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GLI Executive Director Jason Judd Profiled in The New Statesman (UK) ‘Policy Ask’
The New Statesman
GLI executive director Jason Judd is profiled in The New Statesman (UK) ‘Policy Ask’. He talks about the UK’s Modern Slavery Act (‘Not fit for purpose’), the impact of GLI’s 2023 Higher Ground? reports, and renaming Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Bridge.
The Responsible Investor Podcast Discusses Our “Higher Ground?” Report
Our "Higher Ground?" report and Schroders’ Katie Frame are talked about by Responsible Investor in this podcast episode about fast fashion and investors.
25 Metrics to Measure Due Diligence in Global Supply Chain
Cornell ILR’s Global Labor Institute (GLI) launched its Labor Outcomes Metrics on May 29. The new set of 25 quantitative measures allows regulators, firms and unions to score, track and compare impacts over time.
Knowing and Showing: Using Cornell GLI’s Labor Outcome Metrics for Due Diligence
Join us online 29 May for the launch of Cornell GLI’s Labor Outcomes Metrics, a new set of 25 quantitative measures to allow regulators, firms, unions and the rest of us to score, track and compare impacts over time. Registration required.
GLI Announces new visiting fellow MEP Samira Rafaela
Member of the European Parliament Samira Rafaela joins the Global Labor Institute for 2024 – 2025 as a visiting fellow of the Cornell University ILR School.
Employment Announcement: Global Labor Program Associate
The Global Labor Institute is hiring a research specialist in NYC who is familiar with global labor issues and is a strong researcher and writer. The successful candidate will execute research and support management of research projects for GLI. See the announcement here.
GLI Testimony on Trade and Labor for the US International Trade Commission, March 2024
Jason Judd shared findings from recent research and experiences on three under‐explored elements of apparel industry competitiveness: wage‐setting, labor outcomes for workers, and climate vulnerability and adaptation.
GLI 2024 Conference Rolls Up Sleeves to Tackle Global Apparel Production
“The progress of science begins with this sharing of knowledge, expertise and networks, and today we are guests of the Global Labor Institute conference where these three components converge,” said Samira Rafaela at the 2024 GLI Conference on Feb. 2.
Event: Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown and its Effect for Workers by the Global Labor Institute and Schroders - Organized by Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Please join us at Columbia Threadneedle Investments in London for a presentation on the Higher Ground? reports by the Global Labor Institute and Schroders. Angus Bauer (Schroders) will be joined by Jason Judd (Global Labor Institute) to present the paper, followed by a panel discussion with expert reactions.
Sarosh Kuruvilla featured in the Articles of Interest Podcast. On the ten year anniversary of a horrible manufacturing disaster- a look at what has changed, what hasn’t, and the massive secret industry behind it all.
Webinar: Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown and its Effect for Workers
A multi-stakeholder panel discussion about the Global Labor Institute and Schroders' Higher Ground report, which looks at the impact of climate breakdown on apparel producing countries and workers.
Fashion is ‘Sleepwalking’ into a Climate Catastrophe. Bangladesh is in the Bullseye.
Sourcing Journal
“One thing that we want to stress is that our assumptions here are conservative,” said Jason Judd, director of the Global Labor Institute. “ Every time we had to make a choice in terms of in terms of our estimates, we chose a middle-of-the-road climate scenario.”
The Global Labor Institute is pleased to welcome seven new members to our advisory board—Kalpona Akter, Mick Bride, Sarah Dadush, Tenisha Elliott, Duncan Scott, Jill Tucker and Mi Zhou. Please visit the Global Labor Institute’s people page to learn more about them.
GLI’s Sarosh Kuruvilla is sharing our new framework for hard measures of labor outcomes as part of the main OECD session “Assessing RBC due diligence implementation: Reflecting a risk-based approach".
"Learning from Crisis: Apparel Industry Expert on Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Crises" Live Debate
Join us on Wednesday, February 8th at 9:00 a.m. for a live debate on the Cornell Global Labor Institute’s third and last paper on COVID-19 supported by the ILO: “Learning from Crisis: Apparel Industry Experts on Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Crises.”
