Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking | Collaborations | Sustainable Business Network and Consultancy

Combating modern slavery in global supply chains.

Our Mission

To harness the power of business across sectors to prevent and reduce human trafficking, and support survivors.

Outcomes and Impacts

Contributed to the mapping of over 230+ anti-trafficking organizations that partner with business around the world to prevent and remediate human trafficking through the Modern Slavery Map.

Outcomes and Impacts

Engaged human trafficking survivor-led nonprofit organizations in the development of new guidance to companies on how to better support survivors in their journey to empowerment through employment.

Outcomes and Impacts

Published first-ever guidance to companies on responsible employment of survivors of human trafficking, demonstrating how companies can create a psychologically safe work environment that respects the needs of survivors, and supports all survivors of trauma to feel safe, supported, integrated, and empowered.

How Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking Can Help

Adding Value to Your Business and Society

Survivor Impact

Supplier Capability Building

Peer Learning and Advocacy

Influence and Advocacy

Public Recognition

Who We Work With

Carlson Companies, Inc.

Marriott International, Inc.

Sustainability Insights

Blog

Integrity in a Permacrisis: Maintaining Sustainability and Human Rights Principles as Supply Chains Upend

Compounding crises have wreaked havoc on global supply chains and show no sign of letting up. BSR shares implications of these tariffs and recommendations on next steps for companies.

Blog

Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of U.S. Tariffs on Sustainable Business

Blog

Fintech: Managing Human Rights Risks to Maximize Social Benefits

Blog

Democracy and Human Rights: How Businesses Can Uphold the Rule of Law

Primers

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Renewable Energy Sector

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Our Experts

Depth of Experience and Knowledge

Our team consists of global experts across multiple focus areas and industries, bringing a depth of experience in developing sustainable business strategies and solutions.

Claudio Formisano

Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

Paris

Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, BSR

Paris

Claudio leads BSR’s portfolio on addressing modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced labor. He develops guidance for companies seeking to prevent and mitigate human trafficking and forced labor risks and advances policies to scale impact through BSR’s collaborative initiatives like Tech Against Trafficking, the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and Building Responsibly.

He brings almost two decades of years of experience in managing multidisciplinary programs on criminal justice, human rights, and security in multilateral settings. Prior to joining BSR, he worked at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), establishing and leading the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT). As a senior advisor to the Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), he oversaw country needs assessments in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Claudio holds a MA in Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria and an Executive Certificate from Harvard JFK School of Government in building and leading diverse organizations. He speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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Taylor Hannegan

Manager, Human Rights and Collaborative Initiatives

San Francisco

Manager, Human Rights and Collaborative Initiatives, BSR

San Francisco

Taylor supports BSR member companies across industries with a primary focus on human rights and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Taylor worked as an associate attorney for a boutique firm in Denver, dealing primarily with international trade issues. He also worked for The Code, an NGO based in Thailand, where he worked with tourism companies around the world to prevent sexual exploitation of children. Additionally, he is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.

Taylor holds a J.D. with a certificate in International Law from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, as well as certificates in Public and Private International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law and a B.A. in Political Science from St. Olaf College.

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Kelly Metcalf

Manager, Human Rights

New York

Manager, Human Rights, BSR

New York

Kelly works with BSR member companies to develop sustainability strategies, assess human rights impacts, and engage rightsholders. Her areas of expertise include modern slavery and anti-human trafficking and the rights of workers and communities in the energy transition. Kelly works with companies across industries, including renewable energy and extractives and consumer products.

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. Kelly has also worked extensively on women’s rights, including two years leading a women’s economic empowerment program in Surkhet, Nepal and four years working with the United Nations Foundation on international reproductive health and rights.

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

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Alice Pease

Manager, Human Rights

Paris

Manager, Human Rights, BSR

Paris

Alice advises consumer sector members on how to design and implement human rights governance, strategy and due diligence programs, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, with a particular focus on anti-trafficking. She manages the Global Business Coalition against Human Trafficking (GBCAT) and Healthcare and Human Rights Forum 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.

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Lale Tekişalp

Associate Director, Technology Sectors

San Francisco

Associate Director, Technology Sectors, BSR

San Francisco

Lale works with BSR member companies across industries to incorporate human rights into business operations and strategy. She focuses on the intersection of human rights and technology, and she leads the Tech Against Trafficking collaborative initiative.

Prior to BSR, Lale worked with the Partnership on AI to help build its AI for Social Good strategy. Previously, she held several different marketing roles at Microsoft, where she played a key role in establishing the company's cloud business across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa.

Lale holds a MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where she focused on responsible business and social sector leadership. She received a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Our Mission

Our Strategy for Impact

How we Work

Corporate Supplier Capacity Building

Survivor Empowerment and Employment

Tech Against Trafficking

Outcomes and Impacts

Outcomes and Impacts

Outcomes and Impacts

How Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking Can Help

Adding Value to Your Business and Society

Survivor Impact

Supplier Capability Building

Peer Learning and Advocacy

Influence and Advocacy

Public Recognition

Who We Work With

Carlson Companies, Inc.

Marriott International, Inc.

Sustainability Insights

Our Experts

Depth of Experience and Knowledge

Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

Manager, Human Rights and Collaborative Initiatives

Manager, Human Rights

Manager, Human Rights

Associate Director, Technology Sectors