Ethical Business & Modern Slavery Compliance Advisory
Lifting the Humanity in BusinessAs a business leader committed to ESG and DEI, you understand the importance of addressing human rights within your organisation. The Freedom Hub’s Ethical Business Advisory Service shares your commitment and is here to support you in this critical endeavour.
Helping Businesses Build Ethical, Compliant, and Responsible Value Chains
We help organisations act to end modern slavery and provide a pathway to get there through survivor-informed guidance.
At The Freedom Hub, we believe ethical business practices go beyond compliance; they help create a better world. Our Ethical Business and Modern Slavery Compliance Advisory services train and equip organisations to run successful ethical businesses in line with the Modern Slavery Act, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Sustainable Development Goals. We help them to conduct risk assessments and implement supplier due diligence programs that ensure transparency and ethical sourcing.
Whether you’re a large corporation required to report on modern slavery risks or a supplier looking to win more contracts, we provide specialised consulting, compliance training, and survivor-informed guidance to help you achieve business integrity and ethical leadership.
All profits help end slavery and help victims recover. Profits and purpose can go hand in hand.
Compliance with Compassion
Continuous improvement in your modern slavery response can take many forms. It’s compliance with compassion, and we look forward to supporting you on the journey. The Freedom Hub would be privileged to support your organisation as an external advisor to help your modern slavery response.
Our Unique Approach: Survivor-Informed Guidance
The Freedom Hub’s Ethical Business Services distinctively harness survivor-informed insights, a pioneering approach in ESG consulting. Unlike traditional consultancies, our service is deeply enriched by over 40 years of combined team experience directly working with survivors of modern slavery.
Our Survivor Advisory Board further strengthens this unique perspective, which infuses real-world survivor experiences and voices into developing corporate and governmental policies.
Additionally, our team’s 20 years of expertise in procurement and governance ensures that our guidance is not just ethically sound but also operationally practical. Continuous improvement in your modern slavery response can take many forms. It’s compliance with compassion, and we look forward to supporting you on the journey.
What we do
The Freedom Hub will help you assess your risk and respond to modern slavery. We can help you respond, take action, and measure your risk of slavery. We can also review your Modern Statement, policies, and procedures and help with ESG reporting.
We offer advisory and training services under three strategic objectives:
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We help organisations identify and manage modern slavery risks.
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We help organisations take action, measure outcomes, & improve over time.
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If organisations find instances of modern slavery, we help to address them.
We have packages to suit every business, large or small. Call us to discuss your requirements.
Our Services
The Freedom Hub will help you assess your risk and respond to modern slavery. We can help you respond, take action, and measure your risk of slavery. We can also review your Modern Statement, policies, and procedures and help with ESG reporting.
We offer advisory and training services under three strategic objectives:
Modern Slavery Risk & Compliance Consulting
Ensuring your business meets regulatory and ethical requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities in supply chains.
- Develop and implement modern slavery compliance frameworks.
- Provide corporate due diligence and governance consulting.
Survivor Engagement & Ethical Business
Leveraging the wisdom and insights of survivors to build better business practices.
- Partner with survivor-led advisory boards for ethical business policy development.
- Create survivor employment pathways to support social responsibility goals.
- Implement trauma-informed business strategies to enhance ethical leadership.
Learn from real survivor-led insights and ethical business strategies.
Incident Response & Ethical Remediation
Supporting businesses in responding to modern slavery cases ethically and effectively.
- Develop incident response plans for suspected modern slavery cases.
- Provide trauma-informed survivor support and ethical remediation strategies.
- Assist businesses in ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements.
- Develop remediation roadmaps and future goals for improvement
Compliance Training Workshops
Educating teams on modern slavery risks, ethical sourcing, and corporate governance.
- In-house & virtual training for procurement teams, CSR leaders, and compliance officers.
- Survivor-led informed awareness sessions to provide real-world insights.
- Workshops covering ethical supply chain management and due diligence best practices.
Corporate Partnerships & Charity Sponsorships
- Engaging businesses in ethical partnerships that create real social impact.
- Support survivor recovery programs through corporate sponsorship.
- Engage employees in volunteering, fundraising, and impact projects.
- Align your brand with ethical leadership and ESG best practices.
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Risk Analysis & Measurement Platform (RAMP)
Using risk tracking and supplier compliance analytics to automate compliance.
- Conduct real-time supplier risk assessments.
- Automate modern slavery statement reporting for compliance.
- Monitor supply chain integrity with predictive analytics supplier management and workflow audits
100% of the profits from our Ethical Business Services support survivors of slavery and the fight to end slavery. Our own ethical social enterprises also support this cause.
Next Steps
Are you ready to empower your business to combat modern slavery effectively while supporting survivors on their path to recovery? Partner with The Freedom Hub to assess risk, develop a tailored action plan, and measure your impact.
- Share this information with decision-makers in your organisation.
- Contact The Freedom Hub with any questions or schedule a consultation.
- Lock in your partnership with us, and we’ll call or email you to discuss the next steps.
Are you ready to revolutionise your modern slavery response? Contact The Freedom Hub today, and we’ll schedule a free consultation to discuss your modern slavery response needs.
Why Choose The Freedom Hub?
Survivor-Informed Practices
Our advisory practice places victims/survivors at the centre of every organisation’s response, sharing their stories to highlight the nature of exploitation and the pathway to recovery.
