Peter McAllister

Position

Former Executive Director

Organisation

ETI

Peter has spent more than 30 years engaged in international development and rights-based initiatives around the world.

He was Exective Director at ETI between October 2010 and June 2024 after spending seven years at the Geneva-based International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).

At ICI, Peter earned an impressive reputation among all stakeholders in the sector for his clarity of leadership and the impact that ICI has had on the lives of many cocoa-producing families, producer policy and sourcing practices of major global brands.

Previously, he spent 13 years working in leadership roles for the international development NGO CARE, including spending prolonged spells in strategic roles India and West and Southern Africa.

Blog posts from this author

Brands, retailers and the ‘protect’ pillar: a new CSR frontier?

17 June 2014

Three years since the UN Guiding Principles were endorsed, ETI Director Peter McAllister asks what business can do to help states exercise their duty to protect.

Labour rights in Cambodia - reflections and questions

1 June 2014

ETI Director Peter McAllister reflects on a high level meeting with the Cambodian government and considers the labour rights questions that challenge the country’s garment sector.

Global partnership and ethical trade

25 April 2014

ETI Director Peter McAllister on changes in the debate around how best to support development and eradicate poverty. What will a development framework that replaces the current model of western donor-driven aid look like?

Sowing the seeds of change in South Africa’s horticulture sector

12 February 2014

ETI's Peter McAllister and Candida Barbato reflect on South African horticulture's journey towards sustainability.

A first step towards good business?

5 September 2013

The UK government launched Good Business: Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights last night. ETI Director Peter McAllister gives his thoughts.

You have nothing to fear but fear itself

6 March 2013

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights present an exciting opportunity to work together, and should not be feared, says ETI Director Peter McAllister.