Paula Rogers has 25 years experience in the international supply chain management of Textiles Clothing and Footwear (TCF), where her career was kicked off with a 4 year stint in manufacturing for one of Marks & Spencer largest UK manufacturers, in the mid 80’s. While living and worked in Hong Kong (1995 to 2003), she managed the CSR, production & quality operations of 6,000 factories in 80 countries, for Li & Fung Trading PLC, working many of the world's largest fashion brands & retailers. Over the next 5 years, she has worked with BRAC, one of the world’s largest NGO’s, based in Bangladesh, developing an international platform for their 65,000 fair trade artisans.

Today Paula lives in Sydney. As Industry Liaison to the Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia, she works with industry, governments and organisations pursuing transparency, sustainability & accountability, in their supply chains.

Since 2003, Paula has been involved in the Fairtrade movement, and has chaired the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) Committee on developing the Fair Trade Standards for Australia since 2007. She also acts as an Industry Advisor to the British Government’s RAGS Challenge Fund (Responsible & Accountable Garment Sector), providing advice on improving labour conditions in the garment sector in poorer Africana and Asian countries, supplying the UK market, through best Production & HR Management Practices.

Paula has an associate’s degree from The Textile Institute, London and a post graduate in Export Marketing from Boston University.