Being an ethical and responsible business
Our ESG Committee is a group of cross functional subject matter experts (SMEs) and members of our Executive Team who discuss, review and approve our ESG targets and objectives.
Once agreed, the operational delivery and monitoring of our targets is implemented by our functional teams which incorporate our SMEs.
To ensure we operate in accordance with UK legislation, our modern slavery statement covers three principal areas: our policies and procedures, risk assessment and due diligence.We do not tolerate any form of modern slavery in our business and our supply chain.
We are committed to the highest standards of business ethics and integrity. We expect our supply chain to maintain the same high standards.
We use the Ethical Trading Initiative base code as the minimum standard regarding our assessment of suppliers or partners. As a global enterprise this standard is the most relevant as it encompasses all the countries we do business with, directly or indirectly through our supply chain.Our Supplier code of Conduct provides our supply chain with clear guidance on our commitment and the importance of applicable laws, regulations, and standards on how we monitor and evaluate compliance.
We update our whistleblowing policy annually and share this with our people via our intranet. Should any of our stakeholders need to raise concerns around safety, business practices or other suspicious behaviour or activity, we have a confidential reporting mechanism. During this reporting year, there have been no recorded incidents.
We are supporters of the UN Global compact and comply with all ten principles. We also comply with all international trade sanctions, and never engage with countries or entities with proven or alleged human rights abuses.
