College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2024 58 gender inequality, and violations of workers’ rights. Her academic grounding and practical insights provided participants with a comprehensive view of how organizations, particularly those operating within South Africa’s complex industrial landscape, can engage with these challenges proactively and strategically. The workshop explored a wide array of issues through a series of targeted, experiential sessions. Participants were led through key concepts relating to labor exploitation and forced labor, followed by in-depth discussions on strategic decision-making frameworks aimed at preventing, detecting, and remediating social sustainability risks. The seminar also addressed the roles of key stakeholders, such as suppliers, regulatory bodies, non-governmental organizations, and corporate departments, in tackling these issues collectively and transparently. Legal compliance featured as a vital component of the seminar, with particular emphasis placed on understanding and applying frameworks such as the British Standard BS 25700, which outlines organizational responsibilities for addressing modern slavery. Participants were introduced to a range of practical tools and resources designed to assist in identifying social risks and implementing best practices across their supply chains. One of the most dynamic components of the seminar was the World Café session, which created a platform for collaborative discussion. In small, focused groups, participants tackled four central questions: How to prevent and detect social risks, how to effectively respond when such risks materialize, the multifaceted challenges encountered when managing social risks, and innovative solutions that could drive effective and lasting change within companies and industries. This seminar represented more than just a technical workshop—it was a space for shared learning, knowledge exchange, and reflection on how the global conversation around social sustainability can be localised and operationalised within South Africa. The event underlined the Department’s forward-looking approach to education and policy engagement, reinforcing its position as a thought leader in tackling contemporary challenges in both transport and supply chain management. Through such initiatives, TSCM continues to connect scholarship with real-world impact, nurturing a new generation of professionals who are both ethically grounded and strategically agile. Forecasting workshop by Professor Bahman Rostami-Tabar: Tidy Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Using R As the landscape of transport and supply chain management continues to evolve rapidly under the influence of data, digitalisation, and global challenges, the Department remained at the forefront in 2024, actively facilitating thought-
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