Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance are bringing back the ethica conference for a second year with our co-presenters, Exiger.
ethica27 is on Wednesday 17th March 2027, once again at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London.
In March 2026, more than 260 senior leaders from over 150 organisations, 22 of them FTSE 100 businesses, spent a day at ethica26 on a single question: how to build supply chains that respect human rights and hold up under pressure.
Beata Baumann, Procurement Sustainability Director for Atos, said of ethica26 after the event: “I’m sure this will be the event of the year for me.”
She said: “Human rights is usually just one session at a longer event. So, I was really pleased when I saw that Slave-Free Alliance was putting together an event focusing purely on human rights and specifically human rights within supply chains. I thought this was a really good opportunity to learn more, to exchange ideas and practical advice, and see what others are doing.”
Human rights violations in supply chains are no longer a distant or isolated risk. They disrupt operations, damage reputations, and undermine the resilience businesses need to thrive.
ethica27 brings together senior decision-makers from legal, procurement, supply chain, sustainability, compliance, risk and human rights to shape what comes next.
“This was a truly insightful event. Bringing together the ethical, legal, sustainability and procurement perspectives created a well-constructed and valuable event.”
Kim Hurst, Vodafone, on ethica26
Tim Nelson, CEO of Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance, speaking on stage at ethica26
New for 2027 will be a breakout stage alongside the main stage, added in response to ethica26 delegate feedback, giving room for more specialist topics, more choice, and more room for practical insight and deeper discussion.
The day begins with registration at 8am and the main agenda runs to 5pm, followed by networking drinks with peers, speakers and senior leaders from across the human rights and supply chain community.
“Some fantastic speakers and a very worthwhile topic in terms of the case studies we heard, legislative updates and due diligence and risk management tools available. Looking forward to attending next year’s already!”
Gareth Turnbull, Segen, on ethica26
Our first speaker and agenda announcement will follow in the coming weeks.
