Modern slavery: the five hundred billion dollar crime in your supply chain

What does modern slavery look like in today’s global supply chains — and what can businesses do to stop it? Hear from Unseen CEO Andrew Wallis OBE in this important discussion with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply [CIPS] Foundation and Sodexo’s Madeline Fitton MCIPS. As described by CIPS: An estimated 28 million people are employed in forced labour in supply chains. Procurement professionals are on the frontline of this global crime - one estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars. It is a challenge the CIPS Foundation is working with UK-based modern slavery charity Unseen to tackle head on by providing funding to boost the capabilities of its Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline. We're joined by the CIPS Foundation to lift the lid on an issue that exposes organisations to significant financial, legal and reputational risks - where "plausible deniability" is no longer an option and fundamental human rights are at stake. Andrew Wallis OBE, CEO of Unseen, and Sodexo's Madeline Fitton MCIPS, founder and chair of the BSA Modern Slavery Council, share what progress has been made 10 years on from the UK's landmark Modern Slavery Act. We uncover the scale of the challenge facing procurement, address why effective legislation must be designed as a "spiky carrot", and provide essential advice on how to identify and respond to modern slavery in your own supply chain. ABOUT UNSEEN UK Unseen UK is a charity working towards a world without slavery by supporting survivors and working to change the system. This channel provides information on modern slavery and human trafficking, how to spot the signs of potential victims, and what you can do to help, along with the many strands of work behind our charity. Our Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline is free, confidential and available in more than 200 languages. If you need help or advice, call our Helpline on 08000 121 700. Keen to learn more about our mission to rid the world of slavery? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/unseenyoutubesub Visit our website at: www.unseenuk.org/ Follow Unseen UK at: Unseen UK Twitter | https://bit.ly/unseentwitter Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline Twitter | https://bit.ly/MSHelpline LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/UnseenLinkedIn Facebook | https://bit.ly/unseenFB Instagram | https://bit.ly/unseeninsta Support our cause at: https://bit.ly/supportunseen