Host Rishi Sher Singh sits down with Meera Nair to unpack why passing audits isn't the same as improving — and what it takes to make change actually stick on the factory floor.
For years, "passing the audit" was the finish line. But as buyers deepen their human-rights due-diligence expectations, the questions have changed — from "Do you have a policy?" to "Can you show us how it works?" In this episode we dig into what genuine, worker-informed improvement looks like, and why the fixes that last are the ones the shop floor helps design.
Meera has spent fifteen years working across textile and automotive supply chains in India, helping manufacturers move from reactive compliance to genuine, worker-centred improvement. She's a firm believer that the best due-diligence data comes from conversations on the floor, not forms in an inbox.
You can't audit your way to a better factory. The change that lasts is the change the people on the floor helped build.
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