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The Financial Sector: A Key Player in the Prevention of Modern Slavery event (2019)

Explore how financial institutions can prevent modern slavery through due diligence, accountability and responsible investment practices in 2019.

Business and Human Rights Event 23 February 2021

Summary

Explore how financial institutions can prevent modern slavery through due diligence, accountability and responsible investment practices in 2019.

Date and time
1 January 2025
12:00 am-12:00 am (AEDT)

Summary

The Commission co-hosted an event on 10 April 2019 with KPMG Australia and the UN-backed Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

The event drew a multi-stakeholder audience from the Australian investor, business and civil society community, and featured a panel of experts who highlighted the pivotal role of the financial sector in combating modern slavery.

The Commission co-hosted an event on 10 April 2019 with KPMG Australia and the UN-backed Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

The event drew a multi-stakeholder audience from the Australian investor, business and civil society community, and featured a panel of experts who highlighted the pivotal role of the financial sector in combating modern slavery.

You can read the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking's final report Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking here .

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