Modern Slavery Policy

Overview

Modern slavery1, or any other form of labour exploitation, has no place in our organisation or our supply chain. We are committed to taking the necessary steps to identify and address the risks. Where we find that exploitation is occurring, we want to ensure that victims receive the support they require.

Our Commitment

We believe that the most effective way to tackle modern slavery is to collaborate with our clients, supply chain partners and other stakeholders, and we will look for any opportunities to share our learning and to learn from others. To support our learning, and gain access to updated information and resources, we have registered on the Stronger Together website².

Our Governance

Our HR Manager and Ethical and Sustainability Manager work together to manage the implementation and reporting of our modern slavery work, reporting into the Board of Directors.

Our Strategy

We are developing our systems, policies, and processes to ensure that we have an effective framework by which our workers, employees, and supply chain partners are clear about our expectations and are supported to raise their awareness and understanding of this challenging and sensitive issue. As members of amfori, we participate in amfori’s Business Social Compliance Initiative (amfori BSCI), which supports companies to drive social compliance and improvements within the factories in their global supply chains

Our Communication

We have published our Modern Slavery Statement on our website to provide a detailed update of our approach. We have also voluntarily uploaded our Statement on the UK Government’s Modern Slavery Registry3 and will continue to do so.

Our Approach to Remediation

Should an incident of modern slavery be identified in our organisation or our supply chain, we will cooperate with the relevant authorities to support any further investigations. We will seek to understand if we have caused or contributed to the exploitation occurring and if it is found that we have then we will seek to engage with the victim(s), via independent facilitation as appropriate, to explore what remediation is sought and how this is best achieved.

Summary

It is our intention to take effective measures to tackle the risk of modern slavery and to continuously develop our approach to meet new and emerging challenges.

1 For a full definition, see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide#introduction

2 https://www.stronger2gether.org

3 https://modern-slavery-statement-registry.service.gov.uk