1.1 Modern slavery, a severe crime against fundamental human rights, manifests in various forms including slavery, servitude, forced labor, and human trafficking. These acts share the common thread of depriving individuals of freedom for others’ personal or commercial benefit. We adopt a zero-tolerance stance on modern slavery, pledging to uphold ethical practices and integrity in all our business operations. Furthermore, we are dedicated to implementing robust systems and controls to prevent modern slavery within our organization and our supply chains.
1.2 In alignment with our obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we strive for transparency within our operations and in combating modern slavery across our supply chains. We hold our contractors, suppliers, and business partners to equally high standards, incorporating explicit prohibitions against all forms of forced labor and exploitation in our contracts. We also expect our suppliers to enforce these high standards within their networks.
1.3 This policy is universally applicable to everyone associated with our organization, regardless of their role or level, including employees, directors, officers, temporary staff, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, consultants, third-party representatives, and business partners.