Sara Thornton

Dame Sara Thornton is Consultant—Modern Slavery, CCLA. Following on from a highly successful career with the police, Dame Sara served a three-year term until April 2022 as the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. She is also Professor of Practice in Modern Slavery Policy at Nottingham University Rights Lab, where she focuses on research in the area of prevention, business responses, supply chains, and the role of the financial sector in tackling modern slavery. She leads CCLA’s work on modern slavery supporting the ‘Find it, Fix it, Prevent it’ initiative, and engaging with policymakers and civil society.

Latest Articles by Sara Thornton

  1. tackle modern slavery

    16 December, 2024

    Why boards need to tackle modern slavery

    Still prevalent in organisations and supply chains, the crime of modern slavery poses a material risk to business.