Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking

Sara oversees BSR’s portfolio of collaborative initiatives and advises companies on the advancement of inclusive business models. She currently directs the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (GBCAT) and the Healthy Business Coalition. She was involved in founding and directing the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition, which advocated for inclusive employment and good job opportunities for vulnerable workers across supply chains.

Previously, Sara worked at Business Call to Action, a multi-stakeholder platform of the United Nations Development Programme focused on inclusive business innovations in support of the Millennium Development Goals, recruiting and advising companies and social enterprises developing products and services to address the needs of low-income populations. She also worked at McKinsey and Company, consulting global companies and development organizations on projects related to strategy, corporate social responsibility, economic development, and philanthropy. Sara has also contributed to social and environmental justice programs in Latin America through the Inter-American Dialogue, the Sierra Club, and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. She speaks English and Spanish.

Sara has a MBA from IE Business School in Spain and a BA in Plan II and Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

Alice advises companies across industries on human rights strategies, assessments and multi-stakeholder collaboration, with a particular focus on anti-trafficking. She manages the Global Business Coalition against Human Trafficking (GBCAT) and Building Responsibly collaborative initiatives.

Prior to joining BSR, Alice managed a campaign at the British Parliament on an initiative to strengthen the supply chain transparency requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015. Previously, she had policy and research roles with a human rights focus at the Argentine Council for International Relations, the European Commission, and the Italian National Research Council. Alice is the co-author of Crime and Global Justice: The Dynamics of International Punishment, published by Polity in 2018. 

Alice holds an MA in International Relations: Latin America—Europe from the University of Bologna and an MA in History and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh. She speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

Kelly supports BSR’s work across various industries with a particular focus on human rights, women’s empowerment, and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Kelly worked as a consultant on various human rights projects, including issues of modern slavery and labor rights in global supply chains. Clients included Rights CoLab, UNFPA Supplies Partnership, and the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains. Kelly has worked extensively on women’s rights, including two years supporting a women’s economic empowerment program in Surkhet, Nepal, and a number of years working with the United Nations Foundation on international sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Kelly holds an MA in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University.