Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector

21 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

Roanna Rahman/ Oxfam India

It was a privilege to be invited to give the closing remarks at TEAM UP 2022, the tea sector’s major annual conference. The cost of tea is too low, and most of the profits are concentrated at the retail and brand end of the value chain. This leaves tea workers, who are mostly women, working … Continue reading “Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector”

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Debate: big pharma and lessons from the pandemic at the good business festival

24 March 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

I was invited to The Good Business Festival to debate what lessons could be learned about the way the pharmaceutical industry has responded to Covid. While vaccines were developed at impressive pace, an inequitable system for manufacture and distribution has left millions of people in lower-income countries without access to life-saving vaccines. We discussed what … Continue reading “Debate: big pharma and lessons from the pandemic at the good business festival”

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PODCAST: CAFÉ DIRECT – BUILDING BETTER BUSINESS

28 October 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

Simon Burch/Oxfam

It was a pleasure to be invited to join Cafe Direct CEO John Steel for his new podcast series: Building Better Business. We talked about Oxfam’s role in founding Cafe Direct and our early involvement in the Fair Trade movement, as well as the power of social enterprises and responsible business to lift people out … Continue reading “PODCAST: CAFÉ DIRECT – BUILDING BETTER BUSINESS”

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Summit: Time for all workers to be paid a living wage

30 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , ,

It was great to be asked to address this business summit organised by IDH, discussing how to shift to an economy where all workers – including those who are further down the supply chain – are paid at least a living wage. Oxfam has seen how Covid-19 has exposed glaring inequalities within our current system, … Continue reading “Summit: Time for all workers to be paid a living wage”

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DEBATE: BUSINESS AND BUILDING BACK BETTER

22 September 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

I joined the B-Team director Halla Tomasdottir and several corporate leaders for this important conversation about how the private sector can help to shape a future that leaves no one behind, as part of the UN’s SDG Business Forum. While some thoughtful businesses are leading the way, other less responsible companies are worsening inequalities through … Continue reading “DEBATE: BUSINESS AND BUILDING BACK BETTER”

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PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT DEBATE

26 February 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , ,

Oxfam and High Pay Centre organised a fascinating debate exploring the future of business with some leading thinkers, at a time when the climate emergency and eye-watering inequality make clear that the status quo is not an option. Kate Raworth, former Oxfam colleague and creator of ‘Doughnut Economics’, described the five traits that tell you … Continue reading “PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT DEBATE”

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IPPR PODCAST – CAN WEALTH TAXES SOLVE INEQUALITY?

17 February 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

Roanna Rahman/ Oxfam India

I went back to my former workplace, the Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR), to talk about inequality, tax and redistribution with IPPR Director Carys Roberts and economist Shreya Nanda. IPPR’s new Economic Justice podcast is discussing ways in which the economy could be reformed to deliver better outcomes for all.

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