The UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015 was enacted to show the country’s commitment to eradicating modern slavery and protecting vulnerable individuals. Modern slavery is defined as the process of an individual being exploited for personal or commercial gains, which includes human trafficking, forced labor, and bondage for debt. Continue reading
Thousands of incidents involving toxic substances harm and kill workers — and the public — every year. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, exposure to harmful substances and fires/explosions are the fifth and sixth leading causes of workplace fatalities, respectively.[1] Continue reading
The environment we live and work in is constantly changing, and it can be difficult to predict what the future holds. Technological advances, globalization, and changing customer expectations are all creating a more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Continue reading
How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things but by how well we are understood.
Andrew Grove, CEO Intel
LinkedIn said that ‘communications’ is the #1 top skill you need in your professional profile. Good communications are a vital element to all RBPS and RBDM. Communications problems can impact senior executives to low-level VUCANs. One challenge is you may remember as little as 25% of what you heard in the last two days. Continue reading
The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) has been in force since 1 January 2023. This law requires that companies review and update purchasing contracts and agreements to include compliance and due diligence obligations for managing their supply chains. Continue reading