Anti-Slavery Day: Modern slavery is a crime, do you know how your business can play a part in stopping it?
We held this webinar session on modern slavery, during which we provided top tips and best practices to guide professionals embarking on their journey to combat modern slavery in organisations. We took this opportunity to explore the recent recommendations sent by IEMA to the Home Office, following engagement with professionals working in supply chain transparency, on how it may enhance the transparency provisions of the UK Modern Slavery Act.
Anti-Slavery Day, 18th October, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery, and encourage government, local authorities, companies, charities and individuals to do what they can to address this problem. It was created by the Anti-Slavery Day Act, a Private Members Bill introduced by Anthony Steen CBE, who is now Chair of the Human Trafficking Foundation.
We held this webinar session on modern slavery, during which we provided top tips and best practices to guide professionals embarking on their journey to combat modern slavery in organisations. We took this opportunity to explore the recent recommendations sent by IEMA to the Home Office, following engagement with professionals working in supply chain transparency, on how it may enhance the transparency provisions of the UK Modern Slavery Act.
This is an opportunity to understand and to help inform the continuing improvement of professional practice. Join us to get involved and to hear from practice professionals and learn how best to structure a modern slavery statement and what industry best practice suggests you should be doing to combat modern slavery.
Speakers included:
Louise Nichols, Managing Director at Suseco & former Corporate Head for Human Rights at M&S;
Chris Harrop (FIEMA), Group Marketing Director & Director of Sustainability, Marshalls Plc;
Marc Jourdan, IEMA Policy & Engagement Lead.
Presentations
Webinar Slides - M.Jourdan, IEMA Policy & Engagement Lead - CLICK HERE
Modern slavery is a crime, do you know how your business can play a part in stopping it? - L.Nicholls, Managing Director at Suseco & IEMA Vice Chair - CLICK HERE
Tackling Modern Slavery, C. Harrop (FIEMA), Group Marketing Director & Director of Sustainability, Marshalls Plc; - CLICK HERE
The Solent: Recycling - Behaviour Change
Are you or your work team keen but confused about what to recycle or simply not engaged? Recycling has been with us for a long time, but recycling rates are not as high as they could be and contamination is common. The IEMA Solent event discussed how to improve your recycling rate, reduce contamination and looked ahead to changes coming in the next couple of years, including how to tackle drink container recycling through the deposit return scheme.
This session provided an insight from one of our IEMA members into establishing a ‘green champions’ network in your organisation.
Diverse perspectives equal a diverse range of solutions in tackling the world’s biggest problem. This webinar was hosted as part of LCAW 2021 by IEMA on behalf of the Diverse Sustainability Initiative.
The IEMA South West region held a special event which screened the incredible Our Planet: Our Business film, followed by a panel discussion featuring Rhiannon Shah from WWF, Nick Blyth from IEMA and Mike Barker from RPS Consulting.
Our final episode in our second Day in the Life mini-series digitally shadowed two full members who work in Corporate Sustainability.
The second episode in second our Day in the Life mini-series digitally shadowed two practitioners who work in Corporate Sustainability. If you are a student wanting to understand the progression of a career in Corporate Sustainability or a graduate looking towards your next promotion, this series will help you bridge the gap between theory and practice.
This webinar sought to demystify the new EU regulations that form part of the EU Green Deal and explain how they are interconnected with the work of sustainability professionals.
During this session, the IEMA Fellows network launched its latest thought piece providing cross sector case studies and recommendations by IEMA members and tech experts on how to ensure disruptive technologies can support a transformation towards sustainability.
