#121Julia Otten & Amandine Van Den Berghe: Environmental Due Diligence in the CSDDD - What's Next?
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has moved from political negotiations to the next critical phase: implemen...
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Frankly speaking is our new Frank Bold Podcast on responsible business - discussing the latest political, legal and business developments in the field of ESG, business and human rights and c...
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20 of 121 episodes#120 A New Vision for Sustainable Finance: Anna Koolstra
What is the social value of banks? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by Anna Koolstra, Advocacy Manager, Impact...
#119 Leena Ylä-Mononen: What the 2026 Summer Heatwaves Mean for Europe’s Sustainability Transition
What do the recurring heatwaves, floods and fires in Europe this summer tell us about the state of sustainability progressin the EU? In this...
#118 Companies Putting the “Meaningful” into Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement: Danny Miles and Dr Wilson Odiyo
What does effective Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement (MSE) look like in the food and agriculture sector? In this episode of Frankly Speakin...
#117 How Businesses Can Combat Modern Slavery: Professor John Dumay
Can businesses really tackle the pervasive issue of modern slavery? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by an exp...
#116 Simon Rawson: Is Inequality a Risk to Business? Inside the TISFD Framework
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) wants to do for social issues what the TCFD did for climate a d...
#115 Sarah Hechler & Christopher Bayer: How Well Are German Companies Doing HREDD?
How effectively have German firms been implementing the LkSG? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by Sarah Hechle...
#114 Bennett Freeman & Chloe Cole: How Have US Corporates Responded to the ESG Backlash?
We often hear about the backlash against sustainability and business and human rights in the United States, but does the perception reflect...
#113 Kathryn Dovey & Alex de Vries-Gao: Responsible AI - What You Need to Know
From Responsible Business to Responsible AI: what you need to know and do. In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt is joined by...
#112 Nathalie Dogniez & Julian Toth: What Is the Current State of Responsible Investment?
How does the field of responsible investment compare to a decade ago? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by Nath...
#111 John Morrison: Why Sustainability Will Come Back Stronger
What have been the most significant improvements in business and human rights over the past 15 years, and what has lagged behind? In this ep...
#110 Simon Braaksma & Filip Gregor: New EU Company Sustainability Standards Just Released - What Now?
Just last week, the European Commission published its draft Delegated Regulation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards....
#109 Jeremy Nicholls: Why Accountants Aren't Saving the World
Current financial accounting methods are responsible for causing environmental and social harm across the world – but how can this be remedi...
#108 Andreas Beckmann: The Role of Business in Nature Restoration
How can businesses help to protect freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity, and habitats? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt wa...
#107 Finn Schufft & Emirali Karadoğan: What the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) Shows About Due Diligence Law in Practice
How has Germany’s national due diligence legislation been working so far? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by...
#106 Alina Laszlo-Orth & Tereza Fialová: How the EU Grid Package Will Impact the Business Energy Transition
What does the proposed European Grid Package mean for the future of the energy industry? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt...
#105 Leo Donnachie & David Němeček: SFDR 2.0 - What Does it Mean for Investors & Sustainability?
Do the European Commission’s proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) go far enough in resolving the weaknes...
#104 Anna Miazga: What is the New Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer?
In a post-Omnibus 1 European sustainability landscape, what does the new role of the Chief Sustainability Officer look like? In this episode...
#103 Emily Farnworth: The ‘G’ in ESG – Board Directors & Sustainability
Often the weaker side of current corporate sustainability practice, governance – the ‘G’ in ESG – covers everything from how decisions are m...
#102 Benjamin Claeson & Babul Akhter: How to Undertake Worker-Centric Due DIligence
How can companies better integrate worker-centred approaches to their due diligence processes? In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard...