Communication/campaigns. I talk a lot about labor, human rights, & calling out corporate nonsense. Also making gardens, woolen things, attempts at a better world through food systems. Portland, ORhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mrnq2lkwpc2eFrom China to Pakistan, social audits are failing to protect workers. Thanks to @jasminchua.com for mentioning my writing on the Huiteng Shoes factory-& the appalling fact that it was recently audited to Amfori’s BSCI standards, earning a B grade overall & an A for safety. https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/sustainability/one-the-line-pakistan-audit-failure-vietnam-fire-tariffs-1239082401/27 Jul 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnq2lkwpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mrgddb2iik27It’s a bad time for corporate accountability, as this thread spells out. But the women pictured below won the $ they were owed thanks to a global campaign I’m proud to have worked on. We can still win, it just takes solidarity (& some more $ would be good too) https://dignityandrights.org/2026/05/gap-victory-haiti/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgddb2iik27https://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mrdur37vtk2fI am once again writing about the horrors of global supply chains & the $20 billion industry that exists to protect brands' reputations. No one should die for fashion. https://dignityandrights.org/2026/07/social-auditors-death-toll-continues-to-rise-with-latest-factory-fire/23 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdur37vtk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mqcruvgpx226"In 2005-2010, there were ~45x more futures contracts traded... than physical coffee contracts. By 2025, that had risen to 88x higher, w/ much of that trade explicitly classed as speculative." I was in coffee in the 2000s & remember hedge fund trading seeming wild-now there's AI bots in the mix [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcruvgpx226https://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mns5tabx2s2qToday in corporate backsliding: fashion brand Hugo Boss is backing away from the legally-binding Pakistan Accord & opting for a mishmash of discredited corporate-friendly social audits to take its place. We've been here before. 1000s of people died. Don't do it https://dignityandrights.org/2026/06/hugo-boss-resign-the-accord-stop-backsliding-on-human-rights/08 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns5tabx2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mnb2qy46os2qPyrex, Instant Pot- they're kitchen staples that cooks have a deep emotional attachment to. Now they're owned by a private equity firm & getting turned into MAGA propaganda tools Listen to my convo w/@manpreetkalra.bsky.social @artofcitizenry.bsky.social https://artofcitizenry.substack.com/p/private-equity-playbook-instant-pot01 Jun 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb2qy46os2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mjf4o6md4k2iGood morning, here's still more data showing that raising low-wage workers' pay doesn't actually cause prices to skyrocket. There are always apocalyptic threats when wage increases pass, but their only evidence remains discredited restaurant industry studies https://capitalandmain.com/despite-apocalyptic-warnings-california-fast-food-wage-hike-didnt-kill-jobs13 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf4o6md4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mj5vvhxufc2xIt's so grim to see so many pillars of the corporate accountability campaign landscape losing funding & crumbling. Decentralized locals can do all sorts of things, but funding for research & analysis to back campaigning is so critical. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5vvhxufc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mj5kxjqrus2iWhat if a private equity firm was better for workers than a union? KKR has $410 billion+ in assets, pretty sure it doesn't need NPR doing its PR, but maybe we're witnessing a new greenwashing trope emerge? https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-577683310 Apr 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5kxjqrus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mfaqatph522e75% of layoffs are at unionized stores - that certainly looks like retaliation from a company whose *profits* were $170 million last year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaqatph522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3meogx75p7k2iThe labor conditions: bad. Even worse: a state governor who has weaponized state power against workers at every turn. But workers have developed innovative solutions to hold accountable the corporations who profit off their exploitation. New report out today: https://dignityandrights.org/resources/rreport-plant-labor-conditions-of-floridas-plant-nursery-workers/12 Feb 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meogx75p7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mejxa5zkqc2zAs an organizer, he helped win back $6M+ in stolen wages for low-wage workers--it's clear who the real criminals are, & it's not who's getting detained. Great coverage from @sarahlazare.bsky.social- & good to see the petition mentioned is now at 5k signatures https://workdaymagazine.org/worker-organizer-abducted-by-federal-agents-in-minnesota/10 Feb 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejxa5zkqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mdlwo62lr22dThis whole "biogas" or "renewable natural gas" scheme is the apex of greenwashing false solutions - & a perfect example of how corporations team up to shift the risk & cost of destructive business models onto the rest of us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlwo62lr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/annacanning.bsky.social/post/3mdg4hrdo522jICE raids in Minneapolis is making it risky for people to go to work - & now rent is about to be due. The team at CTUL does amazing work to defend low-wage & immigrant workers & has a long track record in the community: worthy of your support if you've got $ to share https://chuffed.org/project/167138-emergency-rent-fund-support-workers-in-minnesota27 Jan 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:qcpjuke63gl25ubinzotixgr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg4hrdo522j