From Conflict Minerals to Collective Action | Evaluating the Evolving Sustainability Landscape

In this episode of TDi Insights In Conversation, TDi Sustainability's Marketing Manager, Sarah Wilkinson, sits down with CEO Assheton Stewart Carter to reflect on, and celebrate, TDi's first decade.

When Assheton founded TDi ten years ago, a major focus of the company's work was working with large brands on conflict minerals. The last ten years has seen a rapid evolution of the sustainability landscape, particularly in terms of regulations - sustainability concerns are no longer the domain of the biggest. Responsible sourcing now covers all products, all materials, all countries and all companies. This rapid expansion has been coupled with growing expectations both from stakeholders and in terms of the information that companies must gather on their supply chains. Assheton discusses how TDi itself has evolved to meet these challenges - enabling companies to go beyond compliance to have a real impact on the ground. He then reflects on the key sustainability themes that businesses are likely to have to address over the near and long-term future.

Chapters

• 1:02 What led you to build TDi?
• 4:33 What does TDi stand for?
• 6:50 Do you still resonate with the role/business ethos that you had 10 years ago?
• 8:51 How has TDi as a business evolved and changed?
• 12:30 How has the landscape in which TDi operates changed over the years?
• 14:33 What are some of your key achievements from the last 10 years?
• 19:09 How do you think the green energy transition will continue to shape TDi?
• 20:29 What are some of the other themes that businesses need to be aware of?
• 21:49 What are some of the key factors that have led to TDi's success over the last decade?
• 25:20 What projects do you have in the pipeline for TDi?
• 27:00 What are your aspirations over the next 10 years?
• 28:48 Do you have a message for the TDi team?