Technology solutions

Microsoft is helping to combat trafficking by offering its PhotoDNA Cloud Service for free to qualified organizations to automatically detect and report the distribution of child exploitation images.

Spotlight is a web based tool that uses machine learning algorithms, connects disparate data sources, and integrates the field knowledge of law enforcement to search and analyze millions of records of escort and sex-worker related online advertisements.

The UN is partnering with the World Identity Network (WIN) to develop a blockchain identity pilot aimed to help curb child trafficking.

LaborVoices uses smartphones to crowdsource information key to enabling brands to monitor the impact of their suppliers on the rights of workers.

LaborLink leverages the rapid spread of mobile phones to establish an anonymous two-way communication channel for workers to report on true conditions with no fear of retaliation, and for companies to receive real-time data directly from workers 365 days a year.

Planet imagery can be used to independently document and monitor the actions of governments and other actors, creating new forms of human rights accountability.

Circulor, a UK-based company, has created a system based on blockchain that allows mining companies ensure their minerals are responsibly sourced.

Bluenumbers can measure if SDG investments are actually delivering the benefits promised to individuals. Government, CSR and sustainability practitioners can directly measure if they are making progress and if people’s lives are getting better.

Bluenumber helps small farmers sell more. We know where they are and what standards they practice. This means buyers can see farmers and know where supply is available. Buyers can train farmers in specific areas to meet the practice and safety standards they need.