Press – Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking

Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking actively engages with members of the press to further draw attention to and promote the role that finance can play in addressing modern slavery and human trafficking.

Press contact

If you are a member of the press and wish to contact Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, please email: communications@fastinitiative.org.

Press Releases

March 2022, Joint Statement by FAST and Three Large Banks in Liechtenstein, LGT, LLB and VP Bank under the Liechtenstein Bankers Association, Statement.
December 2021, Stock Exchange of Thailand, Walk Free and FAST Provide Thai Businesses with Tools to Manage Modern Slavery Risks. Press Release.
June 2020: New Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate Launched for the Financial Sector. Press release.
February 2020: Financial Crime Prevention Professionals Take Action Against Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking. Press release.
September 2019: Release of the Final Report of the Financial Sector Commission. Press release. Video: UN Web TV, 74th Session of the UN General Assembly.
September 2019: Launch of the Survivor Inclusion Initiative. Press release.
June 2019: The Hague Consultation: Press release (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
April 2019: Sydney consultation: Press release.
September 2018: Launch: Press release (also in German). Video: UN Web TV, 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.

Press Mentions

Santander’s Financial Crime Compliance Team Recognised by the United Nations for Supporting Ukrainian Refugees, Santander.com, July 2023
Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees, ReliefWeb, 15 June 2023
Securing Financial Inclusion for Displaced Ukrainians, à propos, February 2023.
Human Trafficking Foundation – Advisory Forum Newsletter, Human Trafficking Foundation, 15 February 2023.
Human Trafficking is One of the Biggest Crises of Our Time. How do we Fight It?, The Hill, 23 January 2023.
Workshop on the Intersection of Conflict-related Sexual Violence against Men, Boys and LGBTI+ Persons and Human Trafficking Held in NYC, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, 9 June 2022
To Mitigate Human Trafficking in Nepal, Increase Financial Inclusion, The Asia Foundation, 13 April 2022
Konferenz beschäftigt sich mit Menschenhandel in Europa: Moderne Sklaverei vor unserer Haustür, Domradio.de, 9 February, 2021
Starptautiskā seminārā diskutēs par cilvēku tirdzniecības riskiem un finanšu sektoru Latvijā un kaimiņvalstīs, Jurista Vards, 7 February 2022
The UK’s Approach to Tackling Modern Slavery Through the Aid Programme: Report from the Sub-Committee on the Work of ICAI: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report, UK Parliament, 4 February 2022
International Forum to Discuss Independence and Autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units, Baltic News Network, 3 February 2022
Can New US Law Help Increase Financial Recovery and Reintegration of Survivors of Human Trafficking?, Delta87.org, 27 January 2022
Could Financial Inclusion be the Key to Reducing Vulnerability to Modern Slavery?, GFEMS, 25 January 2022
How Thai businesses can manage modern slavery risks?, Thailand Business News, 29 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations Invite entrepreneurs to listen to a seminar on human rights risk management and the use of modern slavery, RYT9, 7 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations, ThaiFRX, 7 December 2021
Liechtensteins Regierungschef: Sonderregeln bei globaler Mindeststeuer darf es nicht geben, Handelsblatt, 3 December 2021
Liechtenstein leistet Beitrag zur globalen Bekämpfung der modernen Sklaverei, Radio Liechtenstein, 19 October 2021
Liechtenstein fördert aktive Rolle des globalen Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Presse Portal, October 2021
Sklaverei bekämpfen: Liechtenstein-Initiative sieht keinen Grund, sich auszuruhen, Volksblatt, 19 October, 2021
Liechtenstein pocht erneut auf Rolle des Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Volksblatt, 18 October, 2021
Thelesklaf: Moderne Sklaverei gibt es überall, auch bei uns, Volksblatt, 18 October 2021
Forced Labour: Five Key Financial Risk Indicators, ACAMS Today, 6 August 2021
Initiative against modern slavery: illegal financial flows should be interrupted, NZZ, 1 August 2021
Modern slavery is widespread: “It’s about seeing what is happening”, LGT Magazine, 19 July 2021
Swiss Crimefighter Wins U.N. Policy Role, FINews.com, 19 April 2021
COVID-19 Boosts Trafficking in Meat Sector, Impedes Transaction Monitoring, MoneyLaundering.com, 9 April 2021
We need to talk about modern slavery, Altiorem, 29 March 2021
2021 Responsible Investing Outlook: Three ESG Themes to Watch, WealthManagement.com, 10 March 2021
Britain’s finance industry fails to recognise role in modern slavery, finds report, Institutional Asset Manager, 19 January 2021
Britain’s finance industry is floundering on modern slavery, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 18 January 2021
Banks urged to report suspicious customers, not just ban them, Australian Financial Review, 4 January 2021
ACAMS’ 11th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference, Yahoo Finance, 2 December 2020
Activist investors put slavery on corporate agenda, Australian Financial Review, 25 November 2020
The Scourge of Human Trafficking and Financial Red Flags (Part I of II), JDSupra, 16 November 2020
Wir benötigen einen langen Atem, Vaterland, 13 November 2020
Niemand erwartet, dass der Finanzsektor der modernen Sklaverei alleine ein Ende setzt, Volksblatt.li, 12 November 2020
Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA): Modern Industry Association with the Ambition to Shape the Future, CFI.co, 23 October 2020
What institutional investors need to know about the ‘S’ in ESG, Responsible Investor, 22 October 2020
Letting migrants take the fall for COVID-19 is bad business, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 2 October 2020
The path forward – PRI’s 5 year plan, Top 1000 Funds, 9 September 2020
How many slaves are in your superfund?, Money Management, 4 September, 2020
Super Fund scores As for responsible investment, Good Returns, 19 August, 2020
Banking sector at work to curb human trafficking, Toronto Star, 16 August 2020
As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming, Foreign Policy, 10 August 2020
Five points of the UN SDGs that investors could fix, ET, 2 July 2020 (in Italian)
ACAMS, FAST Collaborate to Fight Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, Regulation Asia, 4 June 2020
New Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate Launched for the Financial Sector, Daily Journal, 3 June 2020 (republished in YahooFinance and others).
