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#100 Rachel Davis, Wim Bartels & Filip Gregor: Sustainability Now – 100th Edition Special Debate

Where are we now on sustainability? Listen to Rachel Davis, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Shift Project, Wim Bartels, Senior Sustainability Partner for Europe at Deloitte and Filip Gregor, Head of Responsible Companies Section at Frank Bold

Sustainability reporting, sustainable finance, business and human rights – where are we now in Europe and globally on these three major issues?

In this special 100th edition of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by Rachel Davis, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Shift Project, Wim Bartels, Senior Sustainability Partner for Europe at Deloitte and Filip Gregor, Head of Responsible Companies Section at Frank Bold.

Together they debated what’s in store in this next phase of corporate sustainability in Europe and discussed what change they are each bringing to the sustainability world in their work. You’ll also hear about:

  • To what extent sustainable finance is still on track  
  • Rachel’s verdict on the actual state of play of human rights due diligence across the world  
  • The leitmotif of US diplomacy, and what it means for Europe  
  • The progression of corporate sustainability and due diligence legislation in Asia, and its implications  
  • Rachel, Wim and Filip’s favourite Frankly Speaking podcast episodes  

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#89 Brian Hill: Should We Measure the Sustainability of Products Instead of Firms?

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