I joined The Reassurance Network in 2012, bringing with me over 28 years’ extensive experience of social compliance, quality, environmental, occupational health and safety, fire safety, accounting, finance and project management.

I am a qualified advanced SA8000 auditor and an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, GOTS, OCS, GRS, RCS, C-TPAT security assessment and Lead Auditor/Inspector.  I have completed more than 1250+ audits and inspections in Bangladesh over the last decade, covering a range of industries, including textiles, knitting, apparel, printing, embroidery, washing & dyeing, packaging, Apparel Labelling Solutions (ALS), leather goods, FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers), sportswear, home textile, garments accessories, jute yarn product and food. I have also conducted a substantial number of training sessions for the Fair Labor Association (FLA) in Bangladesh.

I am also a Cost and Management Accountant and worked in this role for PHULKi, a reputed NGO based in Bangladesh, from 1992 to 2011. I have completed a Master’s in Business Administration as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management.

I live by the river and lakes in Bangladesh. I spend much of my free time gardening, enjoying the outdoors and learning about the different flowers, trees and wildlife. I am also very interested in human rights, social compliance, the working environment and natural health and like to spend my free time learning about these subjects.

Ali is TRN’s associate designer. She has worked in the design industry since 1999 and has been freelance since 2004. Early in her career the majority of requests centred on presentation design and templates for clients of all sizes. Over time, as clients’ needs evolved, she expanded into more illustrative work and other creative challenges.

She finds the variety continually interesting and never gets bored, believing there is always another solution. Encounters with inspiring people—both virtually and in person—have encouraged her to explore different visual possibilities.

Altan joined TRN in 2012 as an auditor and factory improvement specialist. This was a natural progression after working as an interpreter for Western auditors in Turkey, an experience he thoroughly enjoyed and which led him to pursue SA8000 certification and intensive training with the TRN Turkey team. Before that he spent ten years in financial auditing, developing strong analytical skills, attention to detail, observation, listening and communication abilities.

Altan enjoys factory remediation and improvement work because it enables him to help create more positive working environments, relationships and experiences for workers. He is also interested in developing innovative solutions for audit efficiency through technology. Since 2021 he has carried out remote verification of carbon footprint data for wet production facilities supplying brands.

Anabela is a social compliance auditor, consultant and account manager with a legal background in labour and commercial law.

After graduating from law school in 2011, she spent three years in legal practice specialising in labour and commercial law. Since joining TRN in 2015, Anabela has supported clients across Europe through auditing, improvement programmes and advisory services. A certified SA8000 Auditor and APSCA CSCA professional, she combines regulatory expertise with a practical understanding of business operations to help teams at all levels strengthen responsible, transparent and sustainable business practices. Passionate about creating positive social impact, she values collaboration, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

Anabela is fluent in Romanian, English and French.

Andac conducts audits for clients and provides advice, training and support to factory managers. He joined TRN in 2016 after completing SA8000 training and has since carried out more than 500 factory visits for 15 brands, as well as SLCP verifications. With 30 years’ experience across textiles, construction, energy, software development, financial risk management, business process engineering and management consulting, he brings a broad professional background to his work.

He approaches facilities through multiple lenses—employee, engineer, consultant, manager and shareholder—and enjoys applying a wide mix of hard and soft skills in different settings. Since 2016 he has also completed lead auditor training in ISO 14001:2015 (EMA) and ZDHC MRSL Verified InCheck – Level 1 chemical management.

Andreea manages TRN’s client relationships with ASOS, River Island, Belron and other leading brands, supporting the implementation of responsible sourcing strategies across global regions. She joined TRN in 2013 as a certified SA8000 auditor and has extensive experience working with factories across Europe, including Romania, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Lithuania, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Moldova. This practical factory experience gives her a clear understanding of the challenges faced by auditors, brands and suppliers, enabling her to provide effective consultancy, identify improvement areas and support practical remediation programmes.

With strong expertise in account management, project leadership and programme implementation, she coordinates teams to keep projects aligned with client objectives while improving processes and ways of working. Holding a master’s degree in International Marketing, she also plays a leading role in TRN’s marketing and business development, creating content and communications that make complex sustainability topics clear and engaging. Driven by a strong sense of justice and empathy, she is committed to helping organisations turn responsible sourcing commitments into practical action. She speaks English and Romanian.

