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:
Prohibit use of forced labour (direct / tier 1),
Code of conduct or supplier code includes clauses on slavery and human trafficking (direct / tier 1),
Contracts include clauses on forced labour (direct / tier 1),
Prohibit use of child labour (direct / tier 1)
In addition of committing to the actions selected above the statement has an entire section dedicated to “Actions to assess and address risks”
pg. 15
“Wherever possible, require St Barbara’s suppliers to agree to comply with the St Barbara Supplier Code of Conduct and the Modern Slavery Policy and otherwise seek to engage suppliers who uphold St Barbara’s commitment to eliminating modern slavery practices”
“We are committed to engaging with only those suppliers whose principles match our own. Our suppliers are required to comply with all applicable laws and, in all cases, to meet the standards and principles set out in our Supplier Code of Conduct across all areas of their business.”
“The Supplier Code of Conduct requires our suppliers to comply with applicable modern slavery laws and expressly prohibits any forms of human trafficking, slavery, servitude, forced labour, forced marriage, deceptive recruiting for labour and services, debt bondage and child labour.”
Pg. 16
“In FY21, the majority of the supply contracts entered into by the Group contained provisions addressing modern slavery obligations on the supplier.”