Is Your Company Funding Terrorism or Human Trafficking?

9/11/17:  For most companies, it is unthinkable to finance terrorism or human trafficking.  But how certain are those companies that they are not providing those funds unknowingly through third parties in their supply chains?  In a post on FCPA Compliance & Ethics, Brian Alster, Global Head of Compliance and Supply, Dun & Bradstreet, digs into the issue of third party transparency and compliance.  He explores the need to arm corporate procurement teams with the tools needed to ensure visibility “… into every supplier relationship in order to manage those relationships.” The headline of Alster’s post explains why it is worth reading: “Procurement Pressure: The Convergence of Supply and Compliance.”