The importance of transparency in supply chains is discussed extensively, with Emma Lewisham emphasizing the need for businesses to understand and disclose the treatment of people, animals, and the planet throughout their supply chains.
Nodarse emphasizes the importance of understanding and being transparent about the entire supply chain, from the cotton fields to the manufacturing processes, to ensure sustainable and responsible practices.
The podcast episodes highlight the importance of supply chain transparency across various industries, including the perfume, battery, and fashion sectors.
Several episodes, such as Perfume's dark secret: Child labour behind some of your fragrances, Part 1: Are Batteries the New Oil?, and S11 Ep8: Live with Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, discuss the lack of transparency in supply chains and the need for businesses to understand and disclose the treatment of people, animals, and the planet throughout their supply chains.
The episodes also explore how technology, such as blockchain, can enable greater supply chain transparency and traceability, as discussed in What You Need to Know about Circular Materials and Measuring Circular Economy with Jim Goddin and Transparency and Technology in Circular Supply Chains with Mesbah Sabur.