Specialist areas of work and services:
Description:
Director SupplyESChange initiative, advisory and training. China and Asia strength.
Experience, Background and Services:
15 yrs experience in supply chain labour standards including design & management of investigations into and remediation of modern slavery conditions for workers in Japan, China, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Korea, Italy, Uganda, etc as well as involvement in slavery risk management & research for operations in UK, middle east, Poland, USA, etc.
Chinese speaking, basic Japanese language skills, lived and worked 11 years in Asia.
Former Principal Consultant ERM, former Director Responsible Sourcing Nasdaq listed retailer working across Bangladesh, Cambodia, China. Former Senior Manager Corporate Responsibility Asia Burberry co-designing Burberry global Ethical Trade programme.
Clients for advisory on modern slavery risk management have included Private Equity, large banks, FTSE100 listed companies, and in apparel, retail, food, construction, etc.
Fellow UK anti-slavery charity Unseen. Trained by Verite in social audit.
Worked in Human Rights Watch on supply chain labour standards and inputting to OECD Guidelines; trained for the Ethical Trading Initiative, Principles for Responsible Investment, etc. Advised numerous firms on Modern Slavery statement writing and programme development. Advised on supply chain labour standards for The World Bank.
Trustee The Rights Practise charity UK (Human Rights in China). Fellow/Advisor to Social Enterprises Lensational and INNO Handshake worker helpline service China-India. Founding Board member Handshake worker helpline China. Set up NGO run worker helpline for foreign migrant workers in Japan to strengthen verification of remediation of modern slavery (passport retention, agent fees, freedom of movement, etc). Included in UK Top 100 corporate Modern Slavery influencers awards 2018. Work with network of dedicated experts across Asia (Bangladeshi, Chinese, etc).