Beyond Tier 1 compliance:
To promote human rights across our direct and indirect business operations, we require our network of business associates and extended supply chain to comply with our Principles. (p.7) The Principles apply to all our business associates, which include, but are not limited to: finished goods suppliers, raw material suppliers, non-stock suppliers, construction contractors, licensees and franchisees. (p.7) Finished-goods suppliers sign a letter of undertaking confirming, amongst other matters, their commitment to the Principles and responsibility to cascade the Principles within their own supply chains. (p.9)
Compliance with company's policy:
Since 2016, the Principles have expressly addressed modern slavery risks (p.7) The Principles are monitored by our responsibility and Supply Chain teams and are enforced pursuant to the Burberry Non-Compliance Policy, detailed below. (p.7)
Contractual provisions:
Incorporation of the Principles into our contracts with business associates ensures the provisions targeting modern slavery are also included. (p.7) Compliance with the Principles is a requirement of doing business with Burberry. Adherence to the Principles is included in contracts with suppliers. (p.9)
Code of conduct includes MS provisions:
The Principles include Burberry’s Code of Ethical Business Principles, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy and Global Environmental Policy, and the following seven policies: ETHICAL TRADING CODE OF CONDUCT, MIGRANT WORKER POLICY, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY, CHILD LABOUR AND YOUNG WORKER POLICY, RESPONSIBLE SOURCING POLICY(p.7)
Suppliers to respect labour rights, child labour and forced labour prohibition:
CODE OF CONDUCT. This outlines requirements which all our business associates must uphold in relation to their own employees and throughout their own supply chain. The code includes, amongst other standards, the following requirements: that employment is freely chosen, child labour is not used, freedom of association is respected and no harsh or inhumane treatment occurs. (p.7)
Suppliers to protect migrant workers:
MIGRANT WORKER POLICY
This is specifically intended to protect workers who may be vulnerable to exploitation
in the course of international migration. The policy contains requirements including,
but not limited to, the prohibition of withholding passports and similar documents and
the levying of recruitment fees (p.7)
Prohibits child labour:
CHILD LABOUR AND YOUNG WORKER POLICY
We prohibit all forms of child labour in our own operations and throughout our supply chain. In our Ethical Trading Code of Conduct, we state that we will never use child labour and outline provisions for young workers. Our Child Labour and Young Worker Policy expands on the Code of Conduct and includes standards relating to implementation, monitoring and remediation procedures which must be followed by all business associates.(p.8)