Comment: Investors have a moral duty to stand against slavery, Private Equity News, 5 March 2020
Banks globally eye UK scheme giving accounts to trafficking survivors, Reuters (republished in Business Day, National Post, DevDiscource and others), 4 March
Follow the money: How financial investigations aid in the fight against trafficking in human beings, OSCE Security Community, 3 March 2020
Financial crimes impacting GDP growth, Telengana Today, 2 March 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf, Lie-Zeit, 25 February 2020
ACAMS Pledges Support for Anti-Slavery and Trafficking Initiative, Regulation Asia, 6 Feburary 2020
Finance Crime Prevention Professionals Take Action Against Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking, Yahoo! Finance, 6 February 2020
Liechtenstein kämpft weltweit gegen moderne Sklaverei (German) Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 3 February 2020
Cracking The $150 Billion Business of Human Trafficking, Forbes, 2 February 2020
Paula Labao and Cameron Field: Fighting Human Trafficking through Survivor Inclusion, ACAMS Today, 28 January 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf: “Respekt für Menschenrechte ist eine langjährige Priorität für uns”, Finanz Nachrichten, 25 January 2020
The PRI and the responsible investment community has much to achieve this year, Responsible Investor, 23 January 2020
Liechtenstein präsentiert am WEF “FAST”-Initiative, Radio Liechtenstein, 22 January 2020
How AI and satellite imaging can stamp out modern slavery, WEF Agenda, 22 January 2020
PayPal teams up with U.S. group to combat human trafficking, Reuters, 17 January 2020
Simon Tribelhorn, Geschäftsführer Liechtensteinischer Bankenverband, im Interview, Money Cab, 14 January 2020
Human Trafficking: Closer to Home than You Think, Banking Journal, 6 January 2020
Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns, Pension & Investments, 9 December 2019
Why modern slavery cannot be solved without the financial sector, CNN Money, 3 December 2019
Interview with Daniel Thelesklaf, Financial Crime News, 26 November 2019
Le buone pratiche. La ricetta dell’Ocse: «Segui i soldi per fermare la tratta», Avvenire, 13 November 2019
Investors Unite Against Modern Slavery, Top1000Funds, 31 October 2019
Wall Street can Free the World’s 40 Million Modern-Day Slaves, IPS News (republished in The Wire and others), 2 October 2019
Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking: Dr Yunus urges financial sector leaders to act, United News Bangladesh, 30 September 2019
Financial sector commission’s report on Modern Day Slavery launched in UN, Financial Express, 30 September 2019
Create Social Business Banks for the Poor: Yunus at UN event, Bangla 24, 30 September 2019
UN Financial Sector Commission Launches Plan to Fight Slavery and Trafficking, Global Shakers, 30 September 2019
Finance sector to combat modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 30 September 2019
Finance sector mobilizes against modern slavery and human trafficking during UN General Assembly, DevDiscourse, 27 September 2019
Finance Sector Mobilizes Against Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Affecting 40.3 Million People Worldwide, TechStartUps, 27 September 2019
Financial-sector actions can help end human slavery, trafficking – report, Pensions & Investments, 27 September 2019
Roadmap for Finance Sector seeks to end Slavery, i3 Invest, 27 September 2019
A simple debit card can help fight human trafficking, U.N. banking group says, Reuters (republished in Peninsula Qatar, Macau Business, AllAfrica and others), 27 September 2019
Modern slavery cannot be solved without the help of banks, Trouw (republished in Mondiaal Nieuws), 27 September 2019 (in Dutch)
What mattered, and what didn’t, at UNGA 2019, POLITICO, 27 September 2019
‘Why ending modern slavery must be at the heart of sustainable finance’, CNN, 27 September 2019