Bishnu has over 20 years’ experience in fast fashion across sampling, production, merchandising and social compliance. Pioneering work with Indian garment manufacturers during the rise of social compliance auditing revealed the limits of audit-driven approaches, shaping her belief that lasting improvements for workers require partnership, trust and continuous improvement. Earlier in her career she also contributed to CSR initiatives in India and Africa focused on women’s empowerment and worker education in health, safety and access to safe drinking water.

She joined TRN as an Associate in 2013 and now supports global brands and suppliers in strengthening human rights and labour standards across supply chains.

Chantha is a proven, committed and passionate advocate for workers’ rights in Cambodia and Vietnam. With a background that includes working with Médecins Sans Frontières in primary health care during the 1990s, she has firsthand experience in supporting vulnerable communities, which inspired her to co-found a hospice for terminally ill patients. In the 2000s, she established a development NGO that led to Mekong Blue, a fair trade social enterprise recognized with the UNESCO Seal of Excellent Handicrafts for its contribution to women’s empowerment through silk weaving. In the 2010s, she collaborated with the Asian Development Bank to create livelihoods for over 600 women in Kampong Thom Province.

Fluent in Khmer, English, French, and Vietnamese, Chantha has been sharing her extensive experience with TRN’s colleagues and private sector clients for almost 10 years as a dedicated human rights associate, supporting auditing, remediation and investigation work in Cambodia and Vietnam. When she visits factories for audits on behalf of TRN’s brands, she always shows genuine respect and gratitude for the fact that the owners and managers are providing jobs for her compatriots, and she presents audits as a strategy to help the workers build better lives for themselves, their families, and to invest in their children’s educations. It is important to her that factory managers feel that audits are a collaborative process and that they see it as an opportunity to improve lives, especially the lives of young women and young mothers.

Clement has more than 20 years of experience in corporate social responsibility and ethical trade. Before joining TRN in 2016, he spent 11 years with Li & Fung. At TRN, he conducts factory assessments, delivers management training and supports clients in strengthening management systems and improving working conditions for workers. Clement particularly enjoys empowering workers through training on their rights and helping factory managers build practical management skills.

Having worked in the industry for over two decades, he has witnessed a growing focus on meaningful, lasting improvements in supply chains and believes responsible sourcing is fundamental to business sustainability.

Cristina is a sustainability specialist with a PhD in Economics and Business and 10+ years of experience supporting organisations in developing responsible and sustainable business models. Through consulting, training, and research, Cristina has helped multinational companies and public and private organisations strengthen their social and environmental performance, including through Bcorp certification.

Since joining TRN in 2024, she has overseen the implementation of social compliance programmes within international supply chains, combining sustainability expertise with a practical, collaborative approach to creating lasting positive impact.

Cristina speaks English and Italian.

Ferial is a social compliance auditor and factory improvement specialist with expertise in SA8000, ISO 9001, and ISO 10002 management systems.

Combining experience in auditing, certification operations and ISO consultancy, Ferial supports organisations in strengthening their management systems and driving continuous improvement. She is particularly skilled in stakeholder engagement and in facilitating clear, meaningful communication between workers, management and clients to help achieve positive and lasting workplace outcomes.

She is fluent in Turkish, English, and German.

I conduct social compliance audits in factories and I provide post-audit support to these sites by actively monitoring improvements, providing ad hoc training and advice, and managing formal factory improvement programmes. As a qualified lawyer, I also advise textile companies on domestic and international labour legislation and standards. Prior to joining TRN, I was an attorney in a private practice law firm, specializing in counselling and litigation in labour, employment and real estate law in Istanbul. In addition to my SA8000 qualification, I am also an ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 auditor.

I am passionate about, and have considerable expertise in, applicable regulatory and statutory standards and compliance, the ILO conventions and human rights issues.

When I have free time, I enjoy amateur photography and I also love to learn about and discover new countries and cultures.

Hanaa is a social compliance auditor with a background in financial auditing and management control, bringing 10+ years of experience in multinational business environments. Since joining TRN in 2020, Hanaa has helped clients assess and improve supplier performance through a constructive, people-centered approach to auditing.

