online resources, and technical consultations to help organisations protect their operations and supply chains against modern slavery. MAG, the owner of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, credited the expertise of Slave-Free Alliance in enabling it to “independently review, benchmark and develop processes to help combat modern slavery”. Other Slave-Free Alliance members include Aviva, Experian, Dixons Carphone, Biffa, Morrisons, AstraZeneca and Arriva, and industries represented among the wider membership include professional services, engineering, data analysis, IT, utilities, energy, environmental services, manufacturing, agriculture, insurance, legal, pharmaceutical, property, recruitment, retail, transport and waste management. In 2020, Slave-Free Alliance also launched in Australia, with its first member being the supermarket chain ALDI Australia. As of 2022, Slave-Free Alliance was reported to have 95 members, including 10 FTSE 100 companies. Dismissal of former CEO Ben Cooley, co-founder and former CEO On 28 May 2021 Hope for Justice announced that co-founder and CEO Ben Cooley's employment had been terminated following an investigation and disciplinary hearing. The charity revealed that although "the allegations were not of a criminal nature and no other members of the leadership team were implicated, they were determined to be serious and the Charity Commission was duly informed." On 3 June 2021 Civil Society News reported a UK Charity Commission spokesperson as saying "The charity has kept us informed throughout the independent investigation. We recently received an update to the serious incident report and are currently assessing this information. We cannot comment further at this time." Ben Cooley publicly criticised the investigation and disciplinary hearing processes in the charity sector press saying, "I fundamentally disagree with the outcome" and "I wish that the process had been handled better and more consideration had been given to the fact that there was limited evidence available due to the historical nature of the allegation." Cooley also publicly posted on social media "I cannot agree with the decisions recently being made around my leaving Hope for Justice," and also said that it "is time for me to move on." On 22 June 2021, however, Hope for Justice confirmed that an Appeal Panel had been convened but that they "upheld findings of gross misconduct against Hope for Justice co-founder Ben Cooley after an investigation into his behaviour while in the post of CEO". The charity stated that "In light of its detailed review, the Appeal Panel found no valid or credible challenge had been submitted to