Debate: Should you hold suppliers legally liable for modern slavery?

09:30 - 10:00
Large companies are now increasingly held responsible, both legally and reputationally, for modern slavery, forced labour, trafficking and human rights risk. Suppliers sometimes ‘get away with it’, losing contracts at most, or avoiding effective courts or censure at best. So should you build legal risk for your bigger suppliers into your agreements and contracts with suppliers? Some see this as controversial, others as effective risk management, and as giving suppliers an incentive to really do their own due diligence. In this debate format, we’ll discuss the pros and cons. 

Richard Batten

JLL

Global Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer

Michael Spenley

Spenley Ltd

Director

Paul Bowden

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Partner

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For any questions on the conference, please contact:

Natasha Bodnar
Project Director
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