Q&A - If the Government won't enforce the law, what's the role of business associations and groups to persuade them to do so more effectively and with more resources.

Around one third of businesses in the UK who are required by law to complete a modern slavery statement have failed to do so. With no ‘real’ punishment for non-compliance, is it the responsibility of NGO’s to apply pressure on these companies? How much pressure should be placed on these brands and should they be named and shamed?

 

Discovering the reasons for defiance will help to evoke change, is it due to prioritisation, inadequacy of resources, or simply a lack of understanding of the issues? 

 

This session will deliberate: