The Cost of a Cup of Tea
The Cost of a Cup of Tea The tea industry in India is in crisis – and one of the answers is to improve social dialogue. In this extended blog, Stirling Smith explains research that Just […]
Will CSR Survive Covid-19?
Will CSR Survive Covid-19? Industry responses to the perceived coronavirus threat have certainly separated the sheep from the goats in global sourcing. The panic reaction of the sheep – driven by fear and short-term thinking – […]
What’s in a Name?
What's in a name? Have you spoken with your ‘Resources’ Today? “What’s in a name?” cried Shakepeare’s Juliet. Well, quite a lot, it would appear. According to recent research across eight countries by a group of scientists at Jerusalem University, [...]
Two Paths for Labour Law in India
A famous Indian nationalist, Gokhale (1866 – 1915) once remarked: “What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.” There is a new version. “What Gujarat does today, India does tomorrow”. That’s because India’s […]
A Glimpse into the History of Ethical Trade
We might think that the work of the Ethical Trading Initiative is a recent phenomenon, a response to the globalization of supply chains. In fact if Twitter have been around a century ago, ethical trade would […]