Horizon Scanning

About Horizon Scanning

The Slaughter and May Horizon Scanning podcast explores the risks and opportunities businesses face. Join us as experts from across the firm dissect the landscape through 5 critical themes - Capital Flows, Governance & Sustainability, Energy Transition, Digital, and Crisis Management. Gain valuable insights and navigate complexity with clarity.

Publisher

Slaughter and May

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Navigating ESG in M&A: A discussion with JunHe LLP

   As ESG regulation and expectations continue to evolve, understanding potential risks and opportunities is becoming an important part of the M&A process. Head of Business and Human Rights, Moira Thompson Oliver and Head of Environment and Climate Change, Samantha Brady are joined by Carey Ni, Partner at JunHe LLP, to discuss what businesses should consider when approaching ESG in transactions, including due diligence, regulatory developments, value chain risks, valuation, deal terms and post-completion strategy.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Modern Slavery in Transition featuring Mallesons | Beyond reporting - Building genuine modern slavery resilience

   In this three-part podcast series, in collaboration with Mallesons, we explore how modern slavery regulation is evolving across Australia, the UK and beyond. As expectations around modern slavery continue to grow, organisations are being challenged to move beyond compliance and build more resilient approaches to risk management. In the final episode of the series, Associate Natalie Goodman sits down with Chris Coates, Associate at Mallesons, to explore practical approaches to due diligence, governance, stakeholder engagement and supply chain oversight, and discuss how businesses can prepare for the next phase of regulation.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Modern Slavery in Transition featuring Mallesons | Geopolitics, trade and supply chain due diligence - When modern slavery becomes a trade issue

   In this three-part podcast series in collaboration with Mallesons, we explore how modern slavery regulation is evolving across Australia, the UK and beyond. Modern slavery is increasingly intersecting with geopolitics, trade policy and supply chain regulation. Head of Business and Human Rights, Moira Thompson Oliver, is joined by Jasmine Forde, Partner at Mallesons, to discuss how forced labour import bans, tariff measures, regulatory divergence and emerging litigation risks are reshaping the landscape for businesses operating across global markets.

Who has been a guest on Horizon Scanning

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rebecca Cousin
• Cindy Knott
• Bryony Bacon
• Jamshed Bilimoria
• Louise Giorgini

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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