p. 3 "Our Supplier Code of Conduct sets supplier expectations designed to protect the health, safety, and treatment of workers, including the prohibition of any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded (including debt bondage), or indentured labor; involuntary prison labor; sex trafficking; and slavery or trafficking of people. In addition, our publicly posted Policy Against Modern Slavery further demonstrates our commitment to combating modern slavery. The policy defines modern slavery, gives a concrete list of prohibited actions, and provides reporting channels for suspected instances of modern slavery. We strive to hold our employees and suppliers to high standards. Any violation of our standards by a Google employee can result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment. Any violation by a supplier or extended worker can result in contract or engagement termination."

Although the statement itself provides minimal details, the Policy Against Modern Slavery and Google's Supplier Code of Conduct established Google's commitments against Modern Slavery within its supply chain. Google's Supplier Code of Conduct calls upon "suppliers in our operations and supply chain, and their suppliers, to embrace the following social, environmental, and ethical responsibilities", (tier-I and beyond) which includes the following clauses. This is the clause in Google's Supplier Code of Conduct regarding modern slavery: "Freely Chosen Employment and Combating Modern Slavery. Suppliers will not use or permit any form of forced, bonded, or indentured labor. All work must be voluntary, and all workers must be free to terminate their employment at any time. Suppliers will not hold workers’ identity, immigration, or work permit documents longer than reasonably necessary for administrative processing. Suppliers are expected not to require workers to pay recruitment fees or other fees for their employment, either directly or through third parties, and are expected to repay any worker that has paid such fees. Suppliers will not unreasonably restrict workers’ freedom to move into, out of, or at working facilities. As part of the hiring process, suppliers are expected to give each worker a written agreement describing the worker’s terms of employment in a language understood by the worker, and, if internationally relocating, the written agreement will be provided before they leave their country of origin."

There are additional sections within the Supplier Code of Conduct that address: child labor, freedom of association, non-discrimination, and wages.

However, neither Google's statement, nor the supplier code of conduct disclose the nature of Google's contracts with its suppliers and whether those contracts include clauses on forced labor. It is also not disclosed that Google's suppliers are required to make statements of their own.

Although Google references its Supplier Code of Conduct and Policy Against Modern Slavery that both provide additional detail that Google fulfills more requirements of this metric, the only fulfilled requirements included within the statement itself are that the company and its suppliers prohibit forced labor and that their code of conduct has clauses on slavery and human trafficking.