Hereditary Prince gives keynote speech to the United Nations, Volkblatt, 25 September 2019 (in German)
Australia Is Cracking Down on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Major Ways, Global Citizen, 2 August 2019
How the finance sector is combating modern slavery, The Asset ESG, 30 July 2019
Financial Access is Essential for Modern Slavery Survivors, Financial Crime News, 14 June 2019
Finance Sector Tackling Modern Slavery, Money Matters, 5 June 2019
Modern slavery campaigners turn to financial services, Investment Magazine, 3 June 2019
Investors will play pivotal role in abolishing modern-day slavery, The Asset ESG, 6 May 2019
G+T hosts reception on how finance sector can help end modern slavery, LawyersWeekly,1 May 2019
Prioritising human rights in financial services, InFinance, 16 April 2019
Innovation part of the solution to modern-day slavery, FinTech Business, 15 April 2019
Investors have a role to play in ending modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 12 April 2019
Ease poor people’s access to loans to prevent slavery, say experts, Reuters, 12 April 2019
Asia Business Report with Sharanjit Leyl, BBC World News Live, 12 April 2019
UN praises Australian anti-slavery laws, Government News, 11 April 2019
Despite public and corporate policies, the eradication of slave labor by 2030 will be difficult, Repórter Brasil, 25 March 2019 (in Portuguese)
Fighting the World’s Largest Criminal Industry: Modern Slavery, IPS News and Transform Europe, 19 March 2019
Why Slavery Must Be a Priority, Top1000Funds, 4 March 2019
Modern Slavery in the Financial Industry, FinNews, 15 February 2019
Vaduz: “Liechtenstein Initiative” gegen Menschenhandel, Radio Liechtenstein, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Liechtenstein kämpft gegen Sklaverei, Vaterland, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Internationale Expertenkommission erarbeitet Massnahmen für Finanzsektor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Kampf der modernen Sklaverei und Menschenhandel, Lie Zeit, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Der Finanzplatz als Kampfgefährte gegen die moderne Sklaverei, Volksblatt, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Hong Kong Should Use Its Financial Might to Fight Human Trafficking, Global Policy Journal, 7 December 2018
Investors lose patience over slavery in supply chains, Portfolio Adviser, 15 October 2018
Investors tell firms to stamp out slavery, ESG Clarity, 8 October 2018
Financial sector targets slavery and trafficking, Pensions & Investment, 1 October 2018
In Fight Against Human Trafficking, FIs Turn To AI, PYMNTS, 1 October 2018
Modern slavery commission will help financial sector fight human trafficking, CNN, 28 September 2018
Yunus made co-convenor UN financial commission on slavery, New Age, 28 September 2018
AP2 in UN commission against modern slavery and human trafficking, European Pensions, 25 September 2018
Industry veterans join global commission, Financial Standard, 24 September 2018
Follow the money, says new global anti-slavery effort, Reuters and Voice of America, 24 September 2018
Principality of Liechtenstein kicks off campaign to fight modern slavery, Devdiscourse, 23 September 2018
United Nations to investigate how the financial sector can fight modern slavery, CityAM, 23 September 2018
The United Nations Wants Big Banks to Help Eliminate Human Trafficking, Barron’s and Financial News, 23 September 2018

Press Mentions

Santander’s Financial Crime Compliance Team Recognised by the United Nations for Supporting Ukrainian Refugees, Santander.com, July 2023
Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees, ReliefWeb, 15 June 2023
Securing Financial Inclusion for Displaced Ukrainians, à propos, February 2023.
Human Trafficking Foundation – Advisory Forum Newsletter, Human Trafficking Foundation, 15 February 2023.
Human Trafficking is One of the Biggest Crises of Our Time. How do we Fight It?, The Hill, 23 January 2023.
