FAST Initiative (Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking) works to mobilise the financial sector to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. It provides tools, resources, and guidance to financial institutions, policymakers, and businesses. FAST Initiative promotes responsible finance practices to prevent exploitation and supports global efforts to eradicate forced labour and trafficking.

The 2019 Ethical Fashion Report is Baptist World Aid's sixth consecutive report on labour rights and environmental management that grades 130 companies on their systems to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour, and exploitation in their supply chains.

Profundo is an independent non-profit company that aims to make a practical contribution, toward a sustainable world and social justice, with fact-based research and advice. Services include equity analysis and research across finance, tax, policy, supply chain and markets. Projects cover environmental risks such as deforestation, animal welfare and palm oil.

Novethic specialise in sustainable finance research and offer the financial industry resources to facilitate the transitions to a sustainable, low carbon and inclusive economy. They offer services and resources to assist finance professionals with research, ESG labelling schemes and capacity development support for advocates of sustainability.

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is a leading independent law research centre. It provides informed and practical legal ideas for a global community through offering high quality research projects, seminars and publications that encompass public and private international law, comparative law and European law.

This paper provides an overview of human rights due diligence (HRDD) in relation to private equity (PE) investors. Topics covered include the responsibility of PE, the value of HRDD for PE, the characteristics of PE, integration of HRDD into PE processes and implementation challenges.

The report examines significant human rights issues in the extractives sector value chain, and summarises the key outcomes and insights of a PRI-coordinated (Principles for Responsible Investment) engagement with companies. Importantly, the report highlights the key elements that investors should consider when engaging with mining, oil and gas companies.

In December 2018, the world celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Two of the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact are derived directly from the Universal Declaration. The United Nations Global Compact is advocating for businesses to stand up for human rights, promoting uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Young Lives is an international, not-for-profit organisation that conducts research aiming to shed light on the drivers and impacts of child poverty, and generate evidence to help policymakers make a real difference. Some of its current projects are based on young marriage and parenthood, gender inequality and education.

Decent work cannot exist where modern slavery and child labour persist, yet it is widespread across the globe. Nevertheless, a world with decent jobs can be realised with the help of companies.