The Accuity Global Trade and Cargo Compliance Forum took place in a virtual format on September 22, 2020, focusing on specific compliance challenges within the global supply chain, giving an insight into how other organizations manage risks when involved in such a complex web of organizations, individuals and countries. Topics covered sanctions, enforcement actions, export controls, technology, and governance.
Prakriti Srivastava, WCS-India Country Director, conducted a presentation throwing light on the linkages between wildlife and environmental crime to money laundering and terrorist financing, identifying the hot trafficking corridors in APAC and how can the global trade compliance and AML community help in the fight against wildlife trafficking & environmental crime. She drew from her experience as an IFS officer, giving examples she had witnessed first hand and highlighting the scale of illegal wildlife trade, not just in India but worldwide.