Workshop on the Intersection of Conflict-related Sexual Violence against Men, Boys and LGBTI+ Persons and Human Trafficking Held in NYC, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, 9 June 2022
To Mitigate Human Trafficking in Nepal, Increase Financial Inclusion, The Asia Foundation, 13 April 2022
Konferenz beschäftigt sich mit Menschenhandel in Europa: Moderne Sklaverei vor unserer Haustür, Domradio.de, 9 February, 2021
Starptautiskā seminārā diskutēs par cilvēku tirdzniecības riskiem un finanšu sektoru Latvijā un kaimiņvalstīs, Jurista Vards, 7 February 2022
The UK’s Approach to Tackling Modern Slavery Through the Aid Programme: Report from the Sub-Committee on the Work of ICAI: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report, UK Parliament, 4 February 2022
International Forum to Discuss Independence and Autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units, Baltic News Network, 3 February 2022
Can New US Law Help Increase Financial Recovery and Reintegration of Survivors of Human Trafficking?, Delta87.org, 27 January 2022
Could Financial Inclusion be the Key to Reducing Vulnerability to Modern Slavery?, GFEMS, 25 January 2022
How Thai businesses can manage modern slavery risks?, Thailand Business News, 29 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations Invite entrepreneurs to listen to a seminar on human rights risk management and the use of modern slavery, RYT9, 7 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations, ThaiFRX, 7 December 2021
Liechtensteins Regierungschef: Sonderregeln bei globaler Mindeststeuer darf es nicht geben, Handelsblatt, 3 December 2021
Liechtenstein leistet Beitrag zur globalen Bekämpfung der modernen Sklaverei, Radio Liechtenstein, 19 October 2021
Liechtenstein fördert aktive Rolle des globalen Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Presse Portal, October 2021
Sklaverei bekämpfen: Liechtenstein-Initiative sieht keinen Grund, sich auszuruhen, Volksblatt, 19 October, 2021
Liechtenstein pocht erneut auf Rolle des Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Volksblatt, 18 October, 2021
Thelesklaf: Moderne Sklaverei gibt es überall, auch bei uns, Volksblatt, 18 October 2021
Forced Labour: Five Key Financial Risk Indicators, ACAMS Today, 6 August 2021
Initiative against modern slavery: illegal financial flows should be interrupted, NZZ, 1 August 2021
Modern slavery is widespread: “It’s about seeing what is happening”, LGT Magazine, 19 July 2021
Swiss Crimefighter Wins U.N. Policy Role, FINews.com, 19 April 2021
COVID-19 Boosts Trafficking in Meat Sector, Impedes Transaction Monitoring, MoneyLaundering.com, 9 April 2021
We need to talk about modern slavery, Altiorem, 29 March 2021
2021 Responsible Investing Outlook: Three ESG Themes to Watch, WealthManagement.com, 10 March 2021
Britain’s finance industry fails to recognise role in modern slavery, finds report, Institutional Asset Manager, 19 January 2021
Britain’s finance industry is floundering on modern slavery, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 18 January 2021
Banks urged to report suspicious customers, not just ban them, Australian Financial Review, 4 January 2021
ACAMS’ 11th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference, Yahoo Finance, 2 December 2020
Activist investors put slavery on corporate agenda, Australian Financial Review, 25 November 2020
The Scourge of Human Trafficking and Financial Red Flags (Part I of II), JDSupra, 16 November 2020
Wir benötigen einen langen Atem, Vaterland, 13 November 2020
Niemand erwartet, dass der Finanzsektor der modernen Sklaverei alleine ein Ende setzt, Volksblatt.li, 12 November 2020
Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA): Modern Industry Association with the Ambition to Shape the Future, CFI.co, 23 October 2020
What institutional investors need to know about the ‘S’ in ESG, Responsible Investor, 22 October 2020
Letting migrants take the fall for COVID-19 is bad business, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 2 October 2020
The path forward – PRI’s 5 year plan, Top 1000 Funds, 9 September 2020
How many slaves are in your superfund?, Money Management, 4 September, 2020
Super Fund scores As for responsible investment, Good Returns, 19 August, 2020
Banking sector at work to curb human trafficking, Toronto Star, 16 August 2020
As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming, Foreign Policy, 10 August 2020
Five points of the UN SDGs that investors could fix, ET, 2 July 2020 (in Italian)
ACAMS, FAST Collaborate to Fight Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, Regulation Asia, 4 June 2020
New Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate Launched for the Financial Sector, Daily Journal, 3 June 2020 (republished in YahooFinance and others).
Comment: Investors have a moral duty to stand against slavery, Private Equity News, 5 March 2020
Banks globally eye UK scheme giving accounts to trafficking survivors, Reuters (republished in Business Day, National Post, DevDiscource and others), 4 March
Follow the money: How financial investigations aid in the fight against trafficking in human beings, OSCE Security Community, 3 March 2020
Financial crimes impacting GDP growth, Telengana Today, 2 March 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf, Lie-Zeit, 25 February 2020
ACAMS Pledges Support for Anti-Slavery and Trafficking Initiative, Regulation Asia, 6 Feburary 2020
Finance Crime Prevention Professionals Take Action Against Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking, Yahoo! Finance, 6 February 2020
Liechtenstein kämpft weltweit gegen moderne Sklaverei (German) Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 3 February 2020
Cracking The $150 Billion Business of Human Trafficking, Forbes, 2 February 2020
Paula Labao and Cameron Field: Fighting Human Trafficking through Survivor Inclusion, ACAMS Today, 28 January 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf: “Respekt für Menschenrechte ist eine langjährige Priorität für uns”, Finanz Nachrichten, 25 January 2020
The PRI and the responsible investment community has much to achieve this year, Responsible Investor, 23 January 2020
Liechtenstein präsentiert am WEF “FAST”-Initiative, Radio Liechtenstein, 22 January 2020
