Slave-Free Alliance, the social enterprise launched by anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice one year ago today, now has members whose combined revenue is in the hundreds of billions, employing nearly half a million people around the world.
Businesses are taking steps to ensure they have a robust response to the issue of modern slavery.
Hope for Justice has welcomed the rapid rise in UK local authorities signing up to the Charter Against Modern Slavery, committing them to improved procurement practices, protection for whistleblowers and an insistence that contractors comply fully with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
A major government agency in the UK has announced its commitment to redoubling its efforts against modern slavery, in partnership with Hope for Justice.
