Creating an Equitable Workforce Across the Value Chain

JP Stevenson is a Director of ESG Analytics. His work focuses on the application of digital technologies to supply chain management problems, including transition management and ESG due diligence.
Previously he was a supply chain manager at the Fung Group (Li & Fung), serving as the Chief Commercial Officer of Knitup. He is also writer and researcher, covering consumer markets, emerging market business problems, and corporate strategy in Asia. His work has been widely published. He is currently a chair of the Supply Chain Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Florence (Flo) Chan is a UK qualified solicitor and over the years, became increasingly involved with Pro Bono, CSR and DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion ) work which led her to work for Community Business, a leading NGO fighting for Diversity & Inclusion rights.

With nearly 10 years of working in DEI, Flo has worked for global corporates, supported local start ups and NGOs such as the impact driven, all women led company, Luuna Naturals. She is a proud mum of 2 little kids.

Flo currently heads the DEI Department at leading Asian Manufacturing Group, Combine Will International. A Singapore listed company that has a presence across Asia. She focuses on the “S” in ESG, notably the building and development of value chain from customer to suppliers to communities that we operate in. Covering DEI, Wellbeing, CSR, CSV and Culture, she leads a small team that drives Group and local initiatives, programs and projects.

Flo is on the Board of Directors for HER Fund, a local ngo in Hong Kong funding and advancing gender equity, equality and inclusion. Her work over the last few years in this capacity has been to embed DEI into the organisation holistically and provide education, advice and guidance on corporate and international engagement from a DEI/ESG/CSR/CSV lens.

She is also a longstanding member of the TEDxTinhauwomen committee. She is a volunteer coach for the HKFC Crusaders, a soccer team for youth with Special Education Needs (SENs). Supporting local minority communities is an important part of her work.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

1. My work is currently focused on the following UN SDGs:
   UN SDG 1 – “End poverty in all its forms everywhere”
   UN SDG 3 – “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”
   UN SDG 5 – “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”
   UN SDG 11 – “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”

Archana Kotecha is a UK-qualified barrister, CEDR-accredited mediator, and leading voice in business and human rights, specialising in forced labour, human trafficking, and responsible business conduct. With over 15 years of experience advising UN agencies, governments, businesses, and civil society across Asia, she develops solutions that centre on the rights-holder perspective, ensuring human rights are upheld in business operations.

As Founder and CEO of The Remedy Project and ReAct Asia, Archana leads initiatives in human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, and remedy frameworks, setting new standards for responsible business. Her leadership has been recognised by the Financial Times, the Emilie Ashurst Anti-Slavery Award, and Industry Era Women Leaders, among others. She also contributes to global initiatives through advisory roles with the Responsible Business Alliance, the Forest Stewardship Council, and the UN OHCHR.

Sung In Marshall is Senior Manager for Human Rights within the Social & Environmental Affairs team at adidas. Within her current role, she manages projects and initiatives related to addressing modern slavery and forced labor risks in the upstream supply chain and developing strategic partnerships with external stakeholders on human rights, social and labor issue areas. Prior to her role at adidas, Sung In delivered consulting engagements related to worker voice and foreign migrant workers for private sector clients.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

1. “Moving the needle” on sustainability through increased cross-sector or cross-industry collaboration and engagement – working together in ways that amplify impact

2. “Getting back to basics”, meaning not being caught up by sustainability buzzwords or trends and focusing on the fundamentals to ensure that companies are building programs from the ground up that will ensure long-term compliance, sustainability, positive impact

Shalini Mahtani is one of Hong Kong’s most authoritative and respected voices on social issues, particularly diversity and inclusion. In addition to founding The Zubin Foundation, amongst the city’s most accomplished non-profit organisation’s on racial diversity, Shalini is  the founder of Community Business, the first organization in Asia that brings together companies around women, LGBT, and disabilities at work and one of the founders of The Women’s Foundation. Shalini is a qualified accountant and spent her early years in PWC. Shalini’s strength is the intersection of community, business and public policy.
Shalini is a thought leader and has helped to influence public policy on transport, special needs, children and board diversity. She has held positions on various government advisory and statutory bodies including the Transport Advisory Committee and the Commission for Children, amongst others. Shalini is the recipient of numerous accolades including the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong SAR government and the MBE from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Shalini was honored by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
Shalini is from Hong Kong, married and has three children. She is a graduate of The London School of Economics and her executive education is from Harvard, Yale and Lee Kuan Yue Schools of Public Policy.