How AI and satellite imaging can stamp out modern slavery, WEF Agenda, 22 January 2020
PayPal teams up with U.S. group to combat human trafficking, Reuters, 17 January 2020
Simon Tribelhorn, Geschäftsführer Liechtensteinischer Bankenverband, im Interview, Money Cab, 14 January 2020
Human Trafficking: Closer to Home than You Think, Banking Journal, 6 January 2020
Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns, Pension & Investments, 9 December 2019
Why modern slavery cannot be solved without the financial sector, CNN Money, 3 December 2019
Interview with Daniel Thelesklaf, Financial Crime News, 26 November 2019
Le buone pratiche. La ricetta dell’Ocse: «Segui i soldi per fermare la tratta», Avvenire, 13 November 2019
Investors Unite Against Modern Slavery, Top1000Funds, 31 October 2019
Wall Street can Free the World’s 40 Million Modern-Day Slaves, IPS News (republished in The Wire and others), 2 October 2019
Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking: Dr Yunus urges financial sector leaders to act, United News Bangladesh, 30 September 2019
Financial sector commission’s report on Modern Day Slavery launched in UN, Financial Express, 30 September 2019
Create Social Business Banks for the Poor: Yunus at UN event, Bangla 24, 30 September 2019
UN Financial Sector Commission Launches Plan to Fight Slavery and Trafficking, Global Shakers, 30 September 2019
Finance sector to combat modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 30 September 2019
Finance sector mobilizes against modern slavery and human trafficking during UN General Assembly, DevDiscourse, 27 September 2019
Finance Sector Mobilizes Against Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Affecting 40.3 Million People Worldwide, TechStartUps, 27 September 2019
Financial-sector actions can help end human slavery, trafficking – report, Pensions & Investments, 27 September 2019
Roadmap for Finance Sector seeks to end Slavery, i3 Invest, 27 September 2019
A simple debit card can help fight human trafficking, U.N. banking group says, Reuters (republished in Peninsula Qatar, Macau Business, AllAfrica and others), 27 September 2019
Modern slavery cannot be solved without the help of banks, Trouw (republished in Mondiaal Nieuws), 27 September 2019 (in Dutch)
What mattered, and what didn’t, at UNGA 2019, POLITICO, 27 September 2019
‘Why ending modern slavery must be at the heart of sustainable finance’, CNN, 27 September 2019
Hereditary Prince gives keynote speech to the United Nations, Volkblatt, 25 September 2019 (in German)
Australia Is Cracking Down on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Major Ways, Global Citizen, 2 August 2019
How the finance sector is combating modern slavery, The Asset ESG, 30 July 2019
Financial Access is Essential for Modern Slavery Survivors, Financial Crime News, 14 June 2019
Finance Sector Tackling Modern Slavery, Money Matters, 5 June 2019
Modern slavery campaigners turn to financial services, Investment Magazine, 3 June 2019
Investors will play pivotal role in abolishing modern-day slavery, The Asset ESG, 6 May 2019
G+T hosts reception on how finance sector can help end modern slavery, LawyersWeekly,1 May 2019
Prioritising human rights in financial services, InFinance, 16 April 2019
Innovation part of the solution to modern-day slavery, FinTech Business, 15 April 2019
Investors have a role to play in ending modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 12 April 2019
Ease poor people’s access to loans to prevent slavery, say experts, Reuters, 12 April 2019
Asia Business Report with Sharanjit Leyl, BBC World News Live, 12 April 2019
UN praises Australian anti-slavery laws, Government News, 11 April 2019
Despite public and corporate policies, the eradication of slave labor by 2030 will be difficult, Repórter Brasil, 25 March 2019 (in Portuguese)
Fighting the World’s Largest Criminal Industry: Modern Slavery, IPS News and Transform Europe, 19 March 2019
Why Slavery Must Be a Priority, Top1000Funds, 4 March 2019
Modern Slavery in the Financial Industry, FinNews, 15 February 2019
Vaduz: “Liechtenstein Initiative” gegen Menschenhandel, Radio Liechtenstein, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Liechtenstein kämpft gegen Sklaverei, Vaterland, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Internationale Expertenkommission erarbeitet Massnahmen für Finanzsektor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Kampf der modernen Sklaverei und Menschenhandel, Lie Zeit, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Der Finanzplatz als Kampfgefährte gegen die moderne Sklaverei, Volksblatt, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Hong Kong Should Use Its Financial Might to Fight Human Trafficking, Global Policy Journal, 7 December 2018
Investors lose patience over slavery in supply chains, Portfolio Adviser, 15 October 2018
Investors tell firms to stamp out slavery, ESG Clarity, 8 October 2018
Financial sector targets slavery and trafficking, Pensions & Investment, 1 October 2018
In Fight Against Human Trafficking, FIs Turn To AI, PYMNTS, 1 October 2018
Modern slavery commission will help financial sector fight human trafficking, CNN, 28 September 2018
Yunus made co-convenor UN financial commission on slavery, New Age, 28 September 2018
AP2 in UN commission against modern slavery and human trafficking, European Pensions, 25 September 2018
Industry veterans join global commission, Financial Standard, 24 September 2018
Follow the money, says new global anti-slavery effort, Reuters and Voice of America, 24 September 2018
Principality of Liechtenstein kicks off campaign to fight modern slavery, Devdiscourse, 23 September 2018
United Nations to investigate how the financial sector can fight modern slavery, CityAM, 23 September 2018
The United Nations Wants Big Banks to Help Eliminate Human Trafficking, Barron’s and Financial News, 23 September 2018

Press Mentions

Santander’s Financial Crime Compliance Team Recognised by the United Nations for Supporting Ukrainian Refugees, Santander.com, July 2023
Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees, ReliefWeb, 15 June 2023
Securing Financial Inclusion for Displaced Ukrainians, à propos, February 2023.
