Fairness At The Frontline with Guest Callum Smith || Purpose Leading into the future
About this episode
This episode explores the intersection of purpose, fairness, and accountability in retail amidst cost-of-living pressures.
What does purpose demand when affordability and supply chains intersect? Retail and consumer-facing sectors operate at the frontline of cost-of-living pressures. Leaders must navigate supplier relationships, workforce expectations and consumer affordability simultaneously. This episode examines how fairness is interpreted across interconnected value chains. What responsibility does a leader hold upstream and downstream? How are trade-offs made transparent? Purpose becomes the anchor that clarifies responsibility across complex economic ecosystems — ensuring commercial viability does not erode trust. Key Themes: System-wide fairness and accountability Supply chain responsibility Cost-of-living pressures Transparency and stakeholder trust Callum Smith, Chief Merchandise and Marketing Officer Kmart Australia Limited and Dr Peter Collins - Executive Director, Peter Collins and Associates
People in this episode
Guest: Callum Smith
Topics covered
- system-wide fairness
- accountability
- supply chain responsibility
- cost-of-living pressures
- transparency
- stakeholder trust
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kmart Australia Limited
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