As the Coronavirus pandemic drives home the importance of the frontline workers producing and supplying our food, Oxfam’s Behind the Barcodes campaign to improve the conditions of people in supermarket …
Coronavirus is jeopardizing the incomes of small-scale farmers
Uwe GneitingWhy now is the time for companies to step up to their commitment to higher farmer incomes. In this unprecedented time full of uncertainty, two things are clear. First, the …
Three promises Lidl has made to protect its food workers
Rachel WilshawSupermarkets have become one of the few vital services still functioning during the global Coronavirus pandemic. Supermarket staff deserve great respect for keeping customers safe and supplied with food to …
Assessing the positive impact of business schools
Ruth MhlangaCreating a positive impact for society has not been considered core to business schools, but demand has steadily increased in the past decade. The Positive Impact Rating responds to these demands. Whilst business schools …
German supermarkets commit to tackle low wages
Rachel Wilshaw and Barbara Sennholz-WeinhardtOxfam welcomes the commitment by almost all big German supermarkets to work towards living wages and living incomes for the people who produce the food the retailers sell. Several German …
4 things Lidl can do to take action on worker exploitation
Rachel WilshawAs part of Oxfam’s Behind the Barcodes campaign, Rachel Wilshaw outlines what Lidl can do to tackle worker exploitation in their supply chains. How many of us have teabags and …
Does channelling aid into private sector partnerships always lead to the best development outcomes?
Marc CohenAid donors increasingly assume that private sector partnerships are crucial for global development. Marc Cohen, Senior Researcher at Oxfam America, outlines why we need to proceed with caution. Back …
Improving the sustainability of water supply schemes in Nepal
Susanna GriffithsThis podcast focuses on the alternative models we used to boost the profitability and sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Nepal. We speak to Anjil Adhikari who is an …