Human Trafficking Foundation – Advisory Forum Newsletter, Human Trafficking Foundation, 15 February 2023.
Human Trafficking is One of the Biggest Crises of Our Time. How do we Fight It?, The Hill, 23 January 2023.
Workshop on the Intersection of Conflict-related Sexual Violence against Men, Boys and LGBTI+ Persons and Human Trafficking Held in NYC, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, 9 June 2022
To Mitigate Human Trafficking in Nepal, Increase Financial Inclusion, The Asia Foundation, 13 April 2022
Konferenz beschäftigt sich mit Menschenhandel in Europa: Moderne Sklaverei vor unserer Haustür, Domradio.de, 9 February, 2021
Starptautiskā seminārā diskutēs par cilvēku tirdzniecības riskiem un finanšu sektoru Latvijā un kaimiņvalstīs, Jurista Vards, 7 February 2022
The UK’s Approach to Tackling Modern Slavery Through the Aid Programme: Report from the Sub-Committee on the Work of ICAI: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report, UK Parliament, 4 February 2022
International Forum to Discuss Independence and Autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units, Baltic News Network, 3 February 2022
Can New US Law Help Increase Financial Recovery and Reintegration of Survivors of Human Trafficking?, Delta87.org, 27 January 2022
Could Financial Inclusion be the Key to Reducing Vulnerability to Modern Slavery?, GFEMS, 25 January 2022
How Thai businesses can manage modern slavery risks?, Thailand Business News, 29 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations Invite entrepreneurs to listen to a seminar on human rights risk management and the use of modern slavery, RYT9, 7 December 2021
SET join hands with international partner organizations, ThaiFRX, 7 December 2021
Liechtensteins Regierungschef: Sonderregeln bei globaler Mindeststeuer darf es nicht geben, Handelsblatt, 3 December 2021
Liechtenstein leistet Beitrag zur globalen Bekämpfung der modernen Sklaverei, Radio Liechtenstein, 19 October 2021
Liechtenstein fördert aktive Rolle des globalen Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Presse Portal, October 2021
Sklaverei bekämpfen: Liechtenstein-Initiative sieht keinen Grund, sich auszuruhen, Volksblatt, 19 October, 2021
Liechtenstein pocht erneut auf Rolle des Finanzsektors in der Sklavereibekämpfung, Volksblatt, 18 October, 2021
Thelesklaf: Moderne Sklaverei gibt es überall, auch bei uns, Volksblatt, 18 October 2021
Forced Labour: Five Key Financial Risk Indicators, ACAMS Today, 6 August 2021
Initiative against modern slavery: illegal financial flows should be interrupted, NZZ, 1 August 2021
Modern slavery is widespread: “It’s about seeing what is happening”, LGT Magazine, 19 July 2021
Swiss Crimefighter Wins U.N. Policy Role, FINews.com, 19 April 2021
COVID-19 Boosts Trafficking in Meat Sector, Impedes Transaction Monitoring, MoneyLaundering.com, 9 April 2021
We need to talk about modern slavery, Altiorem, 29 March 2021
2021 Responsible Investing Outlook: Three ESG Themes to Watch, WealthManagement.com, 10 March 2021
Britain’s finance industry fails to recognise role in modern slavery, finds report, Institutional Asset Manager, 19 January 2021
Britain’s finance industry is floundering on modern slavery, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 18 January 2021
Banks urged to report suspicious customers, not just ban them, Australian Financial Review, 4 January 2021
ACAMS’ 11th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference, Yahoo Finance, 2 December 2020
Activist investors put slavery on corporate agenda, Australian Financial Review, 25 November 2020
The Scourge of Human Trafficking and Financial Red Flags (Part I of II), JDSupra, 16 November 2020
Wir benötigen einen langen Atem, Vaterland, 13 November 2020
Niemand erwartet, dass der Finanzsektor der modernen Sklaverei alleine ein Ende setzt, Volksblatt.li, 12 November 2020
Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA): Modern Industry Association with the Ambition to Shape the Future, CFI.co, 23 October 2020
What institutional investors need to know about the ‘S’ in ESG, Responsible Investor, 22 October 2020
Letting migrants take the fall for COVID-19 is bad business, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 2 October 2020
The path forward – PRI’s 5 year plan, Top 1000 Funds, 9 September 2020
How many slaves are in your superfund?, Money Management, 4 September, 2020
Super Fund scores As for responsible investment, Good Returns, 19 August, 2020
Banking sector at work to curb human trafficking, Toronto Star, 16 August 2020
As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming, Foreign Policy, 10 August 2020
Five points of the UN SDGs that investors could fix, ET, 2 July 2020 (in Italian)
ACAMS, FAST Collaborate to Fight Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, Regulation Asia, 4 June 2020
New Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate Launched for the Financial Sector, Daily Journal, 3 June 2020 (republished in YahooFinance and others).
