This policy sets out the minimum standards expected by

the Group of its suppliers and their supply chains in order to manage the impacts of our operations

in a responsible manner. The policy includes a specific section prohibiting slavery and forced

labour

In 2013 Dairy Crest Limited implemented the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)

monitoring platform to identify, assess and mitigate potential risk areas (including slavery and

human trafficking) in our supply chain.

In 2015 we rolled out our Ethics Toolkit to all office based staff to train them to recognise and deal

with various ethical considerations including issues such as exploitation and forced labour. A