Lola, Baroness Young (@lolahornsey) 's Twitter Profile
Lola, Baroness Young

@lolahornsey

Independent Member of the House of Lords and committed to Arts, Culture, Football and Social Justice

ID: 161714446

calendar_today01-07-2010 15:35:36

988 Tweet

4,4K Takipçi

447 Takip Edilen

Lola, Baroness Young (@lolahornsey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to all CJC for their work in supporting initiatives such as bills.parliament.uk/publications/5… listening to colleagues from Columbia whose lives have been destroyed by extractive industries demands action now

Lola, Baroness Young (@lolahornsey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I hope Middlesex Uni will support the Private Members’ Bill of your alumna! bills.parliament.uk/publications/5…. Studying for my degrees there had an enormously positive impact on my career. Human Rights and Environmental Justice are indivisible. That must be the driving force for COP28

EU Council (@eucouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Deal on corporate sustainability due diligence! Companies will soon have to take measures to identify and mitigate any adverse impact on human rights and the environment, with respect to: 📌their own operations 📌those of their subsidiaries 📌those carried out by their partners

Better Business Act (@betterbizact) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Yes we want to deliver a return for shareholders but if that’s not also delivering impact, we’re not interested.’ Tony's Chocolonely UK & IRE CEO & Better Business Act co-chair, Douglas Lamont, discussed the chocolatier’s mission-lock approach at the launch of Demos & B Corp UK's latest report.

‘Yes we want to deliver a return for shareholders but if that’s not also delivering impact, we’re not interested.’

<a href="/TonysChocoUK_IE/">Tony's Chocolonely UK & IRE</a> CEO &amp; <a href="/betterbizact/">Better Business Act</a> co-chair, <a href="/douglaslamont/">Douglas Lamont</a>, discussed the chocolatier’s mission-lock approach at the launch of <a href="/Demos/">Demos</a> &amp; <a href="/BCorpUK/">B Corp UK</a>'s latest report.
Business & Human Rights (@bhrrc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One year into 🇩🇪 Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, civil society notes positive steps & room for improvement. Companies are intensifying human rights risk management & the complaints mechanism is in use, say Initiative Lieferkettengesetz Kampagne für Saubere Kleidung & CorA-Netzwerk: business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news…

Business & Human Rights (@bhrrc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The rush for transition minerals...is leading to an increase in child labour" Respect for human rights must be urgently embedded in transition mineral mining, Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb noted in our recent webinar with @WGbizHRDs. Full webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=E1gR-_… #JustTransition

Business & Human Rights (@bhrrc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear Benchmark results are live! How are fashion companies addressing #ForcedLabour risks in their supply chains? Progress on transparency & commitments are overshadowed by poor scores on remedy & purchasing practices. knowthechain.org/benchmark/?utm…

Foundation for Future London (@fdnfuturelondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣🏆We're chuffed to be shortlisted with our partner Westfield Stratford City for this year's Third Sector Business Charity Awards sponsored by Ansvar Insurance for Mid-Term Partnership for Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund! Winners announced on 16 May. future.london/article/westfi…

📣🏆We're chuffed to be shortlisted with our partner <a href="/westfieldstrat/">Westfield Stratford City</a> for this year's <a href="/ThirdSector/">Third Sector</a> Business Charity Awards sponsored by <a href="/ansvarinsurance/">Ansvar Insurance</a> for Mid-Term Partnership for Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund! Winners announced on 16 May.  

future.london/article/westfi…
Chris Evans MP (@chris_evansmp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A delight to present two lifetime achievement awards at today’s Archives & History APPG awards: Lola, Baroness Young for her contribution to black British history and cultural studies, and Anne Barrett for her archival work on women’s contributions to science. Congratulations both!

A delight to present two lifetime achievement awards at today’s Archives &amp; History APPG awards: <a href="/LolaHornsey/">Lola, Baroness Young</a> for her contribution to black British history and cultural studies, and Anne Barrett for her archival work on women’s contributions to science. Congratulations both!
The Anti-Slavery Collective (@tasc_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tony's Open Chain UK day 🍫 ⁠ An event where front runners in ethical cocoa come together to share their knowledge and expertise on how to end exploitation in the cocoa industry 🙌⁠ & Great to hear from Lola, Baroness Young! ⁠ thank you @tonyschocolonely_uk_ire #knowmorein24 ⁠

Tony's Open Chain UK day 🍫 ⁠
An event where front runners in ethical cocoa come together to share their knowledge and expertise on how to end exploitation in the cocoa industry 🙌⁠ &amp; Great to hear from <a href="/LolaHornsey/">Lola, Baroness Young</a>! 
⁠
thank you @tonyschocolonely_uk_ire 

#knowmorein24
⁠
TheDocSociety (@thedocsociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us on Wed 7th Aug at 6.20pm at BerthaDocHouse for a Special Q&A Panel for A STORY OF BONES🙌 The brilliant Annina van Neel Lola, Baroness Young Jacqueline Springer & VP of The state of African Diaspora to discuss the ongoing fight to memorialise & rectify colonial legacies dochouse.org/event/a-story-…

Join us on Wed 7th Aug at 6.20pm at <a href="/BerthaDocHouse/">BerthaDocHouse</a> for a Special Q&amp;A Panel for A STORY OF BONES🙌

The brilliant <a href="/AnninavanNeel/">Annina van Neel</a> <a href="/LolaHornsey/">Lola, Baroness Young</a> <a href="/JacquelSpringer/">Jacqueline Springer</a> &amp; VP of <a href="/TheSOADOfficial/">The state of African Diaspora</a> to discuss the ongoing fight to memorialise &amp; rectify colonial legacies 
dochouse.org/event/a-story-…
Humanists UK (@humanists_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The humanist James Baldwin on racism, Cambridge University 1965. You could hear a pin drop. His words still resonate powerfully today, and Baldwin remains a timeless voice against racism – especially now, on the centennial of his birth. His was born #OnThisday 1924.

Foundation for Future London (@fdnfuturelondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2024, we awarded a #WestfieldEastBank #CreativeFuturesFund grant to Future Hackney for its project “Dalston’s Radical History”future.london/project/dalsto… Funded by Westfield Stratford City Year 5 is now open

In 2024, we awarded a #WestfieldEastBank #CreativeFuturesFund grant to <a href="/future_hackney/">Future Hackney</a> for its project “Dalston’s Radical History”future.london/project/dalsto…

Funded by <a href="/westfieldstrat/">Westfield Stratford City</a>

Year 5 is now open