Streamlining Modern Slavery Compliance In The Construction Industry

Challenge

A large company operating in the construction industry faced a significant challenge: ensuring consistent modern slavery risk assessments for a revolving roster of vendors and subcontractors. Each new project required onboarding and vetting of suppliers,

which traditionally meant repetitive, time-consuming assessments. They needed a tool

that could simplify this process for each new project and reduce duplication of effort.

Solution

The company adopted the iPRO Modern Slavery Assessment and Reporting Tool. This

tool allowed them to onboard and assess suppliers once, and then simply reuse those

assessments for any new project. If a supplier was already assessed by them, or by another

company who uses the same supplier, they didn't have to redo the process from scratch.

Instead, suppliers could simply share their existing assessment. For annual updates,

suppliers only needed to make changes to reflect any new information.

Results

The company saw streamlined compliance, less administrative overhead, and a smoother

process for both their contract management teams and their suppliers. The company

ensured greater participation and reduced risk across their supply chain by embedding the assessment process into their supplier code of conduct and agreements. The company and its suppliers benefited from having a common, easy-to-use platform for modern slavery

due diligence that made compliance easier, more reliable, and more affordable.

Top 10 Benefits For Companies Operating In The Construction Industry

1. Reduced Due Diligence Costs: Significantly reduce the cost of modern slavery due diligence, company-wide.
   

2. Enhanced Legislative Compliance: Meet Australian modern slavery reporting requirements seamlessly
   

3. Project-Based Flexibility: Request assessments for each individual construction project, improving relevance and accuracy.
   

4. Higher Supplier Engagement: Increase supplier response rates with clear, automated onboarding steps.
   

5. Risk Visibility Per Project: Gain granular visibility into risks on a project-by-project basis.
   

6. Improved Brand Confidence: Demonstrate that each project is managed with strong ethical oversight, enhancing trust.

7. Streamlined Risk Reporting: Easily generate risk reports for internal and client-facing needs.
   

8. Reduced Admin Time: Cut down on manual effort by automating compliance administration tasks.
   

9. Consistent Standards: Ensure that supplier on every project meet the requirements for modern slavery assessment.
   

10. Better Risk Mitigation: Simple tools to identify risks early in the project lifecycle and have your suppliers address them.