Agenda

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Throughout the agenda we will place an emphasis on open, candid debate and discussion. We ban PowerPoint, corporate presentations and videos. Instead we focus on getting to the crux of the issues and getting your questions answered.

09:00

Opening session: Q&A with a survivor of modern slavery offering insights into their lived experience

International Justice Mission

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09:25

Challenging the status quo: What change is legislation actually delivering?

Novartis, IKEA

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10:05

Q&A: What do responsible sourcing professionals need to learn from procurement?

Schneider Electric, AIM-PROGRESS

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10:30

Break and Speed Networking

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11:10

The global legal landscape: How current and evolving legislation will impact business operations and supply

Norton Rose Fulbright, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), Verisk Maplecroft

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11:55

Redefining due diligence: How do you prove that you’ve actually done “meaningful stakeholder engagement” ?

Samsung Electronics, Mondelēz International, Tetra Pak

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12:40

Lunch

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13:40

Breakout sessions

Human rights due diligence in action: How can companies drive real change on living wages, land rights, and worker voice?

ABF Sugar, Partner Africa

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Effective remediation: Real-world examples that demonstrate the practical steps to ensure the right outcomes for rights holders

Peterson Solutions, ASDA

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Supply chain risk monitoring: Can AI deliver on data aggregation, verification and analysis?

Decathlon, Thermo Fisher Scientific

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The Other Room - Risk radar: What are the emerging human rights risks business should be aware of?

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14:25

Breakout Sessions

Strategic supplier engagement: How buying practices can evolve to build deeper supply chain partnerships and capacity building

Tiny Miracles, Rituals

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Scenario workshop: How to effectively join the dots on climate and child labour to drive change?

Food Network for Ethical Trade

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Responsible recruitment: How to protect migrant workers through effective policy, monitoring and remediation

Anthesis , DP World

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The Other Room: Crawling the talk: Where’s the disconnect between what companies say and what companies do?

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15:25

Break
15:55

Supply chain resilience and risk mitigation: The commercial reality of business integration at scale

Unilever, Stora Enso, Clear Voice

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16:40

Tackling the reporting burden: Is human rights reporting driving progress or slowing action?

Hilton Food Group, Ethical Trading Initiative

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17:25

What did we miss?

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09:00

Social risk in procurement: How can sourcing teams can adapt to legal risk and ensure business continuity across complex, global supply chains?

Avon, Maersk, King & Spalding, The Sustainable Procurement Pledge

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09:45

Social risk vs financial risk: How investors are assessing sourcing practices and company disclosure

Independent , Federated Hermes Limited, Independent

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10:15

Break

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10:45

Breakouts: Company programmes and case-studies

11:30

Breakouts: Company programmes and case-studies

Beyond worker voice solutions: Practical approaches to empower workers and improve supply chain transparency

Holland & Barrett

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Case study on building trust and partnerships for climate justice

Co-op, Fairtrade Foundation

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Hidden in plain sight: How should businesses respond to modern slavery and organized crime?

IG Design Group, Stronger Together

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The Other Room: Transparency vs. Accountability: should businesses be more open when things go wrong?

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12:15

Lunch
13:15

Aligning agendas: human rights and climate action for a just transition

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13:35

Advocacy and system transformation: What is the evolving role of business leaders in human rights advocacy?

Unseen, Nestlé, Food Network for Ethical Trade

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14:25

Closing session: Survivor voices: A collaborative journey towards positive change

International Justice Mission, Equidem

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Natasha Bodnar
Project Director
natasha.bodnar@innovationforum.co.uk

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