Modern Slavery Risks in Healthcare

Healthcare organisations sit at a complex intersection of operational and supply chain risk when it comes to modern slavery. On one side, they source vast quantities of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumables and personal protective equipment (PPE) from global manufacturing networks. On the other, they rely heavily on contracting and labour-hire arrangements to deliver core services such as cleaning, catering, security, aged care and disability support. These arrangements are commonly identified as being at an elevated risk of labour exploitation.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how vulnerable supply chains are to disruption, and sharpened the strategic case for supply chain resilience. That risk does not sit with healthcare organisations alone. Suppliers into the sector and the commercial and institutional customers they supply are increasingly expected to understand and account for modern slavery risk across the entire value chain.

This webinar focuses on what healthcare organisations, their suppliers and their institutional customers can realistically do to understand and manage modern slavery risk across their operations and supply chains. This includes how to build risk-based systems to assess and prioritise exposure, and put in place the governance and due diligence structures needed to manage it. 

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What we'll cover

• The risk landscape: Where modern slavery risk is concentrated in healthcare operations and supply chains 
• Risk management: How to identify and assess modern slavery risks within the healthcare ecosystem
• Realistic due diligence: How to assess and prioritise modern slavery risk in a manner that is practical and proportionate to the size of the risk
• Governance, documentation and defensibility: How to structure oversight and document your risk management approach in a defensible manner

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Who this session is for

This session is designed for procurement, supply chain, sustainability, legal, risk and compliance professionals working in or with the healthcare sector. This includes healthcare providers, suppliers providing goods and services into the sector, and B2B customers of healthcare organisations who need to understand the modern slavery risks that flow through those commercial relationships. 

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Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording and resources after the session.