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Episodes

32 minutes

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Dr. Lea Esterhuizen

Ep. 10 - Managing Compliance And Sanity In The Middle Of A Trade War

All 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 bottom line.
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40 min

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James Cockayne

Ep. 05 - The Future Of Forced Labor Regulations

In this week's episode, we talk to Dr. James Cockayne, New South Wales Australia's First Anti-Slavery Commissioner. A little longer than our typical episodes, but so worth it.
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35 minutes

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Benjamin Skinner

Ep. 03 - Modern Slavery In Supply Chains

Benjamin Skinner joins the RSC to discuss his work exposing slave labor in supply chains.
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43 minutes

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Prof. Bridgette Carr

Ep. 23 - How The Epstein Case Impacts Illegal Activity In Supply Chains

Professor Bridgette Carr — University of Michigan law professor and expert witness in the Epstein case — explains how courts are reshaping liability for forced labor in supply chains.
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44 minutes

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Alison Taylor

Ep. 22 - The myth of ethical business

Alison Taylor -from NYU Stern School of Business- challenges assumptions about responsible supply chains.
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32 minutes

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Dr. Carsten Machholtz

Ep. 21 - Turning Geopolitical Chaos Into Supply Chain Resilience

Prof. Dr. Carsten Machholz on how geopolitical chaos is reshaping supply chain strategy — and what companies must do to turn risk into resilience.
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39 minutes

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Sheri Hinish

Ep. 20 - Supply Chain Risk And The New World Order

The World Economic Forum just wrapped up and made one thing clear: the new world order is upon us.
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40 minutes

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Xanthe Scharff

Ep. 19 - How The Media Is Reshaping Supply Chains

Business 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 investigates stories about human rights issues in supply chains.
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45 minutes

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Melissa Caraher

Ep. 18 - Responsible Supply Chains In The Age Of AI

Yes, but what does a responsible supply chain manager actually do? You ask. We answer. Bada Bing Bada Boom.
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12 minutes

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Ep. 17 - Breaking News: Asia Trade Deal

The 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. This signals a new trend by the United States to offshore its forced labor import bans to other countries.
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49 minutes

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Dr. Laura Murphy

Ep. 15 - The State of Forced Labor Import Enforcement in 2025

What 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 researcher and political appointee, Laura T. Murphy led the research project as a professor at Sheffield Hallam University that supported import bans in the United States. She knows a thing or two about responsible supply chains.
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35 min

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Ep. 14 - Your Supply Chain Data Is A Hot Mess...But There's Hope

Supply 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 until theres a pandemic or trade war. Then everyone is screaming why the data is a mess. On this episode Stephany Lapierre of Tealbook tells us how to clean our sock (data) draws and win the day.‍
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35 minutes

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Bjorn Bengtson

Ep. 13 - How Untuckit Built A Responsible Supply Chain

Untuckit 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 dive into how Untuckit manages product design, supply chain efficiency, and sustainability while riding a bike and chewing gum. While we don't suggest trying this at home, we do recommend trying it at work.
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38 minutes

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Deborah Dull

Ep. 11 - How To Fix Everyone's Problems With Better Supply Chains

What'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, climate, and human rights risks all at once! Sound crazy? Listen in and decide for yourself.
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35 minutes

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Paul Rice

Ep. 09 - What Fair Trade Can Teach Us About The Trade War

Trade 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 your supply chain, through fair trade rose-colored x-ray glasses. This is capitalism on creatine.
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30 minutes

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Tu Rinsche

Ep. 08 - Creating Responsible Supply Chains At Scale

On 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 triple-threat talent here to fill your mind and heart with hard-won wisdom.
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35 minutes

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Phyllis Constanza

Ep. 07 - What investors think about trade & tariff risk in your supply chain.

We 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 now digging into companies supply chains looking for risk.
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41 min.

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Simon Platts

Ep. 06 - Can Fast Fashion Be Responsible?

Simon 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 good, and feel good. The good news: it's possible. The bad news: we have some work to do.
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32 min.

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Danielle Azoulay

Ep. 04 - Sustainability In 2025

Making Sustainability Accessible & Human in 2025 - Ft. Danielle Azoulay
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25 minutes

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Marcela Manubens

Ep. 02 - How Unilever Rocked Sustainability While Hitting Record Profits -with Marcela Manubens

Marcela Manubens explains How Unilever Rocked Sustainability While Hitting Record Profits
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28 min

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Afdhel Aziz

Ep. 01 - How To Market A Responsible Supply Chain -with Afdhel Aziz

How To Market A Responsible Supply Chain (or how purpose will make you money) - ft. Afdhel Aziz
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Comply With the West, Break Chinese Law

What you need to know: China's State Council issued two sweeping orders in spring 2026 that put global compliance teams in a direct bind. The supplier data you need for UFLPA, CSDDD, and CSRD is now the data China says you cannot collect. Why it matters: Every company sourcing from or selling into China now faces conflicting legal obligations. Comply with Western due diligence law, and you may violate Chinese law. Comply with Chinese law, and you may breach your EU and US mandates.

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Australia Just Raised the Bar on Supply Chain Risk Accountability. Are Boards Ready?

The big picture: A fuel crisis, a CrowdStrike hangover, and a sharpened SOCI Act are converging on Australian boardrooms. Directors who treated supply chain risk as a compliance checkbox are about to find out it isn't one. Why it matters: The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) just published guidance signaling a structural shift. Supply chain resilience is no longer an operations problem. It's a board problem with personal accountability attached, and supply chain visibility is the capability that closes the gap.

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DOJ's Trade Fraud Task Force Shift Signals Major Enforcement Changes

The DOJ's Trade Fraud Task Force has signaled a fundamental shift toward criminal prosecutions, individual accountability, and aggressive interagency enforcement — raising urgent compliance stakes for any company with a global supply chain.

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White House 2025 National Security Strategy: How Should Procurement Teams Prepare?

The 2025 NSS places AI, critical minerals, and supply chain resiliency at the center of U.S. strategic priorities — and procurement teams need to act now.

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