Question: Does the company’s statement detail one or more specific, organisational policies or actions to combat slavery in their direct (tier 1) and/or in-direct (beyond tier 1) supply chain?
Answer:
Suppliers comply with laws and company’s policies (beyond tier 1),
Code of conduct or supplier code includes clauses on slavery and human trafficking (beyond tier 1)
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Walk Free
MSA policy (revised)
2020
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updated over 2 years ago by Singh Anjali

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"Policies and Practices

CDUK’s commitment is to act with integrity in all its business dealings and to promote ethical conduct, to enhance compliance with applicable laws and to provide guidance with respect to business conduct. It has a number of policies that are relevant to this commitment, which set out what CDUK expects from its employees, internal business and its external suppliers.

Employees of CDUK have access to the LVMH confidential whistleblowing helpline. Breaches raised through the whistleblowing helpline will be investigated by the Group Ethics & Compliance Director.

The Ethics, Compliance and Audit Committee is a working group dedicated to the deployment of the ethics & compliance program and the audit and risk management results that reports to the Maison’s CEO. This covers the global organization including the UK and details of the committee is available to employees via the intranet.

Key Policies are:

1. CDUK Suppliers' Code of Conduct ("Suppliers' Code of Conduct") available upon request

CDUK expects its suppliers to share its commitments and act in full compliance with the relevant laws, including all national, local and international laws relating to the management of their businesses.

CDUK requires its suppliers to seek approval before subcontracting any part of their supply chain process and CDUK’s approval is subject to acceptance by the subcontractor of the Suppliers' Code of Conduct and all other applicable conditions that CDUK determines.

2. Christian Dior Code of Conduct("Christian Dior Code of Conduct") available upon request

The ‘Christian Dior Code of Conduct’ includes relevant sections on “Honesty & Ethical Conduct”, “Compliance with Law & Regulations”, “Safe Working Conditions” and “Sales & Commercial Transactions”. Our Anti-modern slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains. CDUK expects its employees and suppliers to engage in and promote honest and ethical conduct, comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in their own area and act responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence when dealing with colleagues, customers, suppliers, agents and intermediaries. The Christian Dior Code of Conduct reiterates the LVMH Code of Conduct and commitment to act to the highest standards of integrity, respect and engagement in their behaviours and in the way that they conduct business every day, everywhere. This code further states that the group companies will inform all its commercial partners of its ethical principles and expectations and will ask its suppliers to comply with the principles set out in the Suppliers' Code of Conduct. In particular, this code specifies compliance with social issues to abide, respect and adhere to the company moral and ethical values in the management of the company concerning Human Rights, working Conditions and environmental issues."

Singh Anjali.....2021-11-26 13:16:57 UTC