This project follows the work undertaken by the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. On 27 September 2019, The Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking released its final report, Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking.
The Blueprint provides a collective-action framework for different financial sector actors to take action to end modern slavery and human trafficking. It sets five Goals, which are accompanied by 30 Actions:
- Compliance with laws against modern slavery and human trafficking
- Knowing and showing modern slavery and human trafficking risks
- Using leverage creatively to mitigate and address modern slavery and human trafficking risks
- Providing and enabling effective remedy for modern slavery and human trafficking harms
- Investment in innovation for prevention.
The FAST initiative is designed to promote awareness and drive implementation of the Blueprint and its Goals and Actions. FAST is a project of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, with the support of numerous project partners, including the Office for Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and private sector and charitable donors.
See the FAST website for further details, including news, upcoming events and the monthly FAST newsletter.
Recent Publications
Report
Asset Recovery and Restitution
Brief
Artificial Intelligence: Addressing or Distorting the Modern Slavery Challenge?
Brief
How Financial Intelligence Units Can Support the More Effective Implementation of Sanctions Regimes
Brief
Lessons from Canada's Approach to Extending Financial Access to Survivors of Modern Slavery
Brief
Accelerating Change: The Potential of Capital Market Actors in Addressing Modern Slavery
Brief
Preventing and Reducing Modern Slavery Risks for Diverse men in Conflict and Crisis Through Increased Financial Inclusion
Announcements
News
Stock Exchange Guidance on Modern Slavery Growing, But More Needed
News
Targeting the International Anti-Money Laundering Regime to Address Human Trafficking and Forced Labour
Event
FAST Annual Stakeholder Convening 2023
News
New Research Empowers Capital Market Actors to Address Modern Slavery
News
UNU-CPR Recommendations Unanimously Adopted by African Financial Authorities
News
Strengthening Global Responses to Forced Labour and Sex Trafficking
News