Modern slavery and labour exploitation remain among the most complex challenges facing food and farming businesses today.
Over the last decade, organisations have invested significant time and resource into strengthening due diligence, improving worker engagement and increasing transparency across supply chains. Yet the uncomfortable reality is that exploitation continues to evolve, often crossing organisational, geographic and sector boundaries.
No single business sees the whole picture.
This year’s MSIN Conference is built around a simple idea: Action Speaks Louder Than Words.
The event will bring together retailers, suppliers,, enforcement bodies and experts from across the sector to explore practical steps organisations can take to identify risks, strengthen responses and support workers.
Rather than focusing solely on policy and compliance, the conference will examine what works in practice. Delegates will hear from organisations and practitioners who are tackling challenges on the ground, sharing lessons learned and highlighting opportunities for collaboration.
A key theme throughout the day will be the power of intelligence and information sharing. Whether through worker voice programmes, operational insight, due diligence activities or industry partnerships, small pieces of information can often become significant when combined with intelligence from others.
The conference will also explore how the shape of exploitation continues to change and how businesses can adapt their approaches accordingly. As risks evolve, organisations must remain alert to emerging trends and new methods of exploitation.
Ultimately, the conference is about moving from awareness to action.
Whether you are responsible for ethical trade, human rights, technical compliance, HR, operations or supply chain management, the challenges are shared and so too must be the solutions.
We hope you will join us.