Now that you’ve found human rights abuses in your supply chain, what are the next steps? What does remediation look like for workers?

09:30 - 10:30
For large companies, the occurrence of human rights abuses in the supply chain is inevitable. If you look hard enough, you will uncover something. And if you don’t look hard enough, someone will uncover it for you. Knowing how to respond quickly and effectively is essential to protect the individuals involved, and the reputation of the business. In this session, we’ll work through a fictional case study of a human rights scandal. We’ll detail the practical steps a business should take in the short and medium term. We’ll discuss:
 
  • Remediation: What does this look like for the workers?
  • Crisis response: Who should be involved internally? What do you say in the first 24 hours? How do you communicate with the press, NGOs, customers, employees
  • Supplier engagement: What’s the best way to deal with a bad apple in the supply chain? Is there an appropriate time to cut ties? When?

Justine Currell

Unseen

Executive Director

David Pettet

Reckitt Benckiser

Social & Human Rights Senior Manager

Michael Quayle

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Associate

Paul Callum

Hope For Justice

Director, Slave-Free Alliance

Michael Spenley

Spenley Ltd

Director

Get in touch

For any questions on the conference, please contact:

Sheniz Mushtaq
Project Director
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 3780 7434

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Registration for the conference is currently open. To sign up, you can do so online here, or get in touch directly for details of group discounts. 

Sponsorship

For more information and to inquire, please contact:

Anita Thomson
Business Development
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 3780 7433

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