Efforts to tackle modern slavery ‘waning as transparency rules ignored’

Just 29 per cent of organisations required to produce a modern slavery statement have submitted to the government, finds analysis

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply called on the government to better enforce critical transparency rules that are being ‘ignored’ (PA Archive)

Efforts to tackle modern-day slavery are stalling as the number of companies disclosing anti-slavery measures within their supply chains has nearly halved, according to a new analysis.

International body the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) called on the government to better enforce critical transparency rules that are being “ignored”.

Just 29 per cent of organisations required to produce a modern slavery statement have submitted it to the government registry for 2022, the CIPS found.