Certified in SA8000 and ISO 45001, she combines strong analytical expertise with a passion for stakeholder engagement, sustainable business practices and continuous improvement, while enjoying working across cultures and supporting positive workplace change.

Hanaa is fluent in Arabic, English and French.

I joined TRN as a trainee auditor in May 2021. After working in the garment industry for the last five years, both with and for manufacturers, I decided to pivot my career toward social compliance with a company that aims to rethink and reconstruct how compliance systems and supply chain relationships should be built. I am excited to be a part of and learn from such a dynamic team who are all focused on changing the industry.

I spent the first two years of my career working for garment and accessories manufacturers in Nepal and Cambodia. Both were social enterprises dedicated to creating sustainable employment opportunities with a strong focus on labour rights and creating measurable social impact in the communities they served. These experiences shaped my understanding of the complex challenges that manufacturers face. Prior to TRN, I worked for the fash-tech start up SupplyCompass. I was a member if the original team, joining firstly as a project manager and then as a senior account manager. I enjoyed helping brands to build responsible supply chains and creating tech solutions to the challenges we faced along the way.

I fundamentally believe that ethical business practices, when implemented in the right way, have the capacity to drive change and help solve complex social and environmental issues. I aim to become a fully qualified lead auditor in the next year and use my onsite experience to reimagine how compliance can operate more successfully across the full spectrum of stakeholders. Additionally, I hope that I can innovate with the TRN team and be a part of building creative solutions for brands and manufacturers that can be replicated across all industries.

My team mates would say I’m always willing to get stuck in, I have a knack for dealing with tricky situations calmly and love learning and discovering new things from the many people I’ve had the privilege of working with. Being immersed in different areas of the industry has exposed me to many perspectives, allowing me to help people build a better understanding of one another.

In my free time, I enjoy building my knowledge on my lockdown hobby, gardening, and growing my houseplant jungle. I love meditation, hiking / trekking and all things to do with slow mindful living. My escape whilst we’ve been unable to travel has been listening to copious podcasts on culture, countries and history.

Haricleea is a sustainability and responsible sourcing specialist with expertise in ethical trade and supply chain engagement.

With a background in textile production and sustainability consulting, Haricleea has supported organisations across the fashion, personal care, warehousing, distribution, and sports sectors in strengthening their sustainability performance. Since joining TRN in 2016, she has worked with brands and suppliers to advance responsible business practices and create positive impact throughout global supply chains. She is particularly passionate about women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion.

Haricleea is fluent in Romanian, English, French and Spanish.

Helena is TRN’s associate trainer. She has spent over 25 years improving working conditions and environments in companies and their global supply chains. Over this period she has designed learning experiences and trained more than 6,000 professionals from 200 organisations across 45 countries—including HR practitioners, CSR experts, ethical trade managers, labour inspectors and workers—both in person and online. She believes that small, thoughtfully designed changes in complex contexts can deliver lasting impact.

By creating safe spaces that foster stronger relationships and connection, she draws on international labour standards, applied creativity, collaborative communication, creative problem-solving, change management, visual thinking and gamification to make workplaces more friendly, inclusive and sustainable. Her distinctive creative approach inspired the publication of her book Learning right: 222 small ideas for one big challenge, written for managers and trainers in global supply chains.

Helena speaks Spanish and English.

Irina is a social compliance auditor and consultant with 18+ years of experience in CSR, ethical trade and responsible supply chains.

Drawing on extensive experience in textile manufacturing, factory management, consulting and auditing, she brings a practical and collaborative approach to workplace improvement. Since joining TRN in 2017, Irina has conducted 1000+ audits and assessments worldwide, helping organisations strengthen social compliance, supplier engagement and sustainable business practices. Passionate about communication and continuous improvement, she is committed to creating positive outcomes for workers, businesses, and communities.

Irina is fluent in Romanian, English and French.

Jasjit is an ESG and ethical trade specialist with more than 30 years of experience across manufacturing, supply chains, human rights, social compliance, occupational health and safety, and sustainability. Since joining the ethical trade sector in 2006, he has led ESG, auditing, and factory improvement projects, visiting more than 2,500 factories and farms across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. His expertise spans ethical compliance standards including SA8000, BSCI, WRAP, SEDEX and GOTS.

