Question: Has the company reviewed business KPIs to ensure they are not increasing risk of modern slavery? (E.g. expansion to production countries that have a lot of migrant workers)
Answer:
No
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Walk Free
2020
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updated over 2 years ago by Aminata Traore

The company has talked about reviewing the measures however not been reviewed hence not considered.

pg. 7

"As part of the onboarding process, we conduct and review factory social audits and work through our social and human rights checklist with our suppliers. Whilst it is desirable to work with accredited factories, we acknowledge that in the apparel and footwear industry, not all factories will be at this stage at the beginning of our relationship with them. We aim to collaborate with these vendors and have processes and policies in order to help us set expectations and onboard new vendors."

pg. 17

"Before we approve any factory for production, we conduct due diligence on the factory to review current compliance and ethical standards in place. This includes but is not limited to:

+ Assessing a valid social audit already in place

+ Reviewing any certifications with accredited bodies

+ Communicating and seeking written commitment to our vendor code of conduct

+ Building a road map with the factory to embedding all our ethical trade policies"

Singh Anjali.....2021-12-14 14:36:13 UTC