Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains are costing the UK billions each year, a new report from the Fabian Society has found – as pressure grows on the government to introduce legislation that would both bolster supply chain security and boost the UK’s impact on the world in the wake of foreign aid cuts.
The research, shared exclusively with The Independent, finds that labour exploitation and environmental damage in the UK costs £4.4 billion per year, including from forced labour, poisoned rivers and other pollution events, and stolen wages.
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