Modern Slavery

A staggering 170,000 people, the equivalent of every person in TWO full Wembley stadiums are victims of modern slavery, explained Matthew Hart, Customer Success Director from Alcumus, in the FMJ / Alcumus Webinar: How to create an ethical supply chain ...

Are you confident that your contractors and suppliers meet ethical labour standards and human rights obligations? For many FM services, managing multiple third parties in the supply chain can be a complex challenge. And, in a sector that relies heavily ...

Anti-Slavery International and La Strada International have launched new guidance designed for businesses to support the employment of displaced people and address the risk of modern slavery in their value chains. Modern slavery in the private sector is all too ...

With the UK one of the largest markets for Facilities Management (FM) services in Europe, FM professionals are taking a more proactive approach to identifying, controlling and limiting their risks and applying this more rigorously to the contractors and suppliers ...

The UK construction industry has for decades been plagued by issues such as modern slavery, data silos, lengthy onboarding, fake credentials and a lack of digital standards, according to the brains behind newly launched digital construction platform Construct.id. Construct.id is ...

To mark this year’s anti-slavery day, which took place on 18 October, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) hosted a webinar on behalf of the Indirect Procurement Human Rights Forum (IPHR) to launch the brand-new IPHR Waste & Recycling ...

Signalling Bidvest Noonan’s commitment to supporting significant social causes in the UK, the company has named Unseen UK as its charity partner in Great Britain. Unseen provides safehouses and support in the community for victims of trafficking and modern slavery. ...

Jessica McGoverne, Director of Policy and Corporate Affairs, Sedex the membership organisation that provides advice for companies on managing and improving working conditions in global supply chains, explains how businesses can operate ethically and source responsibly With the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Sodexo has partnered with OCS to spearhead the creation of a new council comprising of 19 organisations to form a cross-industry group to tackle modern slavery, supported by government. The new service and infrastructure modern slavery council will work together ...

Kier is the first UK contractor to train its mental health first aiders (MHFAs) to spot the signs of modern slavery and exploitation. With 900 colleagues having become MHFAs at Kier, this new training is being delivered through Jericho, a ...