Drawing on extensive industry and factory management experience, Jasjit supports clients in strengthening workplace systems, responsible recruitment practices, worker engagement, and sustainable supply chain performance. He has worked with leading international brands across a wide range of sectors and is particularly passionate about helping businesses create practical, lasting improvements for workers while addressing risks such as modern slavery, labour rights, and workplace safety. He holds a PhD in Management, an MBA in Human Resources, and is also a published researcher and trainer in ethical trade and ESG.

I joined The Reassurance Network in October 2012 and became a certified SAI SA8000 Lead Auditor in March 2013. I have conducted over 500 ethical social compliance audits in the UK and overseas.

I have 25 years hands-on experience of working within the garment manufacturing sector. I keep up to date with the local economic, social and political climate to ensure I can provide tailored and practical advice to factories to implement successful improvement programmes. Brands commission me to undertake audits for them as I am skilled at understanding and knowing how to handle sensitive, cultural and social issues.

I have been involved in the development of the Fast Forward (FF) audit programme since its inception, and was one of the first auditors to deliver FF audits in the textile industry. FF is a labour standards improvement programme, combining a proven forensic auditing methodology with a collaborative beyond audit programme to support suppliers and brands to continuously improve. I currently manage the FF audit programme for TRN.

I hold a degree in business studies and home economics and have a teacher training qualification. I speak fluent English, Hindi and Urdu. My language skills and empathetic nature have enabled me to help many workers in the supply chain. I am passionate about raising worker awareness about how to speak up for their rights.

Lyndsay joined TRN in 2005 to develop its ethical auditing programme. She previously worked for a large UK retailer as a technologist and then as an SA8000-trained ethical auditor in its emerging ethical trade department.

Over the years she has visited thousands of factories across Europe and beyond, gaining a deep understanding of different cultures, work environments and employment practices, as well as the ways people can be exploited or mistreated. Early experience showed that responsible employers seek guidance, support and honest external perspective rather than simply being caught out; offered in the right way, such collaboration genuinely drives progress.

As TRN’s Audit Director she embeds this culture in the team through active listening, clear communication and a real commitment to making a positive difference in people’s working lives. Alongside developing and maintaining high standards across the global team and managing audit programmes for several clients, she continues to carry out Code of Conduct assessments in the UK and Ireland, valuing the personalised side of the work that builds trust and rapport with clients.

Since my time as a production manager in the 1980s, I have been passionate about the potential for manufacturing to create teams, enrich communities and help individuals to grow and develop in the workplace. Since 2003, I have worked to build a team at The Reassurance Network that not only shares this passion but can also make a difference.

There is still a huge amount of work to do within supply chains to protect vulnerable people from exploitation and make sure that minimum standards of safety, pay, fairness and equality are met. But it is important that we set our sights far higher than this by working with brands, suppliers, managers and employees to create fairer and more resilient supply chains that are attractive places to work for future generations.

I am hugely excited by the current pioneering work being carried out by The Reassurance Network’s teams across the world that are building new models and new approaches to ethical trade. By understanding and responding to the current and future needs of people working within supply chains, we work to optimise the relationships between factory managers and workers, and between brands and their suppliers. This collaborative, forward-looking approach offers an opportunity for a brighter outlook.

Marina is TRN’s Business Development Director and EMEA Manager with 20+ years of experience in human rights, ethical trade, sustainability and responsible supply chain management.

Within TRN, she has led the development of social compliance programmes, labour rights initiatives, supplier due diligence systems, and consultancy projects for global brands across multiple industries. With a background in European law and public policy, Marina combines strategic leadership with a strong commitment to stakeholder engagement, transparency and sustainable business practices, and believes in building partnerships that create lasting positive impact.

Marina is fluent in English, French, Italian and Romanian.

Maryn has spent the past 15 years supporting clients, suppliers and factories across China, Taiwan and Indonesia through audits, consultancy, training and facilitation. With more than 1,000 factory visits to her name, she specialises in building trust and collaboration between clients and factories to drive meaningful and lasting improvements. Combining strong communication skills with extensive field experience, Maryn is passionate about creating fair workplaces, improving working conditions and supporting positive change across supply chains. She is particularly motivated by helping people connect, collaborate and learn from one another.

