Out of Order

Behind Europe’s Plan to Clean Up Global Supply Chains

Episode Summary

Global supply chains—the networks of people, places, transit, and tech that goes into the manufacturing and movement of goods and services that fuel international commerce—are getting longer and more complex. But there’s a dark side to this facet of our connected world. From oil spills to factory fires, production of the goods we consume everyday often leaves collateral damage in its wake. Now, a new and potentially landmark policy coming out of the EU would hold companies responsible and accountable for the human rights and environmental violations in their supply chains. To discuss this new proposed rule and its potential impact on climate change and human rights, GMF’s Laura Basagni is in the host seat for a conversation with Anna Cavazzini, member of the European Parliament with the Greens/ European Free Alliance group and European chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO). She is also the vice-chair of the European Parliament's Brazil delegation and seats in the International Trade Committee.

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