At Sustainable Business Matters, we collaborate with businesses to eliminate modern slavery and labour exploitation in their operations and supply chains - creating products, interiors and buildings that set a new standard for ethical and responsible practice. 

We can’t ignore modern slavery any more.

There are approximately 49.6 million men, women and children in modern slavery, with more than half of these victims in the Asian pacific region where there are strong links to Australian businesses. 

The reality is confronting: there is a high likelihood that modern slavery and labour exploitation exists somewhere in your supply chain. 

And yet, there is enormous power in your role — as an architect, designer, specifier, procurement manager or product supplier. The decisions you make every day, from specifications and sourcing choices to contracts and supplier engagement, directly influence the lives and dignity of workers across your supply chain.

We work with courageous, values-driven businesses who want to eliminate labour exploitation from their operations and supply chains, not because they have to, but because it matters.

We are not here to tick boxes. We are here to protect people.

The industry is shifting. This is your opportunity to lead.

Across Australia, expectations are rising.

Clients are asking harder questions.
Government legislation and procurement are strengthening.
Sustainability frameworks are evolving.
Certification standards are embedding social responsibility.

Requirements to address modern slavery are now appearing in:

• Contracts

• Tender requirements

• Supplier evaluation processes

• Certification standards

This is not a trend. It’s a shift. And it is an opportunity.

An opportunity to lead.
To influence supply chains.
To protect workers.
To align your commercial decisions with your values.

This is your invitation to help reshape the interiors and building industry, so that dignity sits at the centre of design, specification and procurement.

We work with the following types of businesses:

• Interior fit out and building product manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers 

• Furniture and Homeware Retailers 

• Commercial office furniture manufacturers and retailers

• Manufacturers and distributors of consumer products 

• Architects and Design firms

We’re in this together

We put 100% of our energy into working with you to eliminate modern slavery and labour exploitation across your supply chain. 

The process may feel uncomfortable at times, but we collaborate with you every step of the way, helping you take meaningful action that can positively transform people’s lives.

This is your chance to protect vulnerable workers by helping to:

• Prevent child labour

• End unsafe working conditions

• Workers being forced to work against their will

• End discrimination and harassment in the workplace

• Workers not earning at the least a minimum wage

• End debt bondage and deceptive recruitment

In other words, through this work you help improve working conditions, protect dignity, and support better outcomes for people across your supply chain.

In the end, we want you to feel proud to be part of a values-based organisation that puts people first and acts with integrity.

we work with businesses of all sizes, tailoring our approach to help you achieve meaningful impact.

Working with us means you collaborate directly with Principal Consultant Libby Staggs.

For over 17 years, Libby has worked within the product and design sector, understanding its pressures, procurement realities and commercial drivers. She bridges the gap between architects, designers, specifiers and suppliers, translating human rights expectations into practical, measurable action.

A committed advocate for labour rights, Libby brings courage, clarity, and a respected voice in the design and manufacturing sector to every engagement, helping businesses move from uncertainty to leadership in addressing modern slavery and labour exploitation.

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