Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh

In 2023, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) surveyed more than 100 major Canadian buyers and 1,200 suppliers. The results were clear: 82% of large Canadian buyers already required their suppliers to meet at least one ESG (environmental, social or governance) criteria, and more than half of the remaining 18% planned to implement such requirements within two years.That was before the retu