Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Researchers are joined by a representative of a trading company, a civil society campaigner and a member of parliament of the canton of Geneva to offer different perspectives on how copper trading processes affect local lives along the copper value chain, from the mining pits and the surrounding communities in Zambia through Swiss trading firms and banks, and consider what needs to be done to move towards more ethical and sustainable trading and production systems.

The footage is from a public roundtable discussion of research findings from the project "Valueworks: Effects of Financialization along the Copper Value Chain".

Speakers
Stefan Leins—University of Zurich
Marja Hinfelaar—Director Research and Programmes, Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR)
Barbara Müller—Swiss Apartheid, Debt, Reparation Campaign (ADR)
James Nicholson—Head of Corporate Responsibility, Trafigura
Jean Rossiaud—Member of Parliament, Canton of Geneva, and Co-director, World Democratic Forum

Moderator
Isolda Agazzi—Journalist

For more information about the project, visit unrisd.org/valueworks