We have undertaken an exercise to assess slavery and human trafficking risk within JLR’s supply chains. We have evaluated our Tier 1 suppliers by considering the countries where our suppliers are based, products and services being supplied and the volume of spend. The data was evaluated against recognised external sources on perceived slavery risk within sectors and geographic areas, to assess whether suppliers potentially represent higher slavery risk. In this first year of undertaking analysis of slavery risk in our supply chains, the geographical information on suppliers was restricted

to the country in which the purchase order was raised, which we have used as a proxy for the country of operation of the supplier. From our risk assessment work to date, considering the type of commodity or service being provided and the country in which the suppliers are based, we have identified 72 suppliers that may potentially represent an elevated risk of slavery or human trafficking. These suppliers span 12 countries: Brazil; China; Egypt; India; Morocco; Poland; Russia; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; and

Vietnam. We are currently seeking further information to understand how these suppliers protect human rights within their operations.There are also a number of people working on our sites as employees of companies providing outsourced services, such as cleaning and catering. The nature of these services may mean there is an increased inherent risk of slavery and human trafficking. The companies that provide these services are subject to the Global T&Cs. We intend to seek additional assurances from these companies that they have effective procedures to protect their staff from slavery and human trafficking risks.

 

As our programme progresses, we will prioritise potentially higher risk suppliers for the mitigation measures we implement. These may include: seeking to obtain more reliable and granular data from suppliers; more detailed review of existing supplier information; supplier self-assessment questionnaires or declarations; and audits for selected suppliers. Under the Global T&Cs, JLR has the right to conduct audits of suppliers and / or ask suppliers to submit to third-party assessment.

 

While the company recognizes its potential impact in various areas, it remains quite vague regarding the specific measures and when they will be implemented.