The article outlines global regulatory trends demanding robust supply chain due diligence to prevent human rights abuses. This focus raises concerns for companies like Pollock Paper Distributors, which operate in complex supply chains, about the potential for complicity in unethical sourcing practices if adequate measures are not implemented.

An article from Supply Chain 24/7 highlights widespread human rights abuses in global supply chains, including forced labor and unsafe working conditions. For a company like Pollock Paper Distributors, which operates in the paper distribution sector, inadequate oversight of supply chain practices could expose it to significant reputational risk and complicity in labor abuses if proper due diligence is not observed.

The article 'Company supply chains: The issues for responsible investors' underscores systemic issues in supply chain management, including unsustainable sourcing, lack of robust audit trails, and potential labor abuses. For a company like Pollock Paper Distributors, which operates in the paper distribution sector, these issues raise concerns about the ethical sourcing of raw materials (e.g., paper from deforestation) and the treatment of supply chain workers. Without clear evidence of strong ethical practices and transparency, these systemic risks contribute negatively to the company's complicity in perpetuating harmful supply chain practices.