Sustainable Business Podcast by Innovation Forum

Third party risk assessment in the extractives sector

Identifying and mitigating supplier and other third party risks is ever-more vital for extractive sector companies. This latest Innovation Forum webinar will focus on third party risk assessment and how due diligence can be extended to cover supplier risks and social accountability issues. 

Some of the questions our expert panel will consider include: 

• How can companies structure an effective third party risk screening programme? 
• How should they perform proper due diligence in high risk jurisdictions with poor transparency? 
• What are the emerging trends in third party risk screening? 
• What are some specific risks for the extractive industry? 
• What can happen if these risks are ignored? 

The webinar discussion will be for one hour, on 29th June, 11.30-12.30 BST / 12.30-13.30 CET.
There will be plenty of time for the webinar audience to put questions to our panelists. Please feel free to submit these ahead of the webinar if you wish to. 

Panelists: 

Mark Eadie, acting head, environmental and social risk management, group corporate affairs, Standard Chartered Bank 
James Swenson, head of proposition, risk managed services, Thomson Reuters 

Moderated by: Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum 

This webinar is sponsored by Thomson Reuters 

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council's Scott Nichols discusses the potential of aquaculture.

In conversation with Ian Welsh, Scott Nichols talks about aquaculture, changing perceptions and challenges, and relating social issues.

Oxfam discusses cross-sector collaboration in the seafood industry

Helen van Hoeven and Art Prapha from Oxfam chat to Ian Welsh from Innovation Forum about collaboration, transparency and using tech to increase scale.

Humanity United's David Abramowitz discusses ocean governance

Ian Welsh, Innovation Forum. talks to David Abramowitz, Humanity United, about ocean governance, legislation & enforcement, consumers and tech innovation.

How companies are responding to modern slavery – an overview of leading responses

In this webinar we take a look at the how international companies have responded to the recent anti-slavery momentum to tackling the issue on a real level. 
The focus of the discussion is to be simple but insightful by outlining the practical decisions, strategies and innovations that are being implemented by leading companies in the fight against slavery in their sphere of influence. 

Improving livelihoods in the cocoa supply chain with Cargill

In the webinar we will discuss the following: 

• What challenges are specific to the cocoa supply chain in different regions, and how are these changing? 
• How will the UN Sustainable Development Goals impact on cocoa, and do they represent an opportunity to resolve these challenges? 
• What are the key aspects of the Cargill Cocoa Promise that will help deliver sustainable cocoa supply for the long term? 
• How is Cargill cooperating with peer companies to improve farmer livelihoods? Is pre-competitive collaboration important for developing sustainable supply for everyone? 

Participating in the webinar will be: 

• Nick Martell-Bundock, corporate responsibility lead, EMEA, Cargill 
• Taco Terheijden, director, cocoa sustainability, Cargill 

Introduced by Ian Welsh, Innovation Forum, moderated by Tom Idle, Innovation Forum

Partnering for results: How can public-private partnerships support deforestation-free supply chains?

This webinar continues the discussion from the 'How business can tackle deforestation' forum, held in DC in April. Discussed are key areas of cooperation that can help companies achieve their sustainability goals and lower emissions from land use, as recently identified in Winrock International's report 'Partnering for Results: Public-Private Collaboration on Deforestation Free Supply Chains'. See more here: www.winrock.org/resources/partnering-for-results/ 

Speakers:

Christine Dragisic, team lead, REDD+ and land sector, US Department of State

Jonathon Horrell, director of sustainability, Mondelez International

Charlotte Streck, co-founder and director, Climate Focus

Sarah Walker, program director, ecosystem services, Winrock International

Moderator: Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum

Coca-Cola discuss modern slavery reporting

Ian Welsh talks to Brent Wilton, director global workplace rights at Coca-Cola, about the supply chain, due diligence, certification and reporting on modern slavery.

John Morrison from the Institute for Human Rights and Business on the UK modern slavery act

Toby Webb chats to John Morrison, executive director at the Institute for Human Rights and Business, about the role of business in tackling the systemic issue of modern slavery.

Environmental Justice Foundation's Steve Trent discusses modern slavery in the seafood industry

Toby Webb talks to Steve Trent, director at the Environmental Justice Foundation, about the prevalence of modern slavery in the seafood industry, and what companies are doing about it.