Engaging with Companies on Modern Slavery – A Briefing for Investors

This briefing supports investors to engage with companies on their actions to tackle
modern slavery and human trafficking in their operations and supply chains. It provides
investors with:

A rationale for engagement: modern slavery risks are pervasive in business supply chains and have the potential to impact on reputation and share price.
Criteria for corporate engagement: which companies to prioritise?
Questions to initiate dialogue: engaging with companies that have only just started to consider their exposure to modern slavery, as well as questions for companies that are more advanced in addressing this issue.
Guidance on evaluating companies’ responses: fundamentals for all companies on understanding modern slavery risk.
Ideas for further action: including considering modern slavery risks when constructing investment portfolios, through to supporting ccooperations and engaging policy makers on the issues.

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Guidance on operational practice & indicators of forced labour

Guidance

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TAGS: Due Diligence Europe Global

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Guidance

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Guidance

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TAGS: Domestic Work/ Servitude Global North America

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Guidance

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TAGS: Asia