When business creates value, it can also create justice.

A portion of every ExValu engagement goes directly to the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons - the only global UN mechanism dedicated exclusively to survivor support.

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ExValu donates a fixed percentage of net revenues to UNVTF annually. Donation amounts are published transparently each year on this page.

The problem

Human trafficking is driven by the same economic logic we work to counter

Human trafficking is not primarily a policing problem. It is an economics problem. Traffickers exploit vulnerability for profit. And the profit motive is enormous.

50M People in modern slavery on any given day - 10 million more than five years ago ILO / Walk Free / IOM Global Estimates, 2022

$236B Annual illegal profits generated by forced labour globally ILO Profits and Poverty report, 2024

0.1% Estimated proportion of trafficking victims who are identified and receive support UNODC / UNVTF estimates

That last figure is the most important. Fewer than one in a thousand trafficking victims receives meaningful support. Not because the problem is unsolvable - but because victim-centred support systems are chronically underfunded compared to the scale of the problem.

Trafficking persists because exploitation is commercially rational under current conditions. The perpetrators profit. The victims bear the cost. The gap between them is what the UNVTF exists to close.

Why victim protection matters for prosecution

Evidence consistently shows that victim protection and access to justice directly increase successful prosecution rates. Traffickers rely on victims' fear, isolation, and lack of legal standing. Funding survivor support is not charity - it is justice infrastructure.

Why we focus on institutional solutions

ExValu supports global, institutional, non-political solutions. The UNVTF operates through a rigorous grant-selection process, funding frontline NGOs across more than 60 countries. Donations are disbursed transparently and independently of any single government agenda.

Where the money goes

The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons

ExValu's donation partner is the UNVTF - the only UN-level multilateral funding mechanism dedicated exclusively to victims of human trafficking. Understanding where donations go matters. Here is exactly what the UNVTF does.

About the UNVTF

Established: July 2010, by UN General Assembly Resolution 64/293

Administered by: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna

Mandate: Provide humanitarian, legal, and economic assistance to victims of trafficking through multi-year grants to frontline civil society organizations (NGOs) worldwide

Approach: Victim-centred. Grants fund shelter, medical care, psychosocial support, legal aid, access to justice, vocational training, and reintegration. Priority given to women, children, and underserved groups.

Governance: Independent five-member Board of Trustees appointed by the UN Secretary-General with geographical representation, providing strategic oversight and ensuring funds are used efficiently.

Full details at unodc.org/unvtf

100,000+ Victims directly supported since 2010

60+ Countries reached through funded projects

162+ NGO projects funded since establishment

The UNVTF accepts contributions from governments, private sector, foundations, and individuals. Donations are fully tax-deductible where applicable under national law. ExValu contributes as a private sector donor.

The connection

Why this cause - and why now

The connection between ExValu's work and this cause is not incidental. It is deliberate.

ExValu works with business owners to build transferable, sustainable companies - businesses that operate through documented systems rather than individual dependency. That work is commercially motivated. But the profits it generates carry an obligation.

Human trafficking is, at its core, a story of dependency and exploitation. Traffickers create the most extreme form of human dependency imaginable - stripping individuals of autonomy, documentation, economic access, and legal standing. The gap between trafficker and victim is a gap in power, information, and institutional protection.

ExValu's business exists because it helps close a different kind of gap - the gap between what a business is worth to its owner and what it could be worth to a buyer. The proceeds from closing that gap, however modest in the early years, can help close the gap that matters most.

ExValu donates independently to UNVTF without co-branding arrangements.

The full evidence basis for this decision - including the economic analysis of why trafficking persists, the data behind the statistics on this page, and the reasoning for choosing institutional over rescue-based approaches - is set out on the Economics of Human Trafficking page.

Our commitment

Transparent giving - published annually

ExValu commits to donating an increasing fixed percentage of net revenues to the UNVTF each year. Annual donation amounts are published on this page. The commitment is unconditional - it applies regardless of business performance in any given year.

The commitment in plain terms

What: A fixed percentage of ExValu's annual net revenues is donated to the UNVTF.

When: Annually, within 60 days of the end of each calendar year.

How: Direct donation to UNODC via the UNVTF donation mechanism at unodc.org/unvtf.

Transparency: The exact amount donated each year is published in the table below. No minimum is set publicly - ExValu is in its early stages and the amounts will be modest at first. The commitment is to the principle, to the consistency, and to the direction of travel.

Independence: ExValu has no formal arrangement with UNODC or the UNVTF beyond donor status. This page does not imply UNVTF endorsement of ExValu or its services.

Annual donation record

Year	Net revenues (ExValu)	Donation to UNVTF	% of net revenue	Confirmation
2026	First year of operations	To be published Q1 2027	-	Pending

This table will be updated each year by March 31 following the donation. Donation confirmation references from UNODC will be added when available.

Sources and evidence basis

This page uses publicly available data from United Nations and International Labour Organization sources. All statistics are sourced and verifiable. No figures are estimated or extrapolated by ExValu. For a full analysis of the evidence and the reasoning for supporting institutional solutions, see the Economics of Human Trafficking page.

50 million people in modern slavery: ILO, Walk Free, IOM - Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage (2022 report, based on 2021 data). ilo.org

$236 billion annual profits from forced labour: ILO - Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour (March 2024). ilo.org

UNVTF reach and impact figures (100,000+ victims, 60+ countries, 162+ projects): UNODC UNVTF About page (current). unodc.org

Less than 1% of victims identified: UNODC estimate cited by UNVTF. The exact figure varies by source and year; ExValu uses "fewer than one in a thousand" as a conservative approximation consistent with published UN estimates.

ExValu is not affiliated with UNODC, UNVTF, ILO, Walk Free, or IOM. This page does not imply endorsement by any of these organizations.