Sourcing companies providing cash incentives to farming families is a good start, yet there much more to do, write Dr Peter Stanbury and Tobias Webb …
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The Innovation Accelerator: Catalysing practical change
In 2020, we’ve been asked by customers to help them engage deeper, particularly with policy makers, on key sustainability issues. So here’s our response: The …
Palm oil development in Africa: how to reconcile realities with expectations
As the palm oil industry in Africa continues its expansion, how can companies operate in ways which both address local realities and ensure companies meet …
Sustainable socks, and other insights from brands, innovators and experts
We’ve shifted over to our new website at Innovation Forum. It’s much easier to find your way around now. Check it out here. Now, you …
A quick note on modern slavery ‘progression’ after our recent London conference
A couple of weeks ago (it seems like yesterday, time flies this time of year) we held our now-annual European conference on how business can …
Some festive reading and listening, from wine sustainability, to deforestation, plastics and modern slavery
I know I know, it’s the festive season, so who wants to get bogged down with serious sustainability stuff? But I know many of you, …
The top ten business and human rights issues as we head into 2019
The respected Institute for Human Rights and Business has put together what it sees as the top ten business and human rights issues as we head …
Some thoughts after our recent sustainable landscapes conference (now updated)
A couple of weeks ago we held our first sustainable landscapes conference in London. It was a combination of conferences and a culmination of four …
The 13 most important issues in…business, modern slavery, forced labour and human rights
Following my previous post: “The ten most important issues in…business and plastic pollution/innovation“, moving onto the topic of business, modern slavery, forced labour and human …
Podcast frenzy & lots of no-cost insight, from human rights, to strategy, to sustainable landscapes
I haven’t posted on here for a while. We’ve been busy publishing on the main Innovation Forum site, which has hugely increased traffic in the …
Notes on modern slavery and forced labour, including leaders and laggards
Here are some of my notes from our recent conference on this subject. These are just from a few sessions, so only represent a snapshot …
Happy New Year, some recent sustainability analysis, and what’s coming up
Happy New Year to all readers, and I hope you had a restful festive break. I was in rural Somerset with the family, where it …
Latest sustainability and human rights analysis: Unilever, BNP Paribas, Big Data, Plastics, Eileen Fisher, Clarks and more…
Here below are some recent analysis and podcasts from us at Innovation Forum. It’s all free. You don’t need to register or anything. Just click …
Is human rights REALLY anything more than reputational risk?
Yes that’s a bit of a clickbait headline. Sorry. But it’s also a question one still hears being asked at senior levels in large companies. …
Tips from leading companies on how to tackle forced labor and human trafficking
As some readers may know, business and human rights, and forced labor and human trafficking are a big area of focus for us at Innovation Forum. …