Modern slavery legislation across the globe is becoming increasingly common as a way to prevent and manage the risk of human rights violations. One of the core aims of this legislation is to drive transparency and, as such, encourage reporting entities to understand and tackle their modern slavery risk (in a “race to the top”).   Modern slavery and human rights reporting regimes already exist in …

What Is a Supplier Risk Management Programme?  A supplier risk management programme is a critical weapon in your armoury against modern slavery risks. It’s part of how you identify, manage, and mitigate any potential risks in your operations and supply chain, as well as in the supply chain of any entities you own or control. It also provides a framework for success and compliance with your mandatory reporting requirements …

Every business has suppliers that are high risk for modern slavery in their supply chain – even if that risk is deep within their supply chains.  Some businesses, however, need to manage known, inherent modern slavery risk in their supply chains.  These high risk suppliers are often located in high risk locations and undertake high risk activities utilising a low skilled workforce. An increasing number …