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Slave-Free Alliance Members Among the Most Improved: Insights from the 2025 CCLA Modern Slavery UK Benchmark

The 2025 CCLA Modern Slavery UK Benchmark was officially launched at the Slave-Free Alliance (SFA) Annual Conference on 20 November 2025, providing a timely snapshot of how the UK’s largest listed businesses are progressing in their efforts to find, fix, and prevent modern slavery. While there are encouraging signs of improvement, with several SFA members making above-average progress in tackling modern slavery, the benchmark makes one thing clear: most organisations remain focused on compliance rather than meaningful action and measurable outcomes.

United Nations 14th Forum on Business and Human Rights – Reflections from SFA’s Consultancy Director, Rachel Hartley

It was an incredible privilege to represent Slave-Free Alliance (SFA) at this year’s UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, an experience which has given me a sense of urgency and a sharper focus on why this work matters, and why we can’t afford to slow down in our work at SFA.

‘Due diligence legislation is not enough – we need long-lasting change’

Businesses, investors and civil society organizations have written to the UK Government calling for new legislation requiring companies to identify and act upon human rights and environmental impacts.