Webinar: Beyond Chain of Custody - Scientific Origin Verification for Modern Slavery Risk Management

Modern slavery often hides deep within complex, multi‑tiered supply chains — far beyond what traditional chain‑of‑custody methods can reliably uncover. In this webinar, Be Slavery Free and Source Certain explore how scientific origin verification is transforming supply chain transparency and giving companies a new way to understand where their products actually come from. Drawing on real cases across cotton, cocoa, timber and critical minerals, this session demystifies the science and shows why origin is the foundational piece of credible due diligence.

Chief Technical Officer and co‑founder of Source Certain, Cameron Scadding, explains how the “fingerprint” within physical products can be analysed to verify their true origin, independent of declarations or paperwork. He demonstrates how this technology helps companies detect substitution, avoid sourcing from high‑risk or sanctioned regions, and prepare for rapidly evolving global regulations such as forced labour import bans and deforestation laws. The discussion also covers the limitations of chain‑of‑custody systems, challenges around blended materials, and what scientific verification can and cannot do.