Energy Anti-Slavery Industry Forum (EASI-F)

Why now
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Energy organisations are accelerating EV fleet procurement at the same time as regulatory, investor and assurance expectations around human rights due diligence are materially increasing. In Australia, scrutiny of Modern Slavery Act reporting quality continues to intensify, alongside broader developments in mandatory sustainability reporting, board accountability and enforcement posture.

EV supply chains particularly battery minerals and upstream processing are recognised as high risk, yet individual buyers often face limited leverage and inconsistent supplier disclosure. This creates legal, reputational and disclosure risk that is difficult to manage in isolation.

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Purpose and structure
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The Energy Anti-Slavery Industry Forum (EASI-F) has been established by APA and Ausgrid, with Fair Supply acting as independent Chair and secretariat. It is designed as a strictly pre competitive, compliance focused forum to enable participants to:

• Align on a shared, defensible baseline for EV related human rights and modern slavery due diligence
• Coordinate non commercial engagement with EV manufacturers and key suppliers
• Commission and share pre competitive risk insights and practical due diligence tools
• Support consistent procurement governance and disclosure practices across the sector

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Each participating organisation retains full independence over its own procurement decisions, supplier selection and statutory reporting.

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Competition law and confidentiality safeguards
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The Forum has been structured expressly to comply with Australian competition law:

• No discussion or sharing of pricing, commercial terms, tender strategies, volumes or other competitively sensitive information
• Collaboration limited to pre competitive activities (risk identification, standards alignment, shared research and non commercial supplier engagement)
• Formal antitrust “safe space” protocols, confidentiality arrangements and governance controls in place and reaffirmed at each meeting

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These safeguards are embedded in the Forum's Terms of Reference.

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Meeting schedule (online)

• Monday 3 March, 12:00–1:00pm AEST
• Monday 14 April, 12:00–1:00pm AEST
• Monday 19 May, 12:00–1:00pm AEST
• Monday 16 June, 12:00–1:00pm AEST

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Meetings are tightly facilitated, outcome-oriented and designed to minimise time burden.

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Register using the link on this page and we will provide the relevant materials and calendar invitations.