Comment: Investors have a moral duty to stand against slavery, Private Equity News, 5 March 2020
Banks globally eye UK scheme giving accounts to trafficking survivors, Reuters (republished in Business Day, National Post, DevDiscource and others), 4 March
Follow the money: How financial investigations aid in the fight against trafficking in human beings, OSCE Security Community, 3 March 2020
Financial crimes impacting GDP growth, Telengana Today, 2 March 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf, Lie-Zeit, 25 February 2020
ACAMS Pledges Support for Anti-Slavery and Trafficking Initiative, Regulation Asia, 6 Feburary 2020
Finance Crime Prevention Professionals Take Action Against Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking, Yahoo! Finance, 6 February 2020
Liechtenstein kämpft weltweit gegen moderne Sklaverei (German) Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 3 February 2020
Cracking The $150 Billion Business of Human Trafficking, Forbes, 2 February 2020
Paula Labao and Cameron Field: Fighting Human Trafficking through Survivor Inclusion, ACAMS Today, 28 January 2020
Regierungsrätin Katrin Eggenberger am UNO-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf: “Respekt für Menschenrechte ist eine langjährige Priorität für uns”, Finanz Nachrichten, 25 January 2020
The PRI and the responsible investment community has much to achieve this year, Responsible Investor, 23 January 2020
Liechtenstein präsentiert am WEF “FAST”-Initiative, Radio Liechtenstein, 22 January 2020
How AI and satellite imaging can stamp out modern slavery, WEF Agenda, 22 January 2020
PayPal teams up with U.S. group to combat human trafficking, Reuters, 17 January 2020
Simon Tribelhorn, Geschäftsführer Liechtensteinischer Bankenverband, im Interview, Money Cab, 14 January 2020
Human Trafficking: Closer to Home than You Think, Banking Journal, 6 January 2020
Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns, Pension & Investments, 9 December 2019
Why modern slavery cannot be solved without the financial sector, CNN Money, 3 December 2019
Interview with Daniel Thelesklaf, Financial Crime News, 26 November 2019
Le buone pratiche. La ricetta dell’Ocse: «Segui i soldi per fermare la tratta», Avvenire, 13 November 2019
Investors Unite Against Modern Slavery, Top1000Funds, 31 October 2019
Wall Street can Free the World’s 40 Million Modern-Day Slaves, IPS News (republished in The Wire and others), 2 October 2019
Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking: Dr Yunus urges financial sector leaders to act, United News Bangladesh, 30 September 2019
Financial sector commission’s report on Modern Day Slavery launched in UN, Financial Express, 30 September 2019
Create Social Business Banks for the Poor: Yunus at UN event, Bangla 24, 30 September 2019
UN Financial Sector Commission Launches Plan to Fight Slavery and Trafficking, Global Shakers, 30 September 2019
Finance sector to combat modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 30 September 2019
Finance sector mobilizes against modern slavery and human trafficking during UN General Assembly, DevDiscourse, 27 September 2019
Finance Sector Mobilizes Against Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Affecting 40.3 Million People Worldwide, TechStartUps, 27 September 2019
Financial-sector actions can help end human slavery, trafficking – report, Pensions & Investments, 27 September 2019
Roadmap for Finance Sector seeks to end Slavery, i3 Invest, 27 September 2019
A simple debit card can help fight human trafficking, U.N. banking group says, Reuters (republished in Peninsula Qatar, Macau Business, AllAfrica and others), 27 September 2019
Modern slavery cannot be solved without the help of banks, Trouw (republished in Mondiaal Nieuws), 27 September 2019 (in Dutch)
What mattered, and what didn’t, at UNGA 2019, POLITICO, 27 September 2019
‘Why ending modern slavery must be at the heart of sustainable finance’, CNN, 27 September 2019
Hereditary Prince gives keynote speech to the United Nations, Volkblatt, 25 September 2019 (in German)
Australia Is Cracking Down on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Major Ways, Global Citizen, 2 August 2019
How the finance sector is combating modern slavery, The Asset ESG, 30 July 2019
Financial Access is Essential for Modern Slavery Survivors, Financial Crime News, 14 June 2019
Finance Sector Tackling Modern Slavery, Money Matters, 5 June 2019
Modern slavery campaigners turn to financial services, Investment Magazine, 3 June 2019
Investors will play pivotal role in abolishing modern-day slavery, The Asset ESG, 6 May 2019
G+T hosts reception on how finance sector can help end modern slavery, LawyersWeekly,1 May 2019
Prioritising human rights in financial services, InFinance, 16 April 2019
Innovation part of the solution to modern-day slavery, FinTech Business, 15 April 2019
Investors have a role to play in ending modern slavery, InvestorDaily, 12 April 2019
Ease poor people’s access to loans to prevent slavery, say experts, Reuters, 12 April 2019
Asia Business Report with Sharanjit Leyl, BBC World News Live, 12 April 2019
UN praises Australian anti-slavery laws, Government News, 11 April 2019
Despite public and corporate policies, the eradication of slave labor by 2030 will be difficult, Repórter Brasil, 25 March 2019 (in Portuguese)