In her role as Finance Director at TRN, she helps strengthen the organisation through innovation and strategic change, creating meaningful impact in response to the evolving realities and challenges of global supply chains.

I’ve been a social compliance auditor in the TRN Turkey team since May 2018, following the completion of my SA8000 auditor training. Prior to joining TRN, I worked for national and multi-national companies in the FMCG, telecom, durable goods and industrial production manufacturing sectors in Turkey and in many CIS countries. These roles provided me with a broad understanding of corporate responsibility, both from a working conditions and brand perspective.

TRN is a global family and I enjoy working with my fellow colleagues and clients from all around the world. I believe auditing and consulting is a way of guiding professionals to set their companies on the right path to success and I am grateful I have an opportunity to share my experience and help others to improve themselves. I find being a part of TRN’s tailor made approach to strengthening a factory’s ethical trading abilities and improving working conditions very rewarding.

I love to grow, plant, garden and hike. I am grateful that these activities provide me with enough energy to improve my quality of life.

Pete has worked in the CSR industry almost since its inception in 1997 and now has nearly 30 years’ experience. At TRN he conducts a range of social accountability and ethical audits and assessments, and has been involved in developing programmes that have improved people’s lives in the supply chain. He is an IRCA-approved trainer for the Social Systems Lead Auditor course and an APSCA Certified Lead Auditor.

His main strength lies in understanding CSR issues from multiple perspectives—client, manufacturer, employees and auditor. He entered the field via a role as Export Manager in Thailand, an experience that shaped his ability to view auditing from both the factory and auditor standpoints. He takes a proactive approach, believing the auditor’s role is to work with sites to achieve meaningful compliance for the benefit of workers and management rather than simply to pass an audit.

Phil is TRN’s chemical associate. Phil holds a degree in Colour Chemistry from the University of Leeds (1989). After graduating he worked at Courtaulds Research, then held industrial roles with Textured Jersey dyehouse and as global process development manager for Tencel fibres. Following a decade in dyeing and finishing, he joined Marks & Spencer as Dyeing, Printing and Finishing Manager (1997–2007), where he created and managed restricted substances and factory assessment programmes.

In 2007 he founded Colour Connections Textile Consultancy, providing advice, training and support on dyeing, printing, finishing, colour management, restricted substances and sustainability across the textile supply chain. He is a founder member of the AFIRM Group and currently serves as Chairman of the ZDHC MRSL Advisory Council, the ZDHC Wastewater Council and has an advisory role at the Microfibre Consortium. He is also a founder member of the RITE Group. Working at the interface of retail and industry, he is skilled at making complex technical subjects clear and manageable for non-expert clients.

Renu is a social compliance and management systems specialist with more than 16 years of experience in auditing, training, governance, and capacity building. She has assessed over 1,500 factories across India and internationally, supporting organisations in strengthening workplace standards, management systems, and supply chain performance. Her expertise spans internationally recognised standards including SA8000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, and occupational health and safety systems, with experience across sectors such as apparel, textiles, leather goods, handicrafts, home furnishings and food production.

Renu is particularly passionate about helping businesses translate compliance requirements into practical, sustainable improvements. Her work focuses on worker engagement, fire and life safety, occupational health and safety, risk management, and factory improvement programmes that enhance working conditions and organisational performance.

Rick joined TRN in 2018 as a Sustainability Consultant, bringing a background in international trade and financial management and a strong commitment to ethical trade and human rights. He supports fashion-sector clients in strengthening responsible sourcing practices and navigating their sustainability journeys.

Over the past eight years, Rick has provided social responsibility advisory services to more than 500 factories, brands and suppliers, helping to drive improvements in working conditions and supply chain performance. He is passionate about fostering trust, dialogue and collaboration between workers, factory management and clients to create meaningful and lasting change. Raised in Xinjiang, China, Rick values cultural understanding and respect for diverse perspectives.

