The company's MS statement has paragraphs under their policy section that states:
"Our human rights agenda holds us to account in operating to high standards within our own business. We are a Real Living Wage Employer, a signatory to the UN Global Compact and an advocate of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We continue to support behaviours which are consistent with International Labour Organisation’s Core Conventions. We have incorporated the internationally recognised Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code within our Supplier Code of Conduct. The ETI Base Code is founded on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an internationally recognised code of labour practice. It stipulates the following nine provisions:
Employment is freely chosen
Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
Working conditions are safe and hygienic
Child labour shall not be used
National Living wages are paid
Working hours are not excessive
Discrimination is not practised
Regular employment is provided
No harsh or inhumane treatment"
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“For the past five years, we have had methods of due diligence in place, such as supplier questionnaires and clauses within supplier and partner contracts, which ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.”