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INSIGHTS SPECIAL
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT
Modern slavery signs that accountants are well placed to spot
- Jul 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Businesses are increasingly raising concerns of modern slavery and recognising risks in their supply chains. Which red flags must accountants be particularly alert to?
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The role of ethics within AI to combat modern slavery
- Jul 2024
- ICAEW Insights
We complete our iEARTHS miniseries journey through an ethical lens. The ethical risks and challenges are real and require thoughtful reflection to protect what really matters: vulnerable individuals.
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INSIGHTS SPECIAL
Diving deeper into the data for combating modern slavery
- Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The challenges around understanding what the data does or doesn’t tell us is a major factor in making AI work effectively. In the latest in his series, David Wray looks at getting data right and how causal AI might aid in offering decision-useful options.
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INSIGHTS SPECIAL
Combating modern slavery: when Gen AI isn't enough
- Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Following his introduction to the iEARTHS’ artificial intelligence (AI) solution, David Wray discusses why causal AI was chosen over generative AI and how the team tackled bias and hallucinations.
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INSIGHTS SPECIAL
How we applied AI to combat modern slavery
- Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The iEARTHS project is a causal AI system designed to tackle modern slavery. David Wray, ICAEW member and one of its creators, explains the considerations that went into its development.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT
What makes a good modern slavery statement?
- Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Modern slavery is still all too common in the UK, with 10,613 potential victims identified in 2020. The modern slavery statement is designed to improve transparency and vigilance within businesses and their supply chains.
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How do we improve modern slavery reporting?
- Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Around one in 10 British companies do not provide a modern slavery statement. Why aren’t organisations taking the problem seriously?
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT
Modern slavery: nothing to do with me?
- Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The combination of existing skills and new tools means that ICAEW members can play a pivotal role in the fight against modern slavery, say Dipak Vashi and Hope Sherwin.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DEPARTMENT
Is trust enough? AML and professional scepticism
- Feb 2022
- ICAEW
ICAEW’s latest educational drama film, All Too Familiar, examines the role of professional scepticism in the fight against economic crime. Produced in collaboration with HMRC, the film looks at a real life scenario of how firms and individuals may inadvertently become ‘professional enablers’ for criminals involved in everything from financial fraud to modern slavery and terrorism.
FACULTIES ONLINE
TAX FACULTY
TAX NEWS
ICAEW urges members to be aware of mini-umbrella companies
- May 2021
HMRC has issued new guidance on the fraudulent activities of so-called ‘mini-umbrella companies’ sometimes created to avoid paying tax and national insurance. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty calls on members to ensure they are informed.
MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY
Modern Slavery in the Manufacturing Sector – do accountants have a role to play?
- May 2021
- Jane Berney
- Manufacturing Community Newsletter
A number of news stories over the last year have made the general public increasingly aware that modern slavery and human trafficking still blights the 21st century.
RETAIL COMMUNITY
Retail
- Oct 2018
- Retail Community
Stay up to date with the latest developments in the retail industry. This community is for finance professionals working in, or advising clients in, either the physical or online retail sector.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT
Ending Modern Slavery: why accountants have a role to play
- Mar 2021
- ICAEW Insights
The scourge of modern slavery has risen steadily up the public agenda in recent years and it is incumbent on ICAEW members to be vigilant about it, writes ICAEW CEO Michael Izza.
Why we can no longer ignore modern slavery and how ICAEW can help
- Feb 2021
- ICAEW Insight
5 February 2021: Increasingly it is not enough to claim ignorance of modern slavery in a business or supply chain. Doing so may prove very costly to your reputation and your bottom line.
Why slavery legislation should follow The Bribery Act
- Jun 2020
25 June 2020: Would following the lead of the UK's Bribery Act 2010 help to eliminate modern slavery and human trafficking?
How the world fights modern slavery
- Jun 2020
25 June 2020: The different legislative approaches employed around the world to eradicate modern slavery.
UK modern slavery reporting: a missed opportunity?
- Jun 2020
25 June 2020: With the COVID-19 pandemic potentially increasing the prevalence of modern slavery and human trafficking, now is the time to strengthen requirements.
UK Bribery Act: the blueprint for modern slavery reporting?
- Jun 2020
26 June 2020: Would following the lead of the UK’s Bribery Act 2010 help to eliminate modern slavery and human trafficking?
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