How human rights are moving up the agenda for businesses, investors

How human rights are moving up the agenda for businesses, investors

Human rights problems lurking in supply chains — from child labor and unfair wages to unsafe working conditions — are moving up the ESG agenda for many companies and investors.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we explore how the issue is evolving. One force behind this change is new legislation being rolled out that requires companies to identify, measure and tackle human rights risk related to their business activities. Another is a warming climate, and the way the physical impacts of climate change can affect societies and workers and disrupt the global flow of goods and services.

The human rights topic is also coming into sharper focus following the COVID-19 pandemic and amid instances of localized conflict in different parts of the world. Meanwhile, social media and other tech businesses face their own human rights issues, ranging from data privacy to hate speech.

In this episode, we talk with human rights experts from three organizations: asset manager Robeco, law firm Clifford Chance, and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a U.K.-based nonprofit.

We'd love to hear from you. To give us feedback on this episode or share ideas for future episodes, please contact hosts Lindsey Hall (lindsey.hall@spglobal.com) and Esther Whieldon (esther.whieldon@spglobal.com).

Register for the S&P Global Sustainable1 Summit here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/sp-global-sustainable1-summit?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=ESGInsiderAd

Photo credit: Getty Images

Avsnitt(335)

DC Climate Week highlights data center demands and challenges for science

DC Climate Week highlights data center demands and challenges for science

The second annual DC Climate Week took place April 20-26, and in this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast we're exploring two key themes that are front and center in Washington, DC: the prol...

1 Maj 27min

CSO Insights: California's biggest utility talks decarbonization, climate adaptation and AI energy demands

CSO Insights: California's biggest utility talks decarbonization, climate adaptation and AI energy demands

In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we're talking to the Chief Sustainability Officer of one of the largest utilities in the US — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).  PG&E i...

24 Apr 28min

What to expect from the inaugural Climate Week Zurich

What to expect from the inaugural Climate Week Zurich

Switzerland's largest city is hosting its first-ever Climate Week, and All Things Sustainable is the official podcast. In this episode, we preview what to expect from the inaugural Climate Week Zurich...

17 Apr 14min

The rise of billion-dollar US weather and climate disasters

The rise of billion-dollar US weather and climate disasters

In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we're exploring how billion-dollar scale extreme weather and climate disasters in the US are growing in frequency and cost — and what that means ...

10 Apr 28min

Why 2026 will be pivotal for carbon markets

Why 2026 will be pivotal for carbon markets

In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast we speak with Dirk Forrister, President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), to discuss the role of carbon markets i...

3 Apr 32min

How war in the Middle East is reshaping the energy landscape

How war in the Middle East is reshaping the energy landscape

This week's episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast brings you coverage from CERAWeek, the annual weeklong energy conference that S&P Global hosts in Houston, Texas.   Known as the "Davos of e...

27 Mars 24min

The race to unlock nuclear fusion for low-carbon energy security

The race to unlock nuclear fusion for low-carbon energy security

This episode of S&P Global's All Things Sustainable explores nuclear fusion, a technology some in the energy industry believe could become a cornerstone of secure, affordable low-carbon power.    Ou...

20 Mars 30min

Why major companies are backing product-level carbon accounting

Why major companies are backing product-level carbon accounting

In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we're talking to Carbon Measures CEO Amy Brachio.   Carbon Measures is a business-led coalition launched in 2025 with a goal to establish consi...

13 Mars 33min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
rss-jossan-nina
rss-svart-marknad
rss-borsens-finest
avanzapodden
badfluence
uppgang-och-fall
svd-tech-brief
bathina-en-podcast
fill-or-kill
lastbilspodden
rss-dagen-med-di
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
tabberaset
24fragor
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
rss-kort-lang-analyspodden-fran-di
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
borsmorgon