Katalyst Initiative

An NGO helping civil society & policymakers to develop supply chain governance strategies for human rights, environmental sustainability, and a Just Transition.

[Katalyst Initiative @Katalyst_Init]

It is critical to make industries more sustainable, but we also need to ensure a Just Transition for workers. Our new 'Global Garment Workers Count' paper https://t.co/QFO20N4KGE documents the size & shape of the global garment workforce - essential for Just Transition planning.

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Katalyst organised the Future of Global Value Chain Governance Conference - no time to lose in creating the next generation of value chain governance for a #JustTransition. https://t.co/bPlG97XfN5

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New paper with our friends from the UvA Responsible Business Conduct Lab!

[Environmental Science Journals of the RSC @EnvSciRSC]

Check out this new article in #ESAdvances from researchers at @UvA_Amsterdam & @Katalyst_Init discussing the recent phenomenon of supply chain legislation as a tool to advance environmental sustainability goals!

#OpenAccess ⬇ https://t.co/oWfXOVHYAE

[Katalyst Initiative @Katalyst_Init]

One of the fundamental resources for human rights due diligence.

[ITUC @ituc]

🗣️"Today we have launched our 2024 Global Rights Index, and again we see a worrying trend of further decline of workers' rights and violations: the right to strike, right to organize, the rights to collective bargaining, and the killings of trade unionists." @luc_triangle #RightsIndex24

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University of Amsterdam's Responsible Business Conduct Lab, led by Luc Fransen @UvA_AISSR, launched at trade union museum De Burcht. Katalyst is a partner & advises on the lab's innovative research on value chain governance.
https://t.co/PlqEqjSnq1

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

#Breaking EU Member States formally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD this morning – the final sign-off of this landmark corporate accountability law - after almost a decade of advocacy. Member states have 2 years to transpose into national laws

[Katalyst Initiative @Katalyst_Init]

Looking forward participating in this really interesting event. Registration is now open.

[Klaas Hendrik Eller @KlaasEller]

‼️Registration open for the @TMCAsser Spring Academy

'Technologies of sustainability due diligence', 8-12 April

Workshops &debates w/ speakers from tech, policy, research, business & legal advocacy - jointly organized w/ @Ant1Duval

Details: https://t.co/GF513i1hHW, share & RT!

[Klaas Hendrik Eller @KlaasEller]

The week explores how due diligence and other value chain regulations are put to practice through technology (eg for risk assessment, chain mapping, data collection, stakeholder consultation, ...).

What do these tools offer, in what framework do they operate & what are limits?

[Klaas Hendrik Eller @KlaasEller]

w/ presentations & workshops from tech & business practice by @SedexCSR, @Ulula4good, @integrity_next, @prewave, @SatelligenceEO, @AndWider, @Loening @TaylorWessingDE, Markus Löning (and more tbc!)

Keynotes by Prof Larry Catá Backer (@BackerLarry) & Prof Galit Sarfaty (@UofTLaw)

[Klaas Hendrik Eller @KlaasEller]

Policy perspectives from @OECD, @EU_Commission & @BAFA_Bund (tbc)

Critical discussions with @A__Beckers, Martin Curley (@Katalyst_Init), Michelle Westermann-Behaylo (and others tbc!),

Scholarships available for PhD researchers and MA students

[Lara Wolters @larawoltersEU]

Een Europese wet verantwoord ondernemen is binnen handbereik. Maar Macron, Meloni en de Duitse liberalen hebben hun oren laten hangen naar de fabeltjes van de bedrijfslobby. Het kan nog, maar de tijd dringt voor lidstaten om het akkoord alsnog goed te keuren #IMVO#WetgevingNu

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Katalyst participated in the @OECD Forum on the garment sector this week. A good reminder that definitions of 'progress' towards a fair and sustainable industry vary enormously depending on who you're talking to.

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We joined @cornellilr Global Labor Institute for a series of presentations on 'Higher Ground' - a report KI contributed to about heat and flood risks to garment workers. One of the highlights was a roundtable at the European Parliament, with @saskiabricmont and @cleanclothes.

[Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes]

Today, @EUCouncil, @Europarl_EN & @EU_Commission will discuss #CSDDD in #trilogue

Will they protect the rights of #workers in the #garmentsector or will they weaken the text?

Here are 5 things garment sector workers need in CSDDD: 🧵 (1/6)

[Katalyst Initiative @Katalyst_Init]

Katalyst spoke this week with Professor Elena Sychenko’s ESG Compliance class at @Unibo, discussing human rights and climate risks in supply chains, and steps that can be taken to address them.

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KI's Martin Curley was a guest lecturer this week at @cornellilr. Joined Prof. Sarosh Kuruvilla's class on labour practices in global supply chains & had a great discussion with students on the role of NGOs in trying to secure responsible business conduct.

[Katalyst Initiative @Katalyst_Init]

Two themes from yesterday's workshop that should inform the final #CSDDD: 1. Justice is only possible if people have realistic ways to access its systems; and 2. Businesses alone cannot be allowed to define effective due diligence. @ECCJorg @foeeurope @Frank_Bold

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Meanwhile Martin Curley is joining the 'Transforming Ownership in Times of Overlapping Crises' conference by @UniUtrecht and @UvA_Amsterdam where lots of innovative ideas are being discussed.

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Lots of exciting ideas this week. KI's Anne Lally participated in yesterday's @ETUI_org #Tranformativeideas conference, looking at ways to ensure a Just Transition.

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Katalyst was pleased to contribute policy analysis & data insights to this new @cornellilr report on the need for climate adaptation to protect garment workers, companies & economies.

[Cornell ILR School @cornellilr]

Climate breakdown could cost the fashion industry up to $65bn in lost export earnings and up to 958,000 jobs by 2030 if adaptive strategies are not put in place.

Read more from our latest research, in partnership with @Schroders

Click here to learn more https://t.co/13FAiCL1a8