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The report is based on research led by PhD Candidate Kam Phung of the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business at the Schulich School of Business, in collaboration with Delaney Greig of Shareholder Association for Research and Education and Simon Lewchuk of World Vision Canada.

To identify pathways for engaging the Canadian business community, and for increasing effective action in addressing human exploitation within global supply chains.

The large majority of companies that participated in our study, including 86 percent of the companies surveyed, acknowledged that modern slavery in supply chains is a moderately or highly relevant issue.

A closer look, however, suggests that companies leading their respective industries in action on modern slavery and ethical/ responsible sourcing tend to be those companies that have long embraced moral drivers and the mentality that it is “the right thing to do.”

When we started addressing issues like forced labour and human trafficking we knew that we weren’t the experts.

The companies that participated in our study may have divergent experiences with addressing modern slavery and views on possible Canadian legislation, but the vast majority recognize the risk of modern slavery in their supply chains as a relevant and important concern.