Business response to the Modern Slavery Act

Has the Modern Slavery Act had an impact on your business?

Find out how you’re doing - compared to hundreds of other businesses - by taking part in our short (5 mins), online survey. Survey closes on 11 August 2016.

Historic Futures (String3) and Ergon Associates are combining their skills and insight to research what impact the Modern Slavery Act is having on businesses. We have created a short survey to assess the effect of the legislation on supply chain risk management processes. Taking part provides you with a unique opportunity to benchmark yourself anonymously against other businesses and receive our final report with aggregated findings.

· 10 questions long, takes only 5 minutes to complete
· Add your email address if you wish to receive the final report
· Benchmark yourself based on results
· All data will be kept anonymous at all times
· Report issued with results of survey

Historic Futures are certified to ISO27001, the information data security standard. We and Ergon Associates take the security of data very seriously at all times. No details of your name or organisation will be shared at any point.

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* 1. Where is your company headquartered?

United Kingdom

Europe

North America

Asia

Africa

South and Central America

Other

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* 2. What is the annual turnover of your business?

Under £36 million

Under £100 million

Under £500 million

Under £1 billion

Over £1 billion

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* 3. What sector does your organisation primarily operate in?

Retail

Food supply / agriculture

Food - produce

Food - processing / catering

Hotels and restaurants

Manufacturing - Clothing

Manufacturing - Consumables

Manufacturing - Industrial

Manufacturing - Chemicals

Manufacturing - Pharmaceuticals

Auxiliary services (cleaning, security etc)

Construction

Transport, storage, logistics

Real estate

Creative industries

Financial and business services

Electricity, gas, water supply

Education, health and social work

Not for profit

Other

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* 4. What effect has the MSA had on engagement with risk, and supply chains, across the business?

	Less involved	No change	More involved
Ethical trade team	Ethical trade team Less involved	Ethical trade team No change	Ethical trade team More involved
Buyers	Buyers Less involved	Buyers No change	Buyers More involved
Technical team	Technical team Less involved	Technical team No change	Technical team More involved
Directors	Directors Less involved	Directors No change	Directors More involved
External consultants	External consultants Less involved	External consultants No change	External consultants More involved

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* 5. How has the business focus changed on the following activities since introduction of the MSA?

	Reduced focus	No change	Increased focus
Policy development and codes of conduct	Policy development and codes of conduct Reduced focus	Policy development and codes of conduct No change	Policy development and codes of conduct Increased focus
Risk assessment and prioritisation	Risk assessment and prioritisation Reduced focus	Risk assessment and prioritisation No change	Risk assessment and prioritisation Increased focus
Risk monitoring, auditing and supply chain mapping	Risk monitoring, auditing and supply chain mapping Reduced focus	Risk monitoring, auditing and supply chain mapping No change	Risk monitoring, auditing and supply chain mapping Increased focus
Corrective and remedial action planning and follow-up	Corrective and remedial action planning and follow-up Reduced focus	Corrective and remedial action planning and follow-up No change	Corrective and remedial action planning and follow-up Increased focus

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* 6. How do you currently collect information about 'structure and complexity' of your supply chains?

	Once a year	Every 6 months	As needed	Never
Sending questionnaires or spreadsheets to tier one suppliers	Sending questionnaires or spreadsheets to tier one suppliers Once a year	Sending questionnaires or spreadsheets to tier one suppliers Every 6 months	Sending questionnaires or spreadsheets to tier one suppliers As needed	Sending questionnaires or spreadsheets to tier one suppliers Never
Using third party supplier management tools	Using third party supplier management tools Once a year	Using third party supplier management tools Every 6 months	Using third party supplier management tools As needed	Using third party supplier management tools Never
Direct communication with suppliers beyond tier one	Direct communication with suppliers beyond tier one Once a year	Direct communication with suppliers beyond tier one Every 6 months	Direct communication with suppliers beyond tier one As needed	Direct communication with suppliers beyond tier one Never

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* 7. Does the information you receive about your supply chains...

