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Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum
Good for workers. Good for business.
16th - 17th March 2027
London, UK
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Protect the people and products you depend on
Forced labour, climate shocks and supplier failure all hit the same place: your bottom line. With new rules arriving in the EU and UK, getting it wrong is about to get even more expensive.
Join 200+ senior leaders from brands, retailers, suppliers, investors, policymakers and civil society to work through what actually holds up, from evidence you can trust to a business case your CFO will back. Real scenarios, honest conversation, no box-ticking.
Off-the-record
Cross-industry insights
No waffle, jargon or scripts
Real world problem solving
50+
speakers
200+
attendees
30+
practical sessions
2027 Speakers
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Anna Vainikainen
Outokumpu
Global Head of Human Rights
Natalie Deacon
Harrods
Head of Sustainability
Mirza Rasidovic
Inter IKEA Group
Head of Responsible Sourcing
Sandrine Ricard
Pernod Ricard
Director Sustainability and Responsibility Communications
Norman Mukwakwami
Trafigura
Global Head of Responsible Sourcing
Jennifer Revell
Monica Vinader
Head of Sustainability
Ramesh Panavalli
Holland & Barrett
Head of Responsible Sourcing
Aditi Wanchoo
Novartis
Director, Human Rights
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2027 Agenda highlights
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Day 1
Risk, evidence and trust
- Reality check: Will EUFLR actually change anything?
- The CFO’s guide to human rights: How to prove social performance protects supply and profit
- Scenario: Climate risk says leave. Social risk says stay. What do you do?
- Trust and traceability: What evidence do you need to stand behind a social claim?
- AI and false confidence: What it can and can’t do for due diligence
- Worker voice: How to build channels workers trust, and act on what they tell you
- Purchasing practices need to change: Here’s what suppliers want you to know
- Cash is king, and you don’t have any: How to source responsibly when budgets and headcount are shrinking
- Collective remediation: How to fix problems you share with other buyers
- Retail under the microscope: Who’s liable for forced labour in the brands you stock?
Who attends
"Bringing together diverse perspectives across industries, the conversations went beyond ambition—diving into the real challenges and opportunities of driving responsible sourcing and social impact at scale. Grateful for the meaningful discussions, new connections, and fresh perspectives."
Sustainability Specialist / Social Impact and Sourcing
Mango
"Innovation Forum's Responsible Sourcing & Ethical Trade in London felt like a breath of fresh air I didn’t realise I needed. It gave me a moment to slow down from the KPIs, risk assessment, and procedures, and reconnect with the real point of all this: people."
Group Responsible Sourcing Specialist
Ontex Global
"It is one of the best executed events I have participated in. There is a genuinely open mindset across participants and the networking has been great."
Director of Compliance Products
Qarma
"The Other Room format helped us move past surface-level conversations and dive into what really matters. It captured IF’s mission perfectly – fostering off-the-record, open, and honest conversations that push the agenda forward."
Director, Human Rights
Novartis
"Innovation Forum creates a constructive space that fosters great debate and interactions. It's become a key event for Partner Africa to take part in."
Head of Responsible Business Advisory
Partner Africa
"As always, it was a great and insightful 2-days event ! It is one of the few events with very honest testimonials with a diversity of points of views and experiences."
Global Sales Manager
Ulula
"Magic happens when people from different parts of an ecosystem sit in the same room for two days. The Responsible Sourcing Forum starts off in a great way with the story of a survivor of modern slavery told first hand, reminding us all why and what we are all here for."
Global Head of Strategic Sustainability Topics
Ikea
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16th - 17th March 2027
London, United Kingdom
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