What we do

Be Slavery Free is seeking to solve this global problem of modern slavery by preventing it from occurring in the first place.

We work with industry to employ practices that will eliminate slavery.

We educate consumers with the knowledge that they need to choose slavery-free products.
We network civil society to work together to end this heinous crime.
We lobby governments for better regulations and guidelines to stop slavery.

We live by the saying
“it’s better to build a fence at the top of the cliff, than run ambulances at the bottom”.

Your passion, interest, concern over this issue can have a huge impact to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking before there are victims to rescue. We invite you to explore our website, join our mailing list, sign our petitions and donate! We can solve this 50 million person problem, together.

EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN ENDING THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF SLAVERY. OUR ADVOCACY AND RESOURCES EMPOWER OTHERS TO HELP THE WORLD BE SLAVERY FREE.

How we do it

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Meet the board

BE SLAVERY FREE is a coalition of civil society organisations with on-the-ground experience in preventing, disrupting and remediating modern slavery.

THE GOVERNANCE OF BE SLAVERY FREE IS UNDERTAKEN THROUGH THE MEMBERS AND AN ELECTED BOARD.

Dr Darian McBain

CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Dr Darian is a globally experienced Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), advisor and board member. She is a world recognised expert, speaker and author on sustainability, ESG, supply chains, business human rights and sustainable finance. She is a UN SDG Pioneer for a Sustainable Ocean Economy 2021, a Fast Company Most Creative People in Business 2020, and was named one of Asia's Top Sustainability Superwomen.
Darian was the inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer for the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the first CSO for a central bank globally. Prior to this, she was Global Director of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Thai Union Group, a multi-billion dollar listed FMCG company operating globally and headquartered in Asia.
Darian is the founder and CEO of Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia.

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Irene Crowther

BOARD MEMBER & COMPANY SECRETARY
Irene is a lawyer and specialist in business and human rights. As a lawyer Irene worked predominantly in the community legal sector, using her skills to promote access to justice for her clients in a variety of practice areas. In this work Irene became familiar with the challenges facing survivors and pursued legal and other solutions, often partnering with other experts, to access remedy.
Irene’s prioritisation of rights-holders in her career and experience working with companies as a researcher gives her a unique lens in her human rights consulting. She has helped businesses find pragmatic solutions to amplify the voice of the rights-holder and embed human rights due diligence norms within their policies and processes.

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Karen Dickinson

BOARD MEMBER
Karen Dickinson is General Manager, TAFE Queensland Gold Coast, joining the TAFE Queensland Executive team in May 2017. Prior to this Karen was Managing Director, Kimberley Training Institute (KTI), part of the TAFE network in Western Australia, a position she held for over 7 years.
Karen has a Masters in Health Services Management, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing). Karen is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Nick Dexter

BOARD MEMBER
Nick Dexter has over over fifteen years of project and operational management experience in chemistry and data science organisations in New Zealand and Australia.
Nick is the Principal Consultant at Edge Environment. His previous work at Oritain had taken him to many countries and these experiences have left an indelible impact - to envisage a world where all people are free.

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Peter Loone

BOARD MEMBER
Peter Loone loves what technology can do to change the world almost as much as what people can do to change it. He started out as a Youth Minister in the Uniting Church before moving to Lao PDR for 7 years, where he helped set up the internet for the country and ran some tech companies along the way. Since 2002 he has been working in government or with the government in Canberra to deliver better technology solutions while trying to be a great Dad to two girls.
He believes there is a solution to every problem, including modern slavery. Peter serves on the Board as Chief Technology Officer.

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Rob Shelton

BOARD MEMBER
Like many of the businesses he advises, Robert Shelton has expanded his role at DFK Everalls since starting at the firm in 1993. Rob had been fascinated by business practice and structures since his early days and saw accounting as a natural path to follow his passion. Now the Managing Director since 2008, Rob has focused on keeping DFK Everalls' core values intact and embracing change as the business grows and new clients continue to partner with the firm.
Robert is Be Slavery Free’s Treasurer and his qualifications and memberships in this area include: Master of Taxation (UNSW), Bachelor of Commerce (ANU), Grad Dip Financial Planning. Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Chartered Taxation Adviser (CTA), Grad Member Aust Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

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Skye Kakoschke-Moore

BOARD MEMBER
Skye served as a Senator for South Australia in the 45th Parliament where she was a passionate advocate for the advancement of human rights, the elimination of gender discrimination and the protection of children from sexual exploitation.
She currently is a team leader at JFA Purple Orange social-profit organisation that advocates for policy reforms to improve the life chances of people living with disability.

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