In the first paragraph, it said 'the company has taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in our supply chains or in any part of our business.' It did not mention how to assess.

"Burton's is a member of sedex.. with remaining suppliers asked to complete an ethical questionnaire annually.

...'The board carries out strategic risk assessment of the company quarterly and look at processes in place an actions required to reduce all strategic risks where economically possible. the Sedex system allows us to monitor and be alerted to any high risk areas and together with our own due diligence processess we are prepare to address any issues if and when they arise and take the appropiate steps...."