Julia Black is Head of Seafood at the Food Network for Ethical Trade (FNET), where she leads engagement with member businesses and stakeholders to promote ethical trade and strengthen human rights due diligence across global seafood supply chains. She oversees FNET’s seafood programme, facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing and collective action to address labour rights risks and advance responsible business practices within the sector.

Julia has over a decade of experience in ethical trade, responsible sourcing and human rights. Prior to joining FNET, she held senior ethics and social sustainability positions at Hilton Foods and Lovering Foods, leading work on human rights, modern slavery and ethical trade, with particular expertise in seafood supply chains. During her tenure at Hilton Foods, she served on the FNET Board for three years, contributing to the organisation’s strategic development and member engagement.

Julia holds a Master of Research degree from Heriot-Watt University, examining the role of garment manufacturing in enabling international development.