280 – Shifting the Supply Chain Burden, with Justin Dillon

Sandie is joined by Justin Dillon to discuss new legislation that will address known forced labor in supply chains. They look at how companies can become aware and map their supply chain, various tools available on the market, and the need for a balance between educating and incentivizing corporations.

Justin Dillon

Justin is an entrepreneur, author, and artist. He founded the enterprise software company FRDM, with a mission of changing the world through the power of our purchases. FRDM is a business platform used by Fortune 500 companies to measure and mitigate risk of forced labor in supply chains. Justin is also the Founder and CEO of Made In A Free World, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending forced labor, human trafficking, and modern-day slavery through increased public awareness, action and advocacy. He is author of A Selfish Plan to Change the World (2017) which reveals the secret to a life of deep and lasting significance: the discovery that our need for meaning is inextricably linked to the needs of the world. Justin made his directorial debut in the film Call + Response, which revealed the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. The “rockumentary” was theatrically released around the world and became one of the top documentaries of 2008. Justin founded the nonprofit organization Slavery Footprint. Partnering with the U.S. State Department and Google, they launched a multiple-award-winning website that asks the question, “How Many Slaves Work For You?” The website and mobile app allow consumers to visualize how their consumption habits are connected to modern-day slavery. Justin has worked in technology and human rights for ten years, advising the United Nations, White House, and several Fortune 100 companies on supply chain transparency and the purpose economy.

Key Points

People want to do good with lives, so for advocates, its about how to get more people involved and aware.

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) "imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur region, including by prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there."

Transparency in supply chains can solves problems, other than forced labor, such as environmental climate change problems and operational problems.

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) will implement a cycle of monitoring and evaluating work being done by corporations to adapt to the UFLPA bill. 

It is important that buyer work with their suppliers to improve their supply chain and create incentives for supplies to be transparent.

As a movement, remember to celebrate the wins.

Resources

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, 2010

EP. 17 - California Transparency in Supply Chains Act

EP. 209 – Is Supply Chain Transparency Working? with Ben Greer

EP. 195 – The Sydney Framework: Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, with John McCarthy

EP. 267 – The Intersection of Business and Human Rights, with John Cotton Richmond

EP. 269 – Empowering Businesses to Create a Slave Free World, with Matt Friedman

EP. 247 – Perspectives on Transformation in Labor Trafficking, with Ben Skinner

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)

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