AFB Seminar: Supply Chains Under Scrutiny – Where do Businesses Stand in 2025?

AFB, in partnership with Ashurst LLP, invite members to attend an in-person seminar on supply chain environmental and human rights risks.  This seminar will cover several areas including due diligence under the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (and proposed changes in the Omnibus Simplification Package). The session will also consider the UK regulatory landscape and the present and potential future state of modern slavery laws.

Why attend?

Supply chain risk is an area of focus for financial institutions, both as regulated corporate entities and through the activity of their customers.   The CSDDD requires certain entities to identify, prevent, mitigate, and remediate human rights violations and environmental impacts throughout their entire “chain of activities”. Ashurst’s speakers will consider the approach of banks and financial institutions to these issues and the measures they can take to mitigate these risks.

The session will focus on the following:

• Financing supply chains: what are the risks for a financier and a customer?
• The regulatory landscape: understand your legal obligations and the latest trends in EU and UK laws on modern slavery and supply chain diligence. 
• Best practice for banks: learn how your bank can manage its risks and stay ahead through effective due diligence and monitoring

Who should attend?

This session is aimed at those working in Legal, Risk, Compliance and Business teams.

Speakers

Ruby Hamid, Ashurst LLP

Ruby Hamid is a partner in our dispute resolution practice. Ruby specialises in global investigations, white collar crime, compliance and risk management. Her technical expertise in bribery and corruption, money laundering, serious fraud and tax evasion supports her practice.  She advises on financial crime prevention, compliance and corporate governance programmes, responses to new legislation, modern slavery and supply-chain control.

Maria-Laure Knapp, Ashurst Risk Advisory

Maria-Laure Knapp is a director for climate change and sustainability in the Ashurst Risk Advisory practice. She supports clients with effective sustainability programme uplift and implementation, ESG Due Diligence, sustainable supply chains and net zero transition planning. She has considerable experience in emerging markets, including in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tom Cummins, Ashurst LLP

Tom is a disputes lawyer who has advised clients on a range of disputes with an emphasis on the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors. A significant aspect of Tom’s practice is advising on risk management issues, including ESG related risks such as climate liability, and business and human rights.  Tom also advises on sanctions compliance and related international law issues such as investment protection.

Logistics

Fee:            Included in AFB membership (no fee)

Location:    Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW

Date:          Thursday 1 May 2025

Time:          09:00 – 10:30 (arrival & breakfast from 8:30)

If you would like to submit a question or have any specific questions that you would like the session to address, please send them to the AFB at secretariat@foreignbanks.org.uk You will receive details on how to join this in-person session a week before the event.