Jan 24, 2023
A new report shows that almost half of
companies are failing to identify clear modern slavery risks in
their supply chains and that too many companies’ promises on
corporate reporting remain unfulfilled. Why is this the case, and
how can it be overcome?
On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome
Doraisamy speaks with Human Rights Law Centre senior lawyer Freya
Dinshaw about HRLC’s new report, Broken Promises,
detailing corporate failures on reporting requirements, the
headline findings from that report, why businesses are failing to
meet their obligations, and how a lack of legislative understanding
is contributing to said failures.
Ms Dinshaw also reflects on how and why blame should be distributed
for the current state of affairs, whether there exists a disconnect
between companies’ public ESG commitments and what is happening on
the ground, why the law department needs to find new and better
ways to engage different business functions on reporting
requirements, what will constitute best practice for GCs and other
law department leaders, and how best those lawyers can ensure such
duties remain front and centre, amid other urgent
priorities.
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