Clare Lissaman is a consultant on ethical and fair trade. She was formerly the UK director for RUGMARK - the certification, labelling and development initiative working to end exploited child labour in south Asia's rug industry. Now on the board of the Ethical Fashion Forum, Clare works with a number of clients, both corporate and NGO, developing and implementing strategic ethical trading programmes; delivering training on social accountability and social auditing, and conducting research.

Clare read Oriental Studies (Chinese) at Oxford and previously worked in Hong Kong and China first with a Belgian trading company, then moving to the aid and development agency Crossroads International. She also ran the Hong Kong Asian Conservation Awareness Programme.

A trained social and environmental auditor, Clare has a breadth of knowledge and experience in the challenges of building up sustainable supply chains and a passion and belief that trade can, and should, benefit rather than exploit poor communities.