Supplier perspectives on social responsibility in global value chains
By Peter Lund-Thomsen Worldwide there is now a search for new ideas, business models, and innovations that can help us in rebounding from the...
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Feb 19, 2021
Who really cares about the SDGs when it comes to nobody’s responsibility?
By Suhyon Oh ◦ 2 min read ◦ The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the common goals of global development as we all agreed. Since its...
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Feb 16, 2021
How organizations avoid to hire highly-skilled migrants
By Annette Risberg and Laurence Romani ◦ 2 min read ◦ Labor integration of migrants is a topic frequently on the public and political agendas, as...
Jan 28, 2021
A Southern-centered perspective on climate change in global value chains?
By Peter Lund-Thomsen ◦ 2 min read ◦ The garment and textile industries account for around 10% of global CO2 emissions, and their fast fashion approach...
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Building A Better Planet: Toward a Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Society
By Daniel C. Esty Covid-19 has dominated policy thinking across the world for several months – highlighting our vulnerability to unexpected threats, the fundamental...
Small, yet important – and still responsible. Reflections on SMEs and social responsibility in times of Covid-19
By Søren Jeppesen One thing seems to be clear by now – that we are all challenged by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic....
On the Ground: What CSR and sustainability standards fail to address
By Hannah Elliott In the fall of 2019, there was a flurry of news stories in the British media about political events in western...
Lobbying and the virus – three trends to take note of
By Dieter Zinnbauer Writing about anything in relation to Covid-19 is rather hopeless. Any attempt to describe current developments has a half-time of 30...
How to make food systems more resilient: Try Behavioural Food Policies
By Lucia A. Reisch The vision of healthy and sustainable food systems that facilitate appropriate food choices by individuals is gaining momentum in practice...
A Green and Fair COVID-19 Recovery Plan
By Stefano Ponte This article is based on his previously written piece for the Centre for Business and Development Studies. The COVID-19 crisis has made...
Supply Chain Responsibilities in a Global Pandemic
By Jette Steen Knudsen, Erin Leitheiser, Shaidur Rahman & Jeremy Moon What is the responsibility of Western retailers to the workers who make their...