Jeff Bond is the Director of Strategy and Design for the Global Fund To End Modern Slavery, an international fund that mobilizes resources, evidence and partnerships to end modern slavery. He is passionate about making a positive social and business impact, and has spent a great deal of time in other countries broadening his perspective. Jeff returns to Hidden Traffic to discuss how modern slavery drives climate change.
If modern slavery were a country, it would be the third biggest source of carbon emissions in the world, after China and the US. This is because the industries and geographies that contribute the most to climate change use forced labor extensively, due to the increased vulnerability discussed in the last episode. Simply deciding to pull support from these industries will not be enough to end the issue of modern slavery, as it leaves behind more vulnerable people; people who can be easily manipulated by others seeking to make money off of them.
GFEMS is trying to strike the right balance of policies and enforcement to eradicate the conditions that power modern slavery, while still encouraging local growth and empowerment. To achieve this, however, many industries in particular need to undergo a complete overhaul of the way they do business.
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Global Fund To End Modern Slavery
