...[S]lavery exists, in substantial numbers, in the supply chains of companies that sell goods to wealthy consumers around the world...Though resolution of slavery is complicated, companies are not powerless. Here are some of the most important steps that companies and others can take to rid themselves of supply chain slavery: First, they must assess the risk that raw materials they use in their goods might be slave-produced...Second, companies must assess working conditions not just at the top of their supply chains...but at lower tiers where the risk of slavery is greater...Third, companies must ensure that their own hiring practices, and those of the suppliers, don’t contribute to forced labor...Fourth, multinationals must collaborate to resolve slavery...Fifth, consumers and NGOs must be willing to acknowledge when companies demonstrate real and measurable progress...