$144 billion worth of slave-produced items are imported to the US from the top 5 at-risk product categories alone.
[in Asia/Pacific]
Asia/Pacific has the second largest percentage of citizens in slavery.
There are 5.4 victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 people in the world; 70% are women.
[in Africa]
Africa has the largest percentage of citizens in slavery.
“THE DEMAND FOR ETHICAL SUPPLY” EVENTS
Grace Farms | May 3, 2019 | 7pm – 8pm | free
Join us for a discussion about the role that companies and consumers can play in supporting ethical supply chains. Grace Farms Foundation’s Justice Initiative Director, Krishna Patel, will lead... a panel discussion featuring Doug Guiley, Senior Vice President of West Elm Global Sourcing and CSR Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Rebecca van Bergen, Founder and Executive Director of US-based non-profit Nest, and Pete Spain, Co-founder and COO of eye heart hand, on innovative strategies that can promote transparency in supply chains.
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Grace Farms | May 23, 2019 | 7pm – 8pm | free
Harvard researcher and best-selling technology writer, David Weinberger, joins us for a conversation about Artificial Intelligence as discussed in his recent book Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New a New World of Possibility... Discover the complexities hidden in the seemingly simple idea of fairness and learn how A.I. can lead us into difficult but necessary discussions about the conflicting values we support and the sort of world we want to build.
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Grace Farms | May 23, 2019 | 7pm – 8pm | free
Wharton School professor and author, Kevin Werbach, discusses his book The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust, an often-misunderstood technology... that has the potential to help us overcome the crisis of trust that has engulfed our world. In doing so, blockchain technology can become a powerful force for social good, enabling open business models that could contribute to transparent supply chains.
Click here to Register >May 18, 2019 | 9am
Krishna will discuss how our own consumption patterns are directly linked to the ubiquity of modern slavery in the world. Slavery exists in the supply chains from everything... including the electronics we use, the garments we wear, the coffee we drink, and the chocolate and seafood we eat. The technology sector is rife with slavery but technology resources could enable an increase in the transparency and accountability of global supply chains.
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