Lola, Baroness Young
@lolahornsey
Independent Member of the House of Lords and committed to Arts, Culture, Football and Social Justice
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01-07-2010 15:35:36
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‘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.
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…
"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
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…
Important investigation from Rob Hastings re where your trendy athlesiure wear comes from inews.co.uk/news/world/und…
Bill to introduce Commercial&Public Authorities Duty to Prevent Human Rights and Environmental Harms in their value chains, awaiting date of 2nd Reading, bills.parliament.uk/publications/5… Corporate Justice Coalition Anti-Slavery International AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children Centre for Sustainable Fashion Labour Behind The Label lucy siegle Rob Hastings Rights Lab
Many thanks to Lord Speaker for our conversation, giving me an opportunity to talk about the PMB I’m sponsoring that will receive its 2nd Reading 10 May. Corporate Justice Coalition Anti-Slavery International Better Business Act lucy siegle Vix B 💙👩🔬🔬🧪🧫⚗️ Rights Lab Dr Todd Landman K Biswas Labour Behind The Label The Anti-Slavery Collective
📣🏆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…
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!
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
Well done for making the shortlist everyone: a great achievement, and well-deserved Foundation for Future London Westfield Stratford City
Newham Heritage Month in June is not to be missed....featuring friends, colleagues and grantees such as Abbey Gardens
A legislative duty to prevent harm to the environment & humans in value chains is vital. Will the new government listen to 1000’s businesses & general public who support such a law? UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) Anti-Slavery International lucy siegle Jonathan Reynolds Corporate Justice Coalition Tony's Chocolonely UK & IRE Centre for Sustainable Fashion
We’ll press the new government to adopt the underlying principles of the PMB & align UK with best legislative practice globally. Labour Behind The Label Rights Lab Centre for Sustainable Fashion AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children @corporatejustice
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-…
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