Ritu has over 19 years’ experience as an international human rights consultant, advisor and researcher specialising in workplace and human rights impact assessments, with a particular focus on gender and labour rights across garment, agriculture and mining supply chains. She has worked extensively with organisations including CARE International, Fair Wear Foundation, the Fair Labor Association, Business for Social Responsibility, TDI Sustainability and the Consumer Goods Forum, as well as global brands such as H&M and Syngenta.

She joined The Reassurance Network in 2024 to support assessment, remediation and training. Her expertise covers decent work implementation, human rights impact assessments, policy development, training and grievance handling. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Work and has served as a lecturer and guest speaker on social responsibility and human rights, contributing to publications and conferences worldwide.

Rowena has over 20 years’ experience in responsible sourcing as an ethical trading manager, consultant and auditor. She has worked across a wide range of industries and countries, from electronics to fashion, developing and delivering strategies, policies, training, assessments and reporting for clients. Through TRN she has conducted more than 100 UK ethical audits in manufacturing and warehousing and led the trialling and delivery of the first global certification audits for agencies. She holds a degree in business and an MSc in Responsible Business Practice.

Her interest in the field began at 19 while volunteering in South America, where she saw the potential for business to help alleviate poverty. After a fair-trade placement year she joined a FTSE 100 company, where she set up and led its ethical trading programme, winning the top Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Award in 2003.

She remains passionate about embedding responsible sourcing at the heart of business through strategic thinking and practical process design that benefits both people and planet.

Ruijuan has been with TRN for almost 15 years, beginning her career as an auditor and visiting hundreds of factories. Today, alongside supporting factory improvement initiatives, she plays a key role in coordinating factory visits and projects, working closely with clients, account managers and the TRN China team to ensure effective delivery and collaboration.

Through her experience in ethical trade and factory improvement programmes, Ruijuan has developed a strong belief in the value of open dialogue, mutual understanding and continuous support. She is passionate about helping create opportunities for positive change and improving working conditions through practical, people-focused collaboration.

Salim is a highly experienced auditor and trainer with 20+ years of expertise in social compliance, management systems, environmental management, and occupational health and safety. Since joining TRN India in 2018, he has conducted over 600 audits across Bangladesh, India, China, and Turkey, supporting organisations in sectors including textiles, garments, ceramics, steel, trading, and IT. His experience spans widely recognised standards such as SEDEX, WRAP, BSCI, GOTS, C-TPAT, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, complemented by extensive professional training in auditing and management systems.

With a background in finance and business management, he is passionate about helping organisations strengthen systems, improve performance, and achieve sustainable compliance outcomes.

Salim is fluent in Bengali, English, and Urdu.

Sally helps clients develop sustainability strategies and communications, specialising in human rights and responsible sourcing of raw and animal-derived materials. After completing her MSc in Sustainability she spent four years in international development before becoming a sustainability consultant 20 years ago. Over this period she has supported companies across agriculture, electronics, fashion, food, hospitality, personal care, property and sports, providing both the rationale and practical steps needed to create best-practice programmes.

She joined TRN in 2011 and remains inspired by her colleagues’ drive to create genuine industry change and by clients’ willingness to pioneer new ways of working. An environmental and animal rights campaigner since childhood, her greatest passion is finding ways to protect animals and ecosystems through her work, and she is encouraged by the growing shift toward regenerative approaches that deliver positive impacts on the environment and biodiversity.

Samad is an experienced CSR, ethical trade and sustainability professional with 20+ years of expertise in social compliance, auditing, training, supplier development, and management systems. Accredited in internationally recognised standards including SA8000, Sedex SMETA, SLCP, ICS, SCAN, and Quality Management Systems, he has worked with global brands and supply chains across sectors such as textiles, apparel, agriculture, food, construction, engineering, pharmaceuticals, education and services in Pakistan and internationally.

Since joining TRN in 2012, he has helped organisations strengthen responsible sourcing practices, worker rights programmes, ESG performance, and sustainable supply chain management. His experience includes supporting initiatives for organisations such as the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), GLOBALG.A.P., and projects linked to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Passionate about ethical trade and sustainability, he works closely with clients to develop practical solutions that improve supply chain transparency, protect worker rights, and drive meaningful social and environmental outcomes.

