The Importance Of Sustainable Supply Chains - ThinkHouse (Video)

Sustainability and transparency in the supply chain is of growing importance, with tighter regulation and reporting moving it from a reputational issue to a legal requirement. In this short discussion, we draw out the key elements that need to be considered including best practice, environmental impacts, modern slavery and human rights. We highlight new and changing regulations and provide practical steps that can be taken by you as in-house counsel to manage risks and advise your board.

Transcript

Sarah Riding: Hello, I'm Sarah Riding, I'm a partner in the commercial contract team, and as you can imagine our team are just living and breathing supply chain contracts and issues at the moment. Supply chain issues haven't been far from the headlines in recent times and with the current uncertainty, we're foreseeing challenging times for a while yet ahead. Alongside that we've obviously got the ESG agenda and that's becoming increasingly important so it's not