Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum

18th - 19th March 2026

London, UK

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Kathrin Raabe

Senior Manager Human Rights

ALDI SÜD

Kathrin has over 10 years of experience working on sustainability in global supply chains. As a Senior Manager for Human Rights at the ALDI SOUTH Group, Kathrin is currently responsible for further developing ALDIs Human Rights Due Diligence approach. Before her current post, she worked several years for the German Agency for International Cooperation on promoting sustainability in the private sector in Myanmar and Mongolia.

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Day 1

Wednesday 18th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:20
Survivor perspective: Experience and insights from a survivor of modern slavery 
Plenary
09:20 - 10:00
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
10:00 - 10:35
Boardroom buy-in: If it isn’t compliance, what’s going to drive momentum in business and human rights? 
Mars | Mondelēz International
Plenary
10:35 - 11:15
Speed networking and coffee break
11:15 - 11:30
Q&A: Building supplier engagement & accountability: What it takes to implement decent work commitments that stick 
Schneider Electric
Plenary
11:30 - 12:15
Rights, resilience, ROI: Can procurement manage social risk amid global disruption and supply volatility? 
Schneider Electric | ALDI SÜD | Jaguar Land Rover
Plenary
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch break
13:15 - 14:00
Breakout round 1 
14:00 - 14:45
Breakout round 2 
14:45 - 15:15
Networking break
15:15 - 15:55
Beyond traceability: Turning supply chain transparency into meaningful oversight 
Twinings | Mejuri | SOKO Kenya
15:55 - 16:25
ESG accountability: What do investors really want to see? 
Shift | Redwheel | CCLA Investment Management
Plenary
16:25 - 17:05
From volume to value: Will EU simplification really lead to more effective reporting? 
HP | GKN Automotive | Unilever
Plenary
17:05 - 18:00
Networking drinks
Day 2

Thursday 19th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:30
Empowering worker voices: How meaningful worker engagement can drive real-time risk management 
Novartis | Ulula, an EcoVadis Company
09:30 - 10:00
From emissions to equity: Why human rights must be part of a robust decarbonisation strategy 
Airbus | Lindt & Sprüngli | Shift
10:00 - 10:30
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
10:30 - 11:00
Networking break
11:00 - 11:45
Cross-industry breakout round 1 
11:45 - 12:30
Cross-industry breakout round 2 
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Roundtables 
13:30 - 15:00
When is it time to walk away? How to manage high-risk suppliers responsibly 
ALDI SÜD
Roundtable

Previous speaker:

Loay Tolba

New Balance

Next speaker:

Simon Blanchard

Verkor

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Emilia Colman

Project Manager

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Emma Goodyer

Business Development Representative

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