The Design for Freedom podcast focuses on the elimination of forced and child labour in global building materials supply chains.
By 2030, global spending in construction is set to reach $17.5 trillion. But current estimates have over 28 million people around the world held in forced labour conditions - many of whom extract the materials and make the products that go into our homes, schools, office buildings, and landscapes.
The podcast digs into the uncomfortable truths about the global supply of critical products and materials relied upon by the construction sector, and the challenges that persist – and it provides the insights, perspective, information and tools that you need in order to take action and be part of the solution.
Design for Freedom is a movement created by Grace Farms Foundation in 2020. Three principles underpin its mission to eliminate forced and child labour from the building materials supply chain; to find and address forced and child labour, to pursue ethical decarbonisation and to prioritise circularity and the use of regenerative materials.
The first episode sets the context for the series and highlights what steps we can all take now. It is presented by Elaine Mitchel-Hill, International Lead at Design for Freedom. The guests are Sharon Prince, CEO and Founder at Grace Farms Foundation, and the visionary and creator of the Design for Freedom Movement; and John Morrison, Chief Executive of the Institute for Human Rights and Business, who brings an incredible wealth of experience in human rights and construction across the globe.
You can read a full transcrtipt of the episode here.