Episode Synopsis "How can smaller companies tackle human rights and address the new due diligence requirements on the back of the new German and upcoming EU mandatory due diligence law? Pt 1"

On the first of this three part conversation, Lea Esterhuizen, founder and CEO of &Wider is in conversation with Federica Suess, co-founder of Etika, a Management Consulting firm based in Germany and Belgium. Etika offers a helpdesk, tailored training programs, e-learnings and templates that assist companies on their sustainability journey, and on this conversation the two founders trace the changes in the types of laws being used to drive ethical practices in global supply chains. Find out more about Etika here https://www.etika.io Find out more about &Wider https://www.andwider.com

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