“FNET’s membership network and resources enabled me to learn quickly, grow professionally, and develop plans to strengthen our business’s contribution to human rights protections across our supply chain. I’m profoundly grateful to FNET for providing not only excellent technical guidance but also fostering incredible relationships and a lifelong network of committed experts.”

“Responsible recruitment can be a daunting topic for practitioners navigating complex recruitment pathways in high-risk geographies, and there are strong and differing opinions on the best approach. In light of all these challenges, I am proud that the FNET working group has, and continues to, serve as a safe space to explore ideas, challenge one another positively and find areas of alignment to move members that one step forward.” [Taken from FNET’s anniversary report]

“I’m very proud of the way we responded in the COVID-19 pandemic, where we gave free guidance out to as many people as possible. It really showed the industry coming together and working together to try and crack issues.”

“Imagine it more as a kind of test laboratory, a live test laboratory for human rights approaches. It’s a very creative space. Approaches are being tried, challenged, stress-tested, worked with, discarded or improved, live. I genuinely struggle to articulate the huge difference it’s made to my work.”

“Involvement in FNET has built the capacity of both suppliers and retailers, and there has been a distinct growth in the maturity and professionalism of human rights teams over the years. This has a catalytic impact as each of these individuals can do their jobs better and have a positive impact in their own supply chains.”

“I was the only person in my business working on human rights, with a ton of questions and nowhere to take them. I didn’t need more theory- I needed real people, real examples, and a space to sense-check what I was doing. FNET gave me exactly that: a place to learn, ask questions, and not feel like I was figuring it out alone.”

Dole UK joined FNET to seek out and explore the opportunities to network with likeminded businesses. The FNET membership allows us to openly discuss salient risks within our supply chain without judgement, provide practical solutions to shared challenges and allow us to exchange our collective intelligence with external stakeholders such as NGOs, industry bodies and Government.

FNET fortnightly discussions offer deep insight on emerging supply chain human rights risks. The working groups focus on specific topics such as Risk Assessment or Responsible Recruitment, to highlight common challenges and offer both strategic and operational advice to all shapes of business in the UK food supply chain.

Our FNET membership supports us to drive positive change for human rights in our supply chains by providing a space to collaborate with other industry stakeholders. Through this we have been able to share our learnings whilst also hearing from other experts in the field.

FNET has been key to our journey on Human Rights. Really important in guiding our direction of work and where we can work across sectors and other businesses and support our wider supply chain and food industry