Fair Futures

What Fair Futures does

Fair Futures Pty Ltd is a boutique strategic advisory and governance consultancy founded in 2023 by Fiona David, the founding architect of the Global Slavery Index. Headquartered in Regional NSW, Australia, the firm provides executive-level consulting to boards, senior executives, government agencies, universities, and energy-sector clients on modern slavery risk management, human rights due diligence, ESG integration, just transition planning, and net zero strategy. Its core service areas are Modern Slavery Governance, The Just Transition & Net Zero, Systems Change and Social Impact, and Effective Human Rights Due Diligence, each delivered as senior-led consulting engagements, research, benchmarking, training, and stakeholder collaboration. The firm does not offer software products, APIs, or digital platforms; its value rests on proprietary research frameworks, forensic evidence-based methodologies, and the unique integration of lived-experience advisors alongside subject-matter experts.

The business model is professional services revenue earned through project-based, custom-scoped advisory fees on multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-consumer in the sense that every engagement is personally directed by Principal Fiona David, with new clients acquired via thought leadership (publications, policy submissions, academic work), media presence (ABC Radio National, The Guardian, Lowy Institute, The Fifth Estate), and strategic network referrals. The firm is eligible for direct procurement by NSW Government agencies for projects up to $250,000 as a NSW-based Regional SME, and claims global reach while remaining 100% Australian-owned and female-led.

The company operates with a lean team of approximately 5–10 staff, including researchers and lived-experience advisors, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or acquisition activity. Ownership is founder-controlled, and Fiona David simultaneously holds strategic positions at TISFD (Regional Council, Asia Pacific), the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory Panel, ACCESS-NRI (Deputy Chair), Macquarie University Law School (Research Fellow), and the Forrest Research Foundation (Board of Governors), which collectively shape the regulatory and disclosure landscape the firm sells into.

Name

Fair Futures

Legal name

Fair Futures Pty Ltd

Website

https://fairfutures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fair Futures is a boutique Australian advisory firm founded in 2023 by Fiona David, providing executive-level consulting on modern slavery risk, human rights due diligence, and just transition strategy to boards, governments, universities, and energy-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Canberra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: Executive-level consulting engagements providing strategic counsel to boards and executives on modern slavery risk management, human rights due diligence, and just transition planning. Engagements are senior-led with Fiona David's direct involvement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fair Futures is a strategic advisory and governance consultancy providing executive-level counsel on modern slavery risk management, human rights due diligence, and just transition planning for boards, executives, and senior leaders of forward-thinking organisations. Core service areas include Modern Slavery Governance, The Just Transition & Net Zero, Systems Change and Social Impact, and Effective Human Rights Due Diligence, delivered through senior-led consulting engagements, research, benchmarking, training, and stakeholder collaboration.

Product overview

Fair Futures is a strategic advisory and governance consultancy — not a software product — that provides executive-level support to organizations seeking to manage modern slavery and human rights risks. The firm offers a unified suite of advisory services rather than a modular software platform. Core service areas include Modern Slavery Governance (risk management and regulatory compliance), The Just Transition & Net Zero (human rights integration into climate strategy), Systems Change and Social Impact (innovative strategies for safety, justice and dignity), and Effective Human Rights Due Diligence (framework selection and risk assessment). These services are delivered through senior-led consulting engagements, research, benchmarking, training, and stakeholder collaboration — with no standalone software products, APIs, or digital platforms offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modern Slavery Governance Advisory service helping boards and executives manage forced labour risks and modern slavery governance with rigour that satisfies demanding regulators. Built on Principal Fiona David's authority as founding architect of the Global Slavery Index, the service targets boards, senior executives, corporations, and government bodies.
• The Just Transition & Net Zero Advisory service supporting organisations to ensure 'green' transitions, from renewable energy zones to circular supply chains, do not carry hidden social liabilities. Targets energy and resources sector companies, including renewable energy and critical minerals, navigating the social licence risks of decarbonisation.
• Systems Change and Social Impact Advisory service developing innovative strategies that deliver safety, justice and dignity for people, drawing on decades of front line experience and design expertise. Targets foundations, philanthropies, and enterprises seeking systemic social impact.
• Effective Human Rights Due Diligence Advisory service identifying the right human rights frameworks to apply to a client's business, bridging silos, simplifying complexity, and providing forensic understanding of risk. Transforms abstract requirements into realistic strategy that delivers genuine impact for workers and communities.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona David serves as Regional Council Member (Asia Pacific) for TISFD, which is developing recommended corporate disclosures on social risk and inequality. This position shapes the future of social-related financial disclosures for the Asia Pacific region.
• NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory PanelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona David provides strategic counsel on the implementation of the NSW Modern Slavery Act through the Commissioner's Advisory Panel, contributing to national anti-slavery policy development.
• ACCESS-NRI (Australia's National Climate Simulator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona David serves as Deputy Chair of Australia's national climate simulator, integrating human rights considerations into national climate planning and modelling.
• Macquarie University Law School - Business & Human Rights Access to Justice LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona David serves as a Research Fellow, contributing to academic research and policy development in business and human rights law.
• Forrest Research FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiona David serves as Alternate and Adviser to Nicola Forrest AO on the Board of Governors, supporting strategic philanthropy and research investment in human rights.
• Chief Executive Women (CEW)minorOthersMember of Chief Executive Women, an organisation supporting and connecting female executive leaders in Australia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Verisk Maplecroft: Global political and human rights risk analytics firm producing indices on modern slavery, child labour, and governance risk for corporate strategy and compliance. Comparable in producing authoritative human rights data that informs enterprise advisory work.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Global sustainability advisory firm offering human rights due diligence, supply chain ESG, and just transition advisory to corporate clients. Closest large-scale analog to Fair Futures in service scope and client base, though substantially larger and US-headquartered.
• Sancroft: UK-based sustainability and human rights consultancy advising FTSE-listed corporates on modern slavery compliance, ethical sourcing, and ESG strategy. Directly comparable boutique peer with similar UK/Australia regulatory focus.
• ELEVATE: Supply chain ESG and human rights advisory firm providing modern slavery risk assessments, supplier audits, and human rights due diligence to multinational enterprises. Directly comparable offering with technology-enabled delivery model that contrasts Fair Futures' pure advisory approach.
• TwentyFifty: UK-based specialist consultancy focused on modern slavery, human rights due diligence, and supply chain responsibility. Closest boutique-scale direct peer to Fair Futures in service offering, geographic positioning, and senior-led delivery model.
• AccountAbility: Global sustainability and ethics consultancy providing ESG advisory, human rights frameworks (AA1000), and standards guidance to multinational organisations. Comparable as a thought leadership–driven advisory firm operating at the intersection of standards, policy, and corporate practice.
• Ardea International: UK-based human rights and modern slavery consultancy providing due diligence, training, and advisory services to corporates. Closest small-scale boutique peer to Fair Futures in scope, methodology emphasis, and client profile.

Emerging players

• LRN Corporation: Ethics and compliance advisory firm providing human rights, anti-bribery, and code-of-conduct advisory with software-enabled delivery. Comparable at the intersection of ethics advisory and human rights, with a more technology-led model than Fair Futures.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Sustainability & Climate): Big 4 firm with a major climate and sustainability practice providing ESG strategy, human rights advisory, and supply chain due diligence. Adjacent competitor with materially greater scale and breadth but less depth in modern slavery specialisation.
• KPMG (Sustainability Services): Big 4 firm with established sustainability practice offering ESG advisory, modern slavery compliance, and human rights due diligence as part of broader assurance and consulting portfolio. Provides overlapping capabilities but as generalist offering rather than specialist focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fair-futures

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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