's CDC Group, are undermining international goals to solve the triple threat of climate change, nature and poverty
Fabian Echegaray, (Sep 28, 2021)
Analysis: In a new book, Fabián Echegaray and Philip Vergragt assess how pandemic-led changes to consumption and social behaviour will affect the transition to more sustainable lifestyles
Terry Slavin, (Sep 27, 2021)
Terry Slavin reports on the findings of the World Benchmarking Alliance’s first assessment of how the world’s biggest food producers, restaurants and retailers are performing on the SDGs
Terry Slavin, (Sep 13, 2021)
Comment: Mining and logging were the deadliest sectors for activists seeking to protect their land and our planet in 2020, says Jago Wadley of Global Witness
Sarah LaBrecque, (Sep 12, 2021)
With President Biden’s American Jobs Plan failing to deliver as promised, Sarah LaBrecque reports on how cities like Cincinnati are taking the lead on mitigating and adapting to climate change
Susann Tischendorf, (Aug 21, 2021)
COMMENT: The World Bank estimates that the gender finance difference is $1.7tn. One of the best ways to tackle this is to invest in funds that invest in women-led enterprises, writes Susann Tischendorf of iBAN
Oliver Balch, (Jul 26, 2021)
In the first part of his monthly column, Oliver Balch looks at a series of damning reports on a sector that is trying to play up its green efforts, from plastics content to human rights
Dr. Nouriel Roubini and Anand Ramachandran, (Jul 15, 2021)
Comment: Dr. Nouriel Roubini and Anand Ramachandran argue that companies have a responsibility to ensure workers in their supply chains are paid a living wage
Steve Butterworth, (Jun 21, 2021)
COMMENT: Steve Butterworth, CEO of Neighbourly, argues the case for localisation as a means to both recover from the pandemic and reduce the inequalities it exposed
Mark Hillsdon, (May 30, 2021)
Mark Hillsdon reports on how Zimbabwean farming pioneer Esnath Divasoni is championing the Campaign for Female Education
Oliver Balch, (Apr 28, 2021)
In contrast to their positioning on climate action, companies are struggling to get on the front foot with human rights risk, Oliver Balch reports
Didier Bergeret, (Mar 24, 2021)
COMMENT: Didier Bergeret of the Consumer Goods Forum says the ethical confectionery company's transparent efforts to eradicate modern slavery are worth applause rather than brickbats
Marianna Mamou, (Mar 8, 2021)
Comment: Marianna Mamou of UBS Global Wealth Management says in order to address the fact that only 2% of startup funding goes to women-led ventures, we first have to understand what’s causing the dearth of funding
Harriet Lamb, (Feb 25, 2021)
COMMENT: With Covid exacerbating poverty and trade inequality, many more companies should join the likes of SSE, Co-op, and Lush in adopting the Fair Tax Mark, says Ashden CEO Harriet Lamb
Paul Polman, (Feb 15, 2021)
COMMENT: Many challenges await the global trade body’s new chair Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, but her appointment is a cause for celebration, writes Paul Polman
Susann Tischendorf and Alexandra Harris, (Jan 14, 2021)
Susann Tischendorf and Alexandra Harris of the Inclusive Business Action Network advise how businesses can respond to growing consumer demands to embed equality in how they operate