How responsible are you for the actions of your suppliers? 

 

International brands and organisations’ responsibility for the welfare of the workforce within their supply chain has become a tangible reputational driver over recent years. Recent landmark legal rulings and a significant uptick in political attention are combining to increase expectations of businesses, both in their supply chain management processes and in their role in upholding the best standards of working conditions and human rights. At a time when global supply chains are becoming more complex and interconnected, consumers are more willing than ever to hold businesses and their leaders to account, and best practice is now more engrained in buying decisions than ever before. How can leaders ensure their businesses uphold these standards? What are the prevailing risks for businesses in managing this complex picture as we transition out of the pandemic?

 

Watch the recording below to uncover where the risks lie and the steps leaders can take to protect and enhance their organisations’ reputation:

 

• Litigation risks for UK parent companies of a corporate group with regards to conduct occurring in overseas subsidiaries
• Political regulation and the work of NGOs to hold corporate entities responsible for the actions of suppliers
• Evolution of investigative journalism and how the media is looking to call out ‘ethics washing’ from recognisable brands
• Maintaining consumer and shareholder trust when faced with an accusation of problems in the supply chain

 

MODERATOR:

Jamie Robertson, Managing Director, Corporate Reputation at Ketchum

 

PANELLISTS:

Joe Lynam, Award winning broadcaster and journalist with BBC World Service

Seema Joshi, Director of Campaigns at Global Witness

William Hooker, Partner at Boies Schiller Flexner