The Future of Wine Forum: Social issues in wine - how to define, and tackle real and potential labour abuses

The Future of Wine Forum, 26-27 November 2020

Are social issues in the vineyard an “Elephant in the room” for the wine industry? Well not so much any more given recent news, from modern slavery in Europe to labour challenges in South Africa and across Italy. In this session our panelists discuss how a wine business can consider supply chain social issues, from grape pickers to other vineyard workers, to contract labour and other areas.

Speakers:

• Anna Chilton, wine and sustainable supply chains expert
• Zachary Kiarie, Fairtrade Africa Southern Africa Network
• Sue Daniels, winemaker, Marks & Spencer

Moderator:

• Toby Webb, co-founder, Sustainable Wine