Fighting the World’s Largest Criminal Industry: Modern Slavery, IPS News and Transform Europe, 19 March 2019
Why Slavery Must Be a Priority, Top1000Funds, 4 March 2019
Modern Slavery in the Financial Industry, FinNews, 15 February 2019
Vaduz: “Liechtenstein Initiative” gegen Menschenhandel, Radio Liechtenstein, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Liechtenstein kämpft gegen Sklaverei, Vaterland, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Internationale Expertenkommission erarbeitet Massnahmen für Finanzsektor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Kampf der modernen Sklaverei und Menschenhandel, Lie Zeit, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Der Finanzplatz als Kampfgefährte gegen die moderne Sklaverei, Volksblatt, 23 January 2019 (in German)
Hong Kong Should Use Its Financial Might to Fight Human Trafficking, Global Policy Journal, 7 December 2018
Investors lose patience over slavery in supply chains, Portfolio Adviser, 15 October 2018
Investors tell firms to stamp out slavery, ESG Clarity, 8 October 2018
Financial sector targets slavery and trafficking, Pensions & Investment, 1 October 2018
In Fight Against Human Trafficking, FIs Turn To AI, PYMNTS, 1 October 2018
Modern slavery commission will help financial sector fight human trafficking, CNN, 28 September 2018
Yunus made co-convenor UN financial commission on slavery, New Age, 28 September 2018
AP2 in UN commission against modern slavery and human trafficking, European Pensions, 25 September 2018
Industry veterans join global commission, Financial Standard, 24 September 2018
Follow the money, says new global anti-slavery effort, Reuters and Voice of America, 24 September 2018
Principality of Liechtenstein kicks off campaign to fight modern slavery, Devdiscourse, 23 September 2018
United Nations to investigate how the financial sector can fight modern slavery, CityAM, 23 September 2018
The United Nations Wants Big Banks to Help Eliminate Human Trafficking, Barron’s and Financial News, 23 September 2018

Other Mentions

Joint Statement on the Critical Role of the Financial Sector in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Modern-day Slavery – OSCE, 2 December 2021
United Nations University Annual Report, United Nations University, 2021
Financial Services’ Role in Anti-Trafficking, Human Rights, and ESG is at Turning Point, JD Supra, 22 July 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance Update, HSBC, 2020
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Scotiabank, 2020
United Nations University Annual Report, United Nations University, 2020
The Knoble Adds Former Financial Sector Commissioner and Anti-Human Trafficking Leader Barry Koch to Board of Directors, Cision PR Web, 13 October, 2020
How Australia should approach China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Australia-US Global Insights, 7 October 2020
“Sustainable Finance’s Role in Reducing Modern Slavery: COVID-19’s Lessons on Protecting the Most Vulnerable” Webinar Takeaways, UNA-USA, 23 July 2020
Ending ‘Blight’ of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking ‘A Moral Imperative’, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Remarks to High-Level Political Forum, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, 13 July 2020
Human Rights Council 43rd Session: Joint Statement on the Financial Sector’s Role in Eliminating Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 2020
Australia: Insights from the UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights 2019, Mondaq, 12 December 2019
The Blueprint has been referenced by ABN Amro, AP2, Verité, GFEMS, Financial Intelligence Unit – The Netherlands, RESPECT, FreedomCollaborative, and Comensha, among others, September 2019
Fiona Reynolds spoke to the Journal of Modern Slavery for their inaugural podcast, Daniel Thelesklaf was interviewed by ACAMS about the Blueprint, and James Cockayne spoke to the Dutch Foreign Ministry regarding the Blueprint, September 2019
Remarks on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, July 2019
What’s the investor role in combating modern slavery?, Principles for Responsible Investment, July 2019 (reprinted in MarketsMedia)
How do we stop investing in slavery? Minderoo Foundation, May 2019
Briefing for Liechtenstein Initiative explores opportunities to strengthen financial sector action against modern slavery & human trafficking, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, February 2019
What to look out for in 2019, Ergon Associates, January 2019
Hong Kong Should Use Its Financial Might to Fight Human Trafficking, Sustainable Finance Initiative in Hong Kong, December 2018
Leaning In: Advancing the Role of Finance Against Modern Slavery, RUSI Research, December 2018
Financial services: Regulation tomorrow, Norton Rose Fulbright, December 2018
Fighting the Good Fight, McGill News, November 2018
Harnessing the Financial Sector in the Fight Against Human Trafficking, Verité, October 2018
Illicit Drug Flows, Organized Crime Grow as Terrorism Spreads across Borders,UN Meeting Coverage, October 2018
Professor Anita Ramasastry Appointed to International Commission, University of Washington News, September 2018
Human trafficking, ACFCS News, September 2018