Some of the world’s top brands—including confectioners, jewellers, and cosmetics giants—are failing to disclose slavery and trafficking risks that might be present in their operations and supply chains, according to a report by a U.K.-based human rights campaign group.
The report from the CORE Coalition, called Risk Averse: Company Reporting on raw material and sector-specific risks under the Transparency in Supply Chains clause in the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, suggests that—based on a sample of 50 statements—top companies are not providing enough detail, and are not being fully transparent, about known risks of modern slavery in their supply chains.
