About
Francisca Sassetti is an award-winning sustainability and ethical trade expert and PhD candidate reshaping global business practices through impactful, future-oriented work. She advises and supports companies on human rights and sustainability across strategy and policy development, supply chain due diligence, audit programmes, remediation, reporting, and compliance with current and upcoming legislation.
Her contributions include interventions at the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, co-creating digital ESG and worker voice tools, contributing to the Global Slavery Index, directing a sustainability academy for C-suite executives, and publishing across academic and policy platforms.
She has supported over 40 companies in advancing their sustainability, human rights, and responsible sourcing goals, and works at the intersection of AI, modern slavery, and cross-sector collaboration to help organisations embed ethical practices across global value chains — impacting millions of workers and communities around the world.
Sustainability & Human Rights Expertise
Francisca advises and works with companies, organisations, and multi-stakeholder initiatives to integrate sustainability and human rights into their strategies, operations, and supply chains — with a focus on actionable, measurable impact and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
Her work is grounded in a human rights–centred approach, prioritising the voices and experiences of rights holders and moving beyond tick-box compliance to drive real, lasting change.
Previous engagements include partnerships with some of the world’s largest retailers, fast-moving consumer goods, food and beverage, and technology brands, managing projects across complex international supply networks.
Areas of expertise include:
Human rights due diligence and modern slavery compliance
ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting (CSRD / CSDDD readiness)
Responsible sourcing and supply chain decarbonisation
Worker voice and grievance mechanisms
Rights-holder and stakeholder engagement
Audit management and factory improvement programmes
Training and capacity building for suppliers and executives
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