There is no explicit description of how the review was conducted, just that it happened. Also language around how they will be asking business partners to provide training to staff and suppliers.

 

"As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate the risk of human slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains, we conducted a review of suppliers across The Economist Group. Using clear risk evaluation guidelines, each member of the Group management

committee (GMC) evaluated suppliers in their supply chains and the results were then reviewed"

 

"We have also implemented systems to:

Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains –no new supplier will be appointed without them going through our risk assessment.

Mitigate the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, which we manage through our new-supplier process and our contracts which will, going forward, give us the ability to monitor our supply chains and potential risk areas.

Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains"

 

TRAINING

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and in our supply chains, we will be asking our business partners to provide training to their staff and suppliers.