Intensification of extreme weather events combined with weak social protection threatens the livelihoods and financial health of garment workers – especially women – in countries such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. Rising food prices, lost income, mounting healthcare costs, and depleted savings are becoming the norm. The business risks are clear too: rising absenteeism, declining productivity, and staff higher turnover. It all hits the bottom line.

At the same time, there’s a clear opportunity for financial service providers and global buyers to team up to design scalable, worker-informed digital financial solutions including remittances, savings and insurance. These tools don’t just boost workers’ financial resilience, they also drive greater efficiency and stability across global supply chains.

This is an invitation-only roundtable during London Climate Action Week.

Contact emoffat@bsr.org if you are interested. 

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