SUPPLY CHAIN
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION : STATISTICS ON LABOUR EXPLOITATION
• In 2021 , 49.6 million people lived in modern slavery
• 27.6 million were in forced positions of labour
• 22 million were in forced marriages
• Breakdown of 27.6 million in forced labour : they continue to progress towards their goals . European regulators are meanwhile tightening the reins on greenwashing , signalling a shift towards concrete actions and accountability in the ESG landscape .”
• 17.3 million exploited in private sector
• 6.3 million in forced commercial physical exploitation ( 4.9 million women )
• 3.9 million forced into labour by state
Ensuring due diligence through legislation On the above point , organisations are to be held accountable with the correct legislation in place , but without realistic penalties , the incentives to improve ESG performance are rather hollow . While we would like to think that companies will respond to positivity , the issues with greenwashing and green hushing
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