Skip to main content
Home

Main menu

  • Home
  • Why ETI
    • Why join ETI
  • ETI Base Code
    • Base Code overview
    • Base Code clause 1: Employment is freely chosen
    • Base Code clause 2: Freedom of association
    • Base Code clause 3: Working conditions are safe and hygienic
    • Base Code clause 4: Child labour shall not be used
    • Base Code clause 5: Living wages are paid
    • Base Code clause 6: Working hours are not excessive
    • Base Code clause 7: No discrimination is practiced
    • Base Code clause 8: Regular employment is provided
    • Base Code clause 9: No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed
  • Our approach
    • Membership
    • Programmes
    • Transparency
    • Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement (MSE)
  • Our expertise
    • Climate change & Just transitions
    • Crisis response
    • Gender equality in supply chains
    • Worker representation
    • Forced labour & modern slavery
    • Responsible purchasing practices
    • Human rights due diligence
      • HRDD legislation tracker
  • Resources
    • Guidance & reports
    • Blog
    • Case studies
    • Training
    • Events
    • Annual impact report
  • About ETI
    • Who we are
      • ETI's origins
    • What we do
    • Our members
      • Public reporting performance
    • Global presence
    • Governance
    • Our team
      • ETI Board members

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. blog

Corporate leadership on modern slavery: helping business do better, faster

  • Jane Moyo
  • 14 December 2016
Construction worker in Mongolia courtesy of ILO/Byamba Ochir Byambasuren

ETI and the Ashridge Hult International Business School have released the first in-depth analysis of corporate perspectives on tackling modern slavery one year on from the introduction of the UK Modern Slavery Act. The focus is on what leading companies are doing and learning, to help those companies that are just starting to look at the issue.


Download 'Corporate Leadership on Modern Slavery' here.


ETI's new Base Code Guidance: Modern slavery - practical guidance for brands and retailers.


When ETI and Ashridge Hult undertook the research, our five aims were to:


  • Understand the perceptions of the prevalence of modern slavery, and how this is changing over time.
  • Identify learning on how to address modern slavery. What are companies doing? How are they organising themselves? What is driving their engagement with modern slavery, and what factors are supporting this engagement?
  • Provide insight on how the UK Modern Slavery Act has shaped corporate activities during the first year of its operation. How significant is the Act in helping organisations address modern slavery?
  • Understand what companies believe constitutes corporate leadership on tackling modern slavery, such as how they identify the core components of an effective response and define corporate leadership on this issue.
  • Outline case studies of good practice in addressing modern slavery in supply chains.

Businesses, modern slavery activists and opinion formers will find this detailed research useful and informative, as the findings reflect the insights and practices of companies that are advanced in their approach.


The intention is that in sharing good practice, we will enable more companies to do better work faster, inspire further innovation, and help to identify where more can be done.


Download 'Corporate Leadership on Modern Slavery' here.

Stay up to date

Stay up to date with the latest from ETI via the following channels:
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Blog RSS

Related content

  • EU Forced Labour Regulation: Legislation factsheet
  • Migrant worker exploitation in UK agriculture: ETI statement
  • State imposed forced labour: briefing
  • Public sector supply chain conference report
  • Labour standards in Pakistan’s surgical instruments sector
  • ETI response to government consultation on transparency in supply chains

Get the latest

Subscribe to our email newsletters and stay up to speed on ethical trade.
Subscribe

ETI elsewhere

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Footer

  • ETI Community
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Jobs at ETI
  • Press resources
  • Security & privacy
Other ETIs: Bangladesh, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Ethical Trading Initiative | Registered No. 3578127