Manufactured x GIZ FABRIC: Gladys Tang on Why Working as a Social Auditor Left Her Convinced of Their Inadequacy

Gladys Tang is a Senior Sustainability Manager for Tchibo Merchandising Hong Kong. Tchibo is a German brand selling a wide variety of products across Europe. In this episode, part one of our conversation, we start with Gladys’s entry point into the world of sustainability as a social compliance auditor. She shares why her experience left her feeling that conventional approaches to sustainability were inadequate, and ultimately, led her to Tchibo. Why does she think the Tchibo brand has been so willing to acknowledge the short comings of social audits? Why is dialogue the key to a more sustainable future? And what would it take for more brands to follow in its footsteps?