This presentation was provided at the 2021 Fall Meeting & Exhibits in October. The presenters, Greg Metschke, Chandri Navarro, Pontus Mattsson, Abdullah Munir, and Suzanne Munson, presented on preventing forced labor and promoting human rights, including information on the Sustainable Spices Initiative (SSI), ESG pressure on supply chains, US legislative and regulatory changes, TFTE, forced labor enforcement, and how to prepare for a WRO.

ASTA’s Responsible Sourcing Guide and Checklist are designed to provide a template for companies looking to implement a responsible sourcing program as it relates to forced labor and environmental sustainability. The related Checklist is designed to align with the principles outlined in the Guide in a way that can be used to evaluate supplier performance in each area. The Guide and Checklist were updated in March 2025 and supersede the previous version from January 2015.