From risk to opportunity: driving social impact through global supply chain visibility.

With regulatory demands and increasing expectations from consumers, investors and civil society, social issues such as working conditions and human rights are becoming central to corporate responsibility.

But how can companies ensure they are not only compliant, but truly responsible? What is motivating different sectors to take action? And how can visibility into labour conditions and social practices be improved across increasingly complex supply chains?

This session explores how enhanced visibility is essential to protecting human rights such as equal rights for women and the prevention of child labour. You can’t protect what you can’t see. Without visibility, risks like child labour or gender inequality remain hidden, unaddressed and ungoverned. With it, companies can identify harm, take targeted action and drive meaningful change.

Together with experts from the private sector and civil society, we will explore what is currently being done to overcome visibility challenges, including in conflict-affected regions where governance is weak. What are the most common practical barriers? What does effective collaboration between companies and NGOs look like, and can these partnerships drive sector-wide change in gender equality and human rights?

We will also take a closer look at the role of technology. Can digital and GenAI solutions help close the visibility gap? What best practices are emerging, and how can data-driven approaches improve traceability and accountability in supply chains?

Whether you work in sustainability, procurement, risk management, compliance or supply chain management, this session offers new insights, practical tools and opportunities to connect.

Join us on Tue Jun 17 2025 at 14.30 at Gustav Mahlerplein 90 to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions and co-create practical solutions that work for both people and profit.

See you there!

Driving social impact through global supply chain visibility