Luke de Pulford, CEO of the anti-slavery campaign group Arise, who pushed for the change, said: “This is easily the most significant advance in supply chain regulation since the Modern Slavery Act in 2015, and goes much further in many ways.

Luke de Pulford, CEO of the anti-slavery campaign group Arise, who pushed for the change, said: “This is easily the most significant advance in supply chain regulation since the Modern Slavery Act in 2015, and goes much further in many ways.