Focusing on the risk of slavery to your business. Followed shortly after the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the event focused on the topic of modern slavery – the crime that cuts across other threats such as money laundering, bribery and corruption. Thomson Reuters is committed to help businesses stamp out forced labor by providing the tools, technology and data needed to bring new levels of transparency to their customers’ global operations and raising awareness throughout the Risky Women network has seen us drive more action.
Marion Leslie, Managing Director, Enterprise Proposition, Financial & Risk, introduced Caroline Young, Lead for Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking at the National Crime Agency (NCA) who joined to share the latest developments around this issue from a law enforcement perspective. We also had Kerry Stares, Global Head of Legal, TrustLaw for the Thomson Reuters Foundation sharing the work of the European Bankers Alliance to fight modern slavery.