Measurable Impact
Our proprietary Risk Assessment and Measurement Platform (RAMP) helps you assess supply chain risks, take effective action, and measure your impact in the fight against modern slavery.
Comprehensive Support
From compliance training and Modern Slavery Statement reviews to risk assessment and remediation solutions, we provide end-to-end support tailored to your business needs.
Purpose-Driven Partnership
100% of the profits from our Ethical Business Services support survivors of slavery and the fight to end this grave injustice.
Partner with The Freedom Hub to assess risk, take meaningful action, and measure your impact in the fight against modern slavery.
You have made a daunting process manageable and given clear and honest guidance to move forward. Our team loved the engaging training workshops
Why Ethical Business?
Australian consumers are becoming ethically minded, and many businesses are taking note.
Consumers want responsible businesses. Businesses are increasingly expected to have a social purpose and give back.
Australia has a new Modern Slavery Act requiring large businesses to submit a Modern Slavery Statement that identifies the risk of slavery in their supply chain and business procedures. Smaller businesses can also submit a ‘voluntary’ modern slavery statement to demonstrate they care.
Reliable Experience
The Freedom Hub (TFH) is a registered Australian Charity that runs ethical businesses to fund our work. Our advisory practice is built on over 20 years of shared experience in procurement, risk management, and sustainability, in addition to TFH’s direct work with victims/survivors of modern slavery in Australia.
We are Social Traders Accredited, Good Market Accredited and Social Enterprise World Forum Verified.
Our advice places victims/survivors at the centre of every organisation’s response. When appropriate, we share their stories to highlight not only the nature of exploitation but the pathway to recovery.
100% of profits from our social procurement support the survivors of modern slavery in our Survivor School.
Meet Our Advisory Team
Sally Irwin
National Team Lead
With over 40 years of business management experience and 15 years as a modern slavery specialist, Sally brings a wealth of knowledge to our team.
Jess Irwin
Ethical Business Advisor
Jess’s expertise lies at the intersection of business, ethics, corporate governance, and social responsibility. She holds a Masters in Law specialising in Human Rights.
Keight Davis
Queensland Team Lead
Keight has ethical procurement expertise in China and was an experienced business-for-purpose practitioner in Myanmar, working with factories to ensure human rights and ethical supply chains.
Are You Ready to Make Ethical Leadership A Competitive Advantage?
Your business has the power to drive change and lead with integrity. Let us help you work towards reducing the risk of having modern slavery in your supply chain and ensure your company meets ethical, legal, and ESG standards.
Join our network of over 500 trained or partnered organisations.
As a social enterprise, 100% of the profit from our services helps us to pursue our charitable purpose: supporting survivors of modern slavery in Australia.
During FY23 we had the benefit of engaging with The Freedom Hub, a non-profit organisation who have over 20 years experience working with survivors of slavery in Australia and collaborating with Australian businesses to promote a survivor-centred response to modern slavery. Over a number of months, The Freedom Hub helped us carry out a gap analysis on our modern slavery work in ANZ, using the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018, providing improvement opportunities across all seven criteria. The Freedom Hub also completed a peer benchmarking using the Corporate Human Rights benchmark from the World Alliance, benchmarking 41 data points across five categories: governance, due diligence, remediation, performance and accusation.
We then held a workshop for our modern slavery working group to consider and discuss outcomes of the gap analysis and benchmarking to refine our future activity and approach. As a result, we have now established a blueprint to guide our activities from FY24 to FY27 under the categories of prevention, risk assessment, and mitigation and remediation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is modern slavery compliance, and why does it matter?
Modern slavery compliance ensures businesses follow legal, ethical, and human rights standards to prevent forced labour and exploitation in their operations and supply chains.
Do we need a modern slavery statement?
If your business earns over $100M annually, you must legally submit a modern slavery statement. Even if you’re not required to have one, having it demonstrates strong ethical leadership and can serve as a competitive advantage when seeking contracts with large corporations. Many businesses now prioritise suppliers with modern slavery compliance as part of their procurement criteria. Demonstrating a proactive commitment to ethical sourcing and corporate responsibility can help your company win more contracts, build client trust, and strengthen business partnerships.
How can I assess my supply chain for modern slavery risks?
We offer Industry specific risk assessments, compliance tracking, and supplier due diligence programs tailored to your business to identify vulnerabilities and ensure transparency.
What are the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights?
These are global standards that outline corporate responsibility in preventing, mitigating, and addressing human rights violations in business operations.
How does modern slavery fit into ESG, and why is it a competitive advantage?
Modern slavery is a critical component of the Social pillar in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria, which businesses use to assess their ethical and sustainability practices. Companies that actively prevent modern slavery and integrate ethical sourcing into their operations demonstrate strong ESG performance, which is increasingly important to investors, stakeholders, and large corporations.
Businesses that align with ESG principles by implementing modern slavery risk assessments, due diligence processes, and ethical supply chain policies can gain a competitive advantage. Many organisations now prioritise ESG-compliant suppliers when awarding contracts, meaning businesses with strong modern slavery compliance are more likely to secure partnerships with major corporations and government entities.
By addressing modern slavery within their ESG strategy, businesses can enhance their reputation, attract socially responsible investors, mitigate legal risks, and differentiate themselves in procurement processes.
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