A plethora of statements and pledges have been made since the opening of the COP26 summit, though solidarity is beginning to wane. Certain countries have rejected the commitments made by their peers, while others have signalled that they may back away entirely from their initial agreements. If a country is unwilling to meaningfully engage with…
‘We therefore commit to working collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while delivering sustainable development and promoting an inclusive rural transformation.’ TRG’s COP26 monitoring group response: We have 100 countries signing up, and some of these signatories have substantial forest areas, which is a great start, but Climate Change…
Hear Frank Miller, Managing Director & Founder of Track Record Global, talking at the DFS Group Supplier Conference about the importance of transparency in supply chains and how to monitor and manage ESG risk in a rapidly changing world.
When a law is enacted – or an international compliance standard agreed – all parties wanting to satisfy it generally have an idea of what compliance looks like. The various parties can readily establish what evidence they need to present during any ‘show and tell’ associated with an independent audit to demonstrate they are performing…
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. Under the UK-EU withdrawal agreement, the transition period will end on 31 December 2020. The UK has already stated that the EUTR (2013) will be replaced by the UKTR from 1st January 2020. What’s different between EUTR and UKTR for timber importers? EUTR: currently if your…
The UK left the EU on 31st January 2020. Under the UK-EU withdrawal agreement, the transition period will end on 31st December 2020. The UK and EU are currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. Will there be a Free Trade Agreement? The negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and EU is continuing,…
Five years ago, companies and governments signed up to the New York Declaration on Forests, committing to eliminate deforestation from agricultural supply chains by 2020. In a recent report (Rogerson, S., 2019. Forest 500 annual report 2018 – the countdown to 2020, Global Canopy: Oxford, UK. Lead author: Sarah Rogerson, contributing authors and reviewers: Helen…
The human made global climate and environmental crisis is steadily and inexorably tightening its grip on all parts of the world – with every element of the biome impacted on in some way. The stats below come from a major international report on the status of the world’s environment published in early May ’19. Those…
UK Retailers today are experiencing numerous challenges – everything from Brexit to less customer spend in the last 5 years; the rise of on-line and particularly mobile retailing, the giants of Amazon but also smaller niche e-retailers with lower costs than traditional store-based retailers. It’s a top priority for retailers to reduce costs through the…
Tech.AWARDS – sponsored by Google Cloud Celebrating the greatest innovations in retail technology Operated by- Retail Week ¦ WORLD RETAIL CONGRESS – London 13th Sept, 2018 We are excited to announce that Track Record Global (TRG) has been shortlisted by the Tech.AWARDS for its ground-breaking Trackvision software for Product Technical File (PTF). This software service…