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Voices on Supply Chains Episode 1 - The Lack Of Worker Power
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Modern supply chains are global, complex, and touch nearly everyone in some way — you’re either part of the production process for a given commodity, a consumer of that product or service, or both. However, current supply chain practices fail to properly value our natural resources and the people working within them. Over the course of three episodes, you'll hear from a dozen experts who will explain why centering people is an effective strategy for large corporations to meet their supply chain sustainability goals. This first episode is focused on a key missing ingredient in most corporate plans: the voices of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their workers. Across any global supply chain, workers upstream and the small businesses they work for typically share one thing; a lack of representation and decision-making power when it comes to the buyers furthest downstream setting sustainability targets for the whole value chain. In fact, as Dan Viederman from the Working Capital Fund points out, there are more than 1,000,000,000 workers who don't make enough money from their jobs to support their livelihoods. While supply chains are increasingly more complex, a simple solution to improve them is by treating the most vulnerable workers better. This series — hosted, produced and edited by Daniel Baker — is funded by the Ares Charitable Foundation as part of their CREST Initiative; a 5-year career preparation and reskilling project that aims to close the gap between the demand for a skilled workforce for green jobs and the number of people prepared for these opportunities to build an equitable, low-carbon economy. Episode 2 premiers on Wednesday, April 24. Episode 3 premiers on Wednesday, May 1. Make sure to subscribe to WRI's Big Ideas Into Action podcast to hear the rest of the series. Episode 1 Featured Guests: Adel Guitouni | Associate Professor of Business, University of Victoria Andrew Olah | Founder, Ethical Denim Council Becca Coughlan | Senior Advocacy Manager, Remake Brian Lipinski | 10x20x30 Initiative Project Manager, WRI Dan Viederman | Partner, Working Capital Fund Jacques Leslie | Yale Environment 360 & LA Times Writer Jason Judd | Executive Director, Global Labor Institute & Professor, Cornell University Lydia Elliott | Deputy Director of Supply Chain Decarbonization, We Mean Business Coalition's SME Climate Hub Namit Agarwal | Social Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance Rene Zamora | Restoration Policy Senior Manager, WRI Sheri Hinish | Global Sustainable Supply Chain Leader, Ernst & Young (EY) & Podcast Host, Supply Chain Revolution Taj Eldridge | Managing Director for Climate Innovations, Jobs for the Future (JFF) Labs
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Modern supply chains are global, complex, and touch nearly everyone in some way — you’re either part of the production process for a given commodity, a consumer of that product or service, or both. However, current supply chain practices fail to properly value our natural resources and the people working within them. Over the course of three episodes, you'll hear from a dozen experts who will explain why centering people is an effective strategy for large corporations to meet their supply chain sustainability goals. This first episode is focused on a key missing ingredient in most corporate plans: the voices of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their workers. Across any global supply chain, workers upstream and the small businesses they work for typically share one thing; a lack of representation and decision-making power when it comes to the buyers furthest downstream setting sustainability targets for the whole value chain. In fact, as Dan Viederman from the Working Capital Fund points out, there are more than 1,000,000,000 workers who don't make enough money from their jobs to support their livelihoods. While supply chains are increasingly more complex, a simple solution to improve them is by treating the most vulnerable workers better. This series — hosted, produced and edited by Daniel Baker — is funded by the Ares Charitable Foundation as part of their CREST Initiative; a 5-year career preparation and reskilling project that aims to close the gap between the demand for a skilled workforce for green jobs and the number of people prepared for these opportunities to build an equitable, low-carbon economy. Episode 2 premiers on Wednesday, April 24. Episode 3 premiers on Wednesday, May 1. Make sure to subscribe to WRI's Big Ideas Into Action podcast to hear the rest of the series. Episode 1 Featured Guests: Adel Guitouni | Associate Professor of Business, University of Victoria Andrew Olah | Founder, Ethical Denim Council Becca Coughlan | Senior Advocacy Manager, Remake Brian Lipinski | 10x20x30 Initiative Project Manager, WRI Dan Viederman | Partner, Working Capital Fund Jacques Leslie | Yale Environment 360 & LA Times Writer Jason Judd | Executive Director, Global Labor Institute & Professor, Cornell University Lydia Elliott | Deputy Director of Supply Chain Decarbonization, We Mean Business Coalition's SME Climate Hub Namit Agarwal | Social Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance Rene Zamora | Restoration Policy Senior Manager, WRI Sheri Hinish | Global Sustainable Supply Chain Leader, Ernst & Young (EY) & Podcast Host, Supply Chain Revolution Taj Eldridge | Managing Director for Climate Innovations, Jobs for the Future (JFF) Labs
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