Ethical Crossroads

In this episode, I'm joined by Warren Calove, an expert on Web3, cryptocurrency and NFTs. Warren is a project manager for a Web3 company called Drip (https://www.dripstudios.io/) and heads up his own Web3 company.
In this episode, we discuss why Web3 could be the future of the internet, despite news of ethical issues related to cryptocurrency exchanges and NFTs. Topics include:
1) What is Web3, and how it differs from current and previous iterations of the internet
2) Why some people and companies want to move to Web3
3) How Web3 can help businesses and creators monetize their works
4) Why Web3 businesses have had ethical issues, and what kind of compliance leadership is needed to steer these entities in the right direction
5) What is blockchain technology, and how does it power Web3
6) What are NFTs and do they really have value
7) How Web3 establishes communities and can help against the centralized authority imposed by Web2 companies

In the first inaugural episode of Ethical Crossroads, we dive into the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange and try to determine the guiding ethical questions from this situation.

In this episode, we turn to the world of ESG and sustainability to discuss the newly adopted Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CSRD potentially imposes several reporting requirements on companies in and around the European Union. In this episode, learn more about:
1) What the CSRD is and the reasons behind its enactment
2) Which types of organizations it applies to
3) What companies need to report on
4) Potential challenges to compliance and reporting
Note that this episode does not constitute legal advice on the CSRD, and is purely my take on the directive, based on my reading of it.

In this episode, I meet with Jamie Wallisch, Regulatory & Sustainability expert at Assent - a leader in supply chain sustainability management solutions. In 2023, Jamie visited the cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to get a better understanding of the human side of artisanal mining. Assent developed a full three episode video series of their experience and observations (see below for link). The series aims to show how manufacturers can take proactive steps toward responsible sourcing and better understand the human side of the situation in the DRC and other covered countries.
This podcast episode features Varun's portions of the interviews in the video series, where we touch on topics such as:
1. Building an ESG program to consider risks emanating from critical minerals sourcing
2. Bringing together stakeholders to prioritize top ESG risks
3. Leveraging compliance and risk management programs to support responsible sourcing
4. How companies can support international organizations and NGOs to support the people of the DRC
Link to Assent's video series: https://www.assent.com/resources/cobalt/congo-supply-chain-risk/

In this episode, we cover how compliance and risk professionals can begin utilizing ChatGPT and whether the application's features are mature enough to help companies manage risk. We run through several real use cases to demonstrate how ChatGPT can be used and what changes need to be made for the application to be an effective tool for the compliance and risk industry.
Sources utilized for this episode include the following:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/employers-should-consider-these-risks-when-employees-use-chatgpthttps://joshbersin.com/2023/01/understanding-chat-gpt-and-why-its-even-bigger-than-you-think/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/06/21/microsofts-framework-for-building-ai-systems-responsibly/https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/why-were-all-obsessed-with-the-mind-blowing-chatgpt-ai-chatbot/