ASSENT COMPLIANCE Compliance Program for Anti-Human Trafficking - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ASSENT COMPLIANCE Compliance Program for Anti-Human Trafficking ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 1

About Assent • Your Compliance Partner For: • Ethical Sourcing • Restricted & Declarable Substances • Supply Chain Data Collection, Inspections and Audits info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 2

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Assent & AHT • Ethical ¡Sourcing ¡regula0ons ¡have ¡many ¡similari0es: ¡ • Educa0on/Training ¡ • Data ¡Collec0on ¡& ¡Verifica0on ¡ • Risk ¡Profiles ¡ • Due ¡Diligence ¡ • Repor0ng ¡ • These ¡are ¡Assent’s ¡core ¡areas ¡of ¡focus info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 4

Today’s Presenter James Calder Director - Compliance Programs Assent Compliance ¡ Over ten years as a senior expert on product stewardship, regulatory approvals/certifications, product safety, and ethical sourcing. info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 5

Main Legislative Drivers • Federal Acquisitions Regulation (Executive Order 13627) • California Transparency in Supply Chains Act • UK Modern Slavery Act info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 6

Federal Acquisitions Regulation (Executive Order 13627) • Federal Acquisitions Regulation (Executive Order 13627): • Existing requirements of prohibiting any contractors to engage in severe forms of human trafficking • Introduces additional prohibitions when using recruiters/agents • Required for all contracts and subcontracts including COTS • Required since March 2015 • Compliance Plan • Contractors awarded contracts to provide supplies acquired abroad or perform services abroad that are valued over $500,000 must develop Compliance Plans to comply with the anti-trafficking regulations and certify their compliance on an annual basis. info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 7

UK Modern Slavery Act • This Act requires companies to produce a "slavery and human trafficking statement" each financial year, disclosing their efforts (or lack thereof) to ensure their supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking. • Required for all companies (private and public) doing business in the UK and having over £36 million (Global) • Applies to good and services • Must report the business structure, policy, due diligence processes, areas of risk, KPIs, training • Comes into effect October 2015 info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 8

California Transparency in Supply Chain Act • Since January 1, 2012, every retailer and manufacturer doing business in California with annual worldwide gross receipts exceeding $100 million must disclose on its website the extent to which it works to prevent AHT in the supply chain. • Disclosure to include • Verification (Does it assess the Supply Chain?) • Audit (Does it perform?) • Certification (Do suppliers “certify”?) • Internal Accountability (Internal Procedures?) • Training (Does it train and how?) info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 9

STEP 1: Policy Creation info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 10

STEP 2: Awareness Program The ¡policy ¡needs ¡to ¡be ¡clearly ¡communicated ¡to ¡the ¡company’s ¡employees ¡and ¡ supply ¡chain. ¡ ¡For ¡due ¡diligence ¡purposes, ¡the ¡awareness ¡program ¡should ¡include ¡ methodologies ¡to ¡capture ¡data ¡that ¡proves ¡the ¡appropriate ¡individuals ¡within ¡the ¡ supply ¡chain ¡have ¡reviewed ¡and ¡understood ¡the ¡issue ¡of ¡human ¡trafficking ¡and ¡ how ¡the ¡policy ¡addresses ¡the ¡issue. ¡ ¡ ¡ info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 11

STEP 3: Reporting Hotline The ¡policy ¡needs ¡to ¡ensure ¡that ¡any ¡employee ¡can ¡report ¡on ¡poten0al ¡risk ¡or ¡ incident ¡of ¡human ¡trafficking ¡and ¡be ¡completed ¡free ¡from ¡reprisal. ¡ ¡The ¡repor0ng ¡ mechanism ¡needs ¡to ¡take ¡into ¡account, ¡if ¡applicable, ¡the ¡language ¡and ¡ technological ¡accessibility ¡of ¡the ¡company’s ¡employees. ¡ info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 12

STEP 4: Supply Chain Risk Assessment info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 13

STEP 5: Mitigation Activities info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 14

STEP 6: Due Diligence info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 15

STEP 7: Incident Management info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 16

STEP 8: Continuous Improvement info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 17

Your Next Steps Consult ¡with ¡ ¡ Build ¡a ¡Program ¡ Select ¡Tools ¡ Counsel ¡ & ¡Execu0on ¡ info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 18

How Assent Helps All the tools you need … info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 19

Turnkey Services • Assent can manage the entire program end-to-end • Costs: Less than cost of using internal teams and resources • Scope dependant • Contact info@assentcompliance.com for a quote info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 20

Looking Ahead … info@assentcompliance.com | www.assentcompliance.com | TEL: 1(866)964.6931 21