	Always	Sometimes	Rarely	N/A
Include details of every organisation in the chain?	Include details of every organisation in the chain? Always	Include details of every organisation in the chain? Sometimes	Include details of every organisation in the chain? Rarely	Include details of every organisation in the chain? N/A
Provide details of operational and processes of tier one suppliers?	Provide details of operational and processes of tier one suppliers? Always	Provide details of operational and processes of tier one suppliers? Sometimes	Provide details of operational and processes of tier one suppliers? Rarely	Provide details of operational and processes of tier one suppliers? N/A
Deliver summary information about the supply chain, collected by tier one suppliers?	Deliver summary information about the supply chain, collected by tier one suppliers? Always	Deliver summary information about the supply chain, collected by tier one suppliers? Sometimes	Deliver summary information about the supply chain, collected by tier one suppliers? Rarely	Deliver summary information about the supply chain, collected by tier one suppliers? N/A

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* 8. Which stakeholders do you engage with when you:

	Colleagues within the company	Suppliers	NGOs or trade unions	Affected workers	Multi-stakeholder initiatives	Other
Map your supply chain	Map your supply chain Colleagues within the company	Map your supply chain Suppliers	Map your supply chain NGOs or trade unions	Map your supply chain Affected workers	Map your supply chain Multi-stakeholder initiatives	Map your supply chain Other
Assess risk in your supply chain	Assess risk in your supply chain Colleagues within the company	Assess risk in your supply chain Suppliers	Assess risk in your supply chain NGOs or trade unions	Assess risk in your supply chain Affected workers	Assess risk in your supply chain Multi-stakeholder initiatives	Assess risk in your supply chain Other
Monitor or audit your suppliers	Monitor or audit your suppliers Colleagues within the company	Monitor or audit your suppliers Suppliers	Monitor or audit your suppliers NGOs or trade unions	Monitor or audit your suppliers Affected workers	Monitor or audit your suppliers Multi-stakeholder initiatives	Monitor or audit your suppliers Other
Take remedial action	Take remedial action Colleagues within the company	Take remedial action Suppliers	Take remedial action NGOs or trade unions	Take remedial action Affected workers	Take remedial action Multi-stakeholder initiatives	Take remedial action Other

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* 9. What actions are you able to take using the information you have about the structure and complexity of your supply chain?

	Always	Sometimes	Rarely	N/A
Assess risk level for a selected product or product category	Assess risk level for a selected product or product category Always	Assess risk level for a selected product or product category Sometimes	Assess risk level for a selected product or product category Rarely	Assess risk level for a selected product or product category N/A
Seek additional information for specific risks	Seek additional information for specific risks Always	Seek additional information for specific risks Sometimes	Seek additional information for specific risks Rarely	Seek additional information for specific risks N/A
Monitor changes to risk level over time	Monitor changes to risk level over time Always	Monitor changes to risk level over time Sometimes	Monitor changes to risk level over time Rarely	Monitor changes to risk level over time N/A
Review effectiveness of mitigation strategies	Review effectiveness of mitigation strategies Always	Review effectiveness of mitigation strategies Sometimes	Review effectiveness of mitigation strategies Rarely	Review effectiveness of mitigation strategies N/A

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* 10. How confident are you in relation to the following:

	Very confident	Confident	Neutral	Not confident
We know where our main risks of modern slavery might be in our supply chain or direct business	We know where our main risks of modern slavery might be in our supply chain or direct business Very confident	We know where our main risks of modern slavery might be in our supply chain or direct business Confident	We know where our main risks of modern slavery might be in our supply chain or direct business Neutral	We know where our main risks of modern slavery might be in our supply chain or direct business Not confident
We have effectively prioritised the actions we need to take	We have effectively prioritised the actions we need to take Very confident	We have effectively prioritised the actions we need to take Confident	We have effectively prioritised the actions we need to take Neutral	We have effectively prioritised the actions we need to take Not confident
The actions we take are / will be effective	The actions we take are / will be effective Very confident	The actions we take are / will be effective Confident	The actions we take are / will be effective Neutral	The actions we take are / will be effective Not confident
We have identified appropriate collaborative partners	We have identified appropriate collaborative partners Very confident	We have identified appropriate collaborative partners Confident	We have identified appropriate collaborative partners Neutral	We have identified appropriate collaborative partners Not confident
Our audit or monitoring programme delivers relevant and meaningful information	Our audit or monitoring programme delivers relevant and meaningful information Very confident	Our audit or monitoring programme delivers relevant and meaningful information Confident	Our audit or monitoring programme delivers relevant and meaningful information Neutral	Our audit or monitoring programme delivers relevant and meaningful information Not confident

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* 11. If you would like to receive our report so that you can benchmark yourself against other companies, please add your email address here (all data collected will be kept strictly confidential)

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Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. If you have provided your email address above, we will send you the results in a report once the survey closes on 11 August 2016 and the results have been analysed.