Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum

18th - 19th March 2026

London, UK

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Beyond empowerment rhetoric: where is the real progress for women workers?

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Sara Otto 

Nest

Chief Supply Chain Officer

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Measuring responsibility: What are meaningful human rights KPIs for strategic procurement

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Day 1

Wednesday 18th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Survivor perspective: Experience and insights from a survivor of modern slavery 
Plenary
9:20am - 10:00am
The global legislative landscape: What’s happening, what’s not, and what’s still TBC? 
Ethical Trading Initiative | Otto Group | King & Spalding | AIM-Progress
Plenary
10:00am - 10:35am
Boardroom buy-in: If it isn’t compliance, what’s going to drive momentum in business and human rights? 
Mars | Mondelēz International
Plenary
10:35am - 11:15am
Speed networking and coffee break
11:15am - 11:30am
Q&A: Building supplier engagement & accountability: What it takes to implement decent work commitments that stick 
Schneider Electric
Plenary
11:30am - 12:15pm
Rights, resilience, ROI: Can procurement manage social risk amid global disruption and supply volatility? 
Schneider Electric | ALDI SÜD | Jaguar Land Rover
Plenary
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch break
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Breakout round 1 
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout round 2 
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Networking break
3:15pm - 3:55pm
Beyond traceability: Turning supply chain transparency into meaningful oversight 
Twinings | Mejuri | SOKO Kenya
Plenary
3:55pm - 4:25pm
ESG accountability: What do investors really want to see? 
Shift | Redwheel | CCLA Investment Management
Plenary
4:25pm - 5:05pm
From volume to value: Will EU simplification really lead to more effective reporting? 
HP | GKN Automotive | Unilever
Plenary
5:05pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 2

Thursday 19th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
Empowering worker voices: How meaningful worker engagement can drive real-time risk management 
Novartis | Ulula, an EcoVadis Company
9:30am - 10:00am
From emissions to equity: Why human rights must be part of a robust decarbonisation strategy 
Airbus | Lindt & Sprüngli | Shift
10:00am - 10:30am
Climate pressures on people: Do we need to rethink human rights due diligence in complex value chains? 
Balfour Beatty | La Isla Network | Slaughter and May
10:30am - 11:00am
Networking break
11:00am - 11:45am
Cross-industry breakout round 1 
11:45am - 12:30pm
Cross-industry breakout round 2 
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtables 

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For any questions on this event, please contact:

Emilia Colman

Project Manager

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Emma Goodyer

Business Development Representative

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