4. Modern Slavery Risk & Compliance Review
Proactive Modern Slavery Risk Management for Ethical and Legal Compliance.Meeting the Modern Slavery Act 2018 requirements isn’t just about regulatory compliance—it’s about future-proofing your business, strengthening supplier relationships, and demonstrating ethical leadership. The Freedom Hub’s Ethical Business services help small and large businesses identify risks, build modern slavery prevention frameworks, and enhance governance. Unlike traditional consultancies, our service is deeply enriched by years of combined team experience in directly working with survivors of modern slavery.
Protect Your Business and Be a Leader in Ethical Change
Modern slavery is not just a legal issue; it is a human crisis affecting millions worldwide. Behind every supply chain decision is a real person whose future depends on ethical business practices. The Freedom Hub’s Ethical Business Services empower businesses to go beyond compliance, take action, and lead the fight against modern slavery.
Our advisory services provide tailored solutions to help businesses identify, assess, and mitigate modern slavery risks while strengthening their ethical business practices. We create industry-specific training for all types of businesses and employees, from the bullpen to the board room. This is about more than just avoiding non-compliance; it is about making a meaningful impact on real lives.
Why Your Modern Slavery Response Matters
Meet Modern Slavery Act Obligations
Avoid non-compliance risks and engage in best-practice.
Enhance Business Reputation
Enhance Corporate Reputation
Strengthen your position as an ethical and responsible business.
Build Trust in Your Supply Chain
Improve supplier accountability and transparency.
Ensure ESG Alignment
Demonstrate corporate responsibility in human rights and sustainability initiatives.
Why Choose The Freedom Hub?
As a certified social enterprise, we provide you on-the-ground knowledge of operating as a small business and working with suppliers. Our team’s expertise in procurement and governance ensures that the guidance we provide you is ethically sound and operationally practical.
As a registered charity, we also have the unique ability to provide shared value through social impact opportunities in The Freedom Hub’s charitable arm, through which your organisation can directly support survivors of slavery in Australia. All profits support survivors in our Survivor School.
Australian consumers are becoming more ethically minded, and many businesses are taking note. There’s a rising expectation for businesses to have a social purpose and give back. If you plan and prioritise your response to modern slavery you not only meet legal your obligations but also enhance your business reputation, improve supplier relationships, and align with ESG commitments. By taking a proactive approach, you can mitigate risk, position your business as a responsible industry leader, and create safer, more transparent supply chains.
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 to ESG. Unlike traditional consultancies, our service is deeply enriched through our experience working directly with survivors of modern slavery.
We can also offer you survivor advice through our Survivor Advisory Board, which further strengthens this unique perspective, and infuses real-world lived experience and survivor voice into developing business policies.
Modern Slavery Risk & Compliance Services
We offer a range of workshop and review options designed to suit different business needs:
Gap Analysis & Compliance Benchmarking
Many businesses still have questions about expectations, best practice, effectiveness & improvement. Our gap analysis will help you with:
- A fresh and holistic survivor-informed perspective on your UNGPs and modern slavery response.
- Addressing the barriers that prevent employees from engaging.
- Trauma-informed care and lived experience directly incorporated into your workplace.
- A three-year plan for measuring effectiveness and continuous improvement.
Modern Slavery Statement Development & Review
Engaging external NGOs, like The Freedom Hub, is going to benefit your annual modern slavery statement by
- Giving you a chance to avoid common areas of non-compliance
- Adding a unique trauma-informed and survivor-centred perspective
- Improving the depth of your response and adding additional ways to strengthen your processes and remediation
- Offering external assurance that you have improved in the last year before submitting it to the Board.
The Freedom Hub has deep experience with modern slavery with modern slavery and human rights issues, and are great to work with.
Who We Work With
We partner with companies to help them meet compliance and become true leaders in ethical business operations.
- Large corporations managing ESG compliance and ethical supply chains.
- Suppliers looking to strengthen modern slavery risk frameworks and win contracts.
- Procurement teams overseeing ethical sourcing strategies.
- Legal and compliance professionals ensuring corporate due diligence.
- Employees looking to understand the risk of slavery within their area of responsibility.
Trusted by Businesses Across Australia
Join leading Australian businesses committed to ethical sourcing, transparency, and compliance. The Freedom Hub has worked with companies across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, construction, finance, and supply chain, to not only comply with modern slavery regulations but to become champions of ethical change.
The Freedom Hub’s consulting on modern slavery and human rights business practices has impacted many large organisations including:
Google Sydney | Oracle Sydney | L.E.K Consulting | Lexis Nexis | Metcash | Holding Redlich Lawyers | BAT Australia | NSW Hospitality Tech Teachers | Kenvale Hospitality School | Emanuel School | St Andrews College | NBRS Architects | Vivcourt Trading | Employsure | Investible | Fishburners | Westpac | Suncorp | Palisade Investments | Macquarie University | Social Traders | Griffith University | Bond University | Sydney Airport | Pinnacle | BAT | Aristocrat | Gilbert & Tobin | Resolution Life
A workshop training session was delivered to our teams involved in property leasing, design, delivery and construction for our branch network. A separate session was delivered for our facilities management team. Overall 60 people attended the training. Based on feedback provided in the post-training surveys, the two-hour workshops were well received by our people and achieved the objective of increasing our people’s awareness of modern slavery issues in the property sector and in our supply chain. A key highlight for participants was the supply chain mapping exercise that involved working in groups to map out supply chains for a product or service within their own portfolios.
Lead the Change: Book Your Modern Slavery Risk & Compliance Discovery Call
Your business has the power to create change. Ensure your company is compliant and actively contributing to the movement against modern slavery. Let The Freedom Hub guide you toward a future where ethical sourcing is the norm.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does modern slavery risk assessment benefit businesses?
Proactively identifying modern slavery risks helps businesses avoid legal consequences, build stronger supplier relationships, and improve ESG performance.
What industries benefit from risk & compliance consulting?
Our services are ideal for businesses in manufacturing, retail, construction, finance, and logistics—or any company seeking to improve supply chain transparency and ethical business practices.
Do you provide ongoing support after an initial risk assessment?
Yes. We offer continuous improvement roadmaps, compliance tracking, and periodic supplier risk reviews.
Can you help us develop internal policies for modern slavery compliance?
Absolutely. We provide policy development, employee training, and incident response planning.
Can The Freedom Hub assist with modern slavery statement reporting?
Yes, we help businesses develop, review, and enhance modern slavery statements to ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018.
How does risk & compliance consulting help businesses win contracts?
Corporations prefer suppliers that meet modern slavery compliance standards. Ethical sourcing and supply chain transparency give businesses a competitive edge in procurement.
How does RAMP help simplify compliance?
RAMP helps with supply chain monitoring, identifies risks, and generates modern slavery compliance reports; without manual tracking.
Why Act Now?
Are you ready to stay ahead of compliance requirements by building a more ethical & transparent supply chain? Is it time to protect your brand & reputation from non-compliance risks?
Take action to help end modern slavery and ensure your business is managing risk.
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