About this podcast
The Responsible Supply Chain Show is a must-hear podcast for insights and strategies on building ethics and sustainability into global supply chains. Each episode delves into the challenges and opportunities businesses face as they strive to create more responsible, transparent, and environmentally friendly supply chains. From innovative sourcing and trade disruptions to reducing carbon footprints and combating modern slavery, we explore the critical issues that define the future of global commerce.
Episodes
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- Trade At The Speed Of Trust · 37 min · Episode 25We are back after a long break. Trust is the grease on the wheels of trade, and it's never been more important to trust (but verify) your trading partners. Zubin Appoo, CEO of…
- Conscious Consumerism Is Dead (Long Live Responsible Supply Chains) · 33 min · Episode 24Don't kill your millennial dreams of a better world just yet. How did we get from ideas like 'buy a shoe, give a shoe' so popular in the 2010s, to embedding forced labor…
- How The Epstein Case Impacts Illegal Activity In Supply Chains · 43 min · Episode 23In this episode, we speak with Professor Bridgette Carr from the University Of Michigan about how courts are ruling around forced labor in supply chains. Her knowledge and…
- The Myth Of Ethical Business · 44 min · Episode 22This is a spicy one, so switch on genius mode and get ready to fry some circuits. Alison Taylor from NYU Stern School of Business is here to challenge assumptions about…
- Turning Geopolitical Chaos Into Supply Chain Resilience · 32 min · Episode 21Geopolitical threats and trade instability are priority one for C-Suites. Alas, most companies have no idea what exposure their supply chain faces. The good doctor Karsten…
- Supply Chain Risk And The New World Order · 39 min · Episode 20The World Economic Forum just wrapped up and made one thing clear. The new world order is upon us. And who better to help navigate this new world than a Queen who can quell our…
- How The Media Is Reshaping Supply Chains · 40 min · Episode 19Business and media have always had a complicated and co-dependent relationship. On this episode, we talk with Xanthe Sharff about her work at the Fuller Project, which…
- Responsible Supply Chains In The Age Of AI · 45 min · Episode 18Yes, but what does a responsible supply chain manager actually do? You ask. We answer. Bada Bing Bada Boom. On this week's episode, Melissa Caraher, Senior Supply Chain…
- Breaking News: Asia Trade Deal · 14 min · Episode 17The Trump Administration just negotiated reciprocal trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia that require the countries to prohibit the import of goods made with forced labor…
- Your Supplier Contracts Could Be Better. Like, A Lot Better. · 41 min · Episode 16Ah Contracts. We love them. We hate them. And yet we begrudgingly face them every day. A well-written contract can provide enormous benefits to the buyer, seller, and the world…
- The State of Forced Labor Import Enforcement in 2025 · 48 min · Episode 15What a show! This week's episode features Dr. Laura Murphy, the penultimate subject matter expert regarding import bans on goods made with forced labor. An award-winning…
- Your Supply Chain Data Is A Hot Mess...But There's Hope · 35 min · Episode 14Supply chain data is the sock drawer of every company. Nothing matches. There's duplicates everywhere. And it's hidden from the public so there's no reason to fix it. That is…
- How Untuckit Built A Responsible Supply Chain · 35 min · Episode 13Untuckit is one of the growing apparel brands in the United States, thanks to this episode's guest, Chief Product and Supply Chain Officer, Bjorn Bengstsson. In this episode, we…
- How The Power Of Storytelling Is Reshaping Supply Chains · 40 min · Episode 12One story told well can unlock a career, a law, a relationship, a fortune.....you get the point. Our guest is Lisa Kristine, an award-winning human rights photographer who uses…
- How To Fix Everyone's Problems With Better Supply Chains · 38 min · Episode 11What's better than solving a problem? Solving lots of problems at once. Deborah Dull is here to tell us about how to reconfigure our manufacturing processes to solve for trade…
- Managing Compliance And Sanity In The Middle Of A Trade War · 32 min · Episode 10All can be fair in love and trade wars, we like to say. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Lea Esterhuizen about how responsible supply chain management adds to a company's…
- What Fair Trade Can Teach Us About The Trade War · 35 min · Episode 9Trade War got you feeling blue? Confused? We've got the cure for your paralysis of analysis. The Prima Donna-OG-MC of Trade is here. Paul Rice will help you see the world, and…
- Creating Responsible Supply Chains At Scale · 30 min · Episode 8On this week's episode, we speak with Tu Rinsche, responsible supply chain advisor to Disney and Starbucks along with stints at US State Department and leading NGOs. She is a…
- What investors think about trade & tariff risk in your supply chain · 35 min · Episode 7We figured you could use some rational and informed talk about trade and tariffs. In episode lucky number seven, we talk with Phyllis Constanza from UBS about how investors are…
- Can Fast Fashion Be Responsible? · 31 min · Episode 6Simon Platts, the OG of Responsible Sourcing, built up the responsible sourcing practice at British fast fashion retailer ASOS. Now he's here to tell us how to look good, be…
