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Industry leaders gathered at Grace Farms to discuss topics from ethical decarbonization to ways to eradicate modern-day slavery in the materials supply chain.

"The construction industry has long been linked to issues of forced labor and carbon emissions—but this is slowly changing."

"The global construction industry is one of the 'biggest offenders of modern slavery and carbon emissions.'”

"As a society, we have a moral and ethical obligation to end this human rights violation that subsidizes the bottom lines ... of projects around the world."

Over 550 members of the built environment industry gathered at Grace Farms Tuesday to take action on 28 million people worldwide enslaved in forced labor.

"With our coffee and tea, we are walking the walk. For us, it’s around gender equity, Fair Trade, making it organic and sustainable."