Santosh is an Ethical Auditor and Consultant with more than ten years’ experience supporting organisations across manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, construction and wider supply chain sectors. She helps businesses identify, assess and mitigate risks related to human rights, labour practices and modern slavery. Holding a Law degree and with ten years’ experience in the retail sector, she brings a strong blend of legal insight and industry understanding to her work as a modern slavery consultant.

A core strength is Santosh’s ability to communicate and build rapport. She engages confidently with people at every level, from senior leadership to the on-the-ground workforce, fostering trust and openness that helps uncover issues that might otherwise remain hidden. She specialises in mapping labour supply chains, conducting social audits and modern slavery risk assessments, reviewing due diligence systems and ethical trade policies, and supporting businesses that rely on vulnerable labour groups. She designs practical, bespoke programmes tailored to each organisation’s size, maturity and resources, combining technical expertise with a people-centred approach that delivers meaningful insights and sustainable improvements.

Seda is an auditor, consultant, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in international trade, manufacturing, research and development and responsible supply chain management.

She joined TRN in 2016 and has since conducted more than 1,100 audits across a range of sectors. She supports brands in monitoring their supply chains through audits, consultation and training, working with companies in agriculture, electronics, fashion and cosmetics. Seda’s work includes Code of Conduct, ICS, SMETA, Fair Trade audits and SLCP verification. She has also helped identify risks and develop action plans at farm level, particularly where domestic and foreign migrant seasonal workers — including children — are employed. She takes pride in driving supply chain improvements through TRN’s unique and innovative approach.

I specialise in ethical trade and responsible sourcing in various industries, including fashion, retail, food and sports. I help clients to consolidate their business strategies through implementing robust ethical compliance standards across their supply chains. I joined TRN in 2016, and over the last five years I’ve developed my knowledge and experience to become a skilled CSR auditor and consultant. I work in Europe and Africa, using my English, Turkish and Romanian language skills. I feel lucky to be working with wonderful people who are always open to new and better ways of tackling labour rights and developing sustainable environmental policies.

I am passionate about meeting new people and facing new challenges in my work. I am confident that my open and collaborative approach will drive people and businesses to change and innovate.

I am happy to live in a country with beautiful mountains and lakes, and warm and friendly people. I love travelling, fishing and football. I am motivated to live a healthy and balanced life.

Stefano has 25+ years of international experience in humanitarian response, development cooperation and programme evaluation across Asia and South America. He is experienced in project management, consulting, NGO evaluations, and social compliance assessments, with a strong commitment to workers’ rights and responsible supply chains. He is recognised for his analytical thinking, adaptability and cross-cultural expertise. He is a certified SA8000 Auditor with 2+ years of experience auditing with TRN.

Stefano is fluent in Italian, Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Tiger brings extensive first-hand experience of factory work and ethical trade, having worked in a wide range of industries before moving into social compliance and factory improvement. Since joining TRN in 2015, he has supported factories through worker engagement, training, remediation and practical improvement projects, helping management teams better understand and address workplace challenges.

Throughout his career, Tiger has visited approximately 1,500 factories, reviewed more than 100,000 employee records and interviewed nearly 10,000 workers. His experience also includes supporting the remediation of child labour cases, helping nearly 500 children return to education. Drawing on both his personal and professional experience, Tiger is passionate about improving working conditions and fostering constructive dialogue between workers and management to create meaningful and lasting change.

Trish is TRN’s communication associate. She has almost 35 years’ experience in communications, having headed communications for several of South Africa’s leading listed blue-chip corporates including First National Bank, M-Net, Absa and Old Mutual. Her responsibilities covered internal and external communications across media, government, regulatory, investor, B2B and civil society stakeholders, as well as corporate social responsibility, strategic sponsorships, customer care, events, research, advertising, publications, heritage and production services. During South Africa’s transition to democracy she was seconded to work with government on key national initiatives, including the historic National Summit for Local Government and efforts to encourage women to vote in the first democratic elections.

As a consultant she has worked with clients including the De Beers Group, the South African Revenue Service and JT International, with a particular focus on the arts, culture and creative industries. She has served as a Council Member of the National Film & Video Foundation and as a Trustee of the Arts & Culture Trust, and represents the independent film and TV producers’ industry body in the development of a Presidential Masterplan for the AV sector.