How can the EU maintain its sovereignty over AI and its use? Listen to Margarida Silva and Misa Norigami, tech and corporate researchers at SOMO.
Alongside the topics you already know, we're excited to add a new topic pillar to the podcast: AI and sustainability.
“Independence is our priority for Europe’s economy” says the European Commission in its Annual Work Programme according to a copy seen by Politico. In practice, as our guests explain, the plans for data centres and AI may deepen dependence on non-EU companies.
As sustainability professionals continue to grapple with all the ethical questions around artificial intelligence, we ask today who is really benefiting and what would be needed for Europe and European business to have genuine sovereignty over AI and its use.
To discuss this, Richard Howitt welcomed Margarida Silva, Senior Researcher in Tech and Misa Norigami, Corporate Researcher for the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, SOMO. They co-authored a recent study on the EU’s data centre expansion and how it benefits US Big tech and investors.
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How is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) playing out in practice and what lessons can be learned? Listen to Frank Bold’s own Sustainability Researcher Lorena Bisignano, and Filip Gregor, Head of Responsible Companies and member of EFRAG’s SRB.
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What do China’s new supply chain security and counter-extraterritoriality rules mean for European companies trying to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence? Listen to Katja Drinhausen, Head of Programme Politics and Society at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).
What does meaningful implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive look like in practice? Listen to Julia Otten, Senior Policy Officer at Frank Bold, and Amandine Van Den Berghe, Senior Lawyer specialising in value chains, trade and investment at ClientEarth.
