S5 Episode 8 - The Child Labour Index

A New #DigitalResponsibility is a podcast for technologists and businesses who want to make a positive impact on people and planet. We speak to innovators in #business, #startups, #academia and #policy about their work in #CDR, #AIethics, #digitalethics #sustainability, #SDGs and #digital #innovation.  Episode 8 talks with Eleanor Harry about her work on launching a Child Labour Index, providing indication of working practices through the supply chain of big global businesses. Eleanor is the CEO and Founder of HACE. She is an authoritative voice on child labour, having worked in the field for over 13 years across supply chains including cotton, fishing and ready-made garments. Eleanor has contributed to international UN literature surrounding child labour including Delta 8.7’s ‘Markets’ Policy Guides and the Code 8.7 Symposium. She also sits on the UN’s UK Global Compact Child Labour Working Group. It's a perfect example of innovating using data and technology to shine a light on a challenging subject, but a challenge that is far from simple to solve. Listen in to Eleanor's thoughts on progress so far.   Beyond her role as CEO, Eleanor has also been recognised as Woman of the Year 2022 everywoman in Tech | Most influential women in UK Technology ComputerWeekly. Websites & Socials  HACE  ⁠https://www.thisishace.com/ Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV65kDmfO54 Eleanor's LinkedIn profile ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-harry/ For more information on #CDR and #DigitalResponsibility check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://corporatedigitalresponsibility.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:      ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Price⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CDR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:        ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@the_Digital_COO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the_digital_coo⁠