Question: How does the company assess the risks of modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chain?
Answer:
Risk-based questionnaires,
Use of risk management tool or software,
Conducting desk research including information from third parties/NGO's
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pg 12

- gather intelligence about emerging risks through our in-country Responsible Sourcing specialists and strong relationships with local groups, NGOs and organisations, such as the ETI, FNET and the CG

- Campaigners, activists and whistle-blowers can also play an important role

Annaliesa Wood.....2021-11-04 15:32:58 UTC

pg. 7

"• Completion of the self-assessment within the Responsible Recruitment Toolkit, of which we are a founding sponsor. This capacity-building tool, an initiative led by the Association of Labour Providers and allianceHR, supports businesses to embed responsible recruitment practices in their supply chains."

pg. 18

"In the last 12 months, the SEA Alliance has worked with an expert consultant to undertake a desk-based risk assessment of 297 fisheries supplying the UK market, supported the development of further guidance on due diligence in seafood supply chains and has written to both the EU and Taiwan regarding concerns about human rights risks in seafood supply chains. The group has expanded and now includes companies representing over 70% of the UK retail market, and a new two year workplan has been developed."

pg. 21

"We will continue to report annually within this statement on the below additional metrics and measures of success:

Number of primary suppliers stating ‘We have a “No Recruitment Fees” policy’ in Sedex self-assessment questionnaire - 155 UK food suppliers"

Singh Anjali.....2021-12-05 10:05:55 UTC

Desk research : We assess the potential human rights risks of our supply

chain by considering the country of origin where we are

sourcing products or raw materials from. We use the Food

Network for Ethical Trade (FNET) risk ratings to inform this,

combined with our own understanding of labour rights and

human rights risks in our key sourcing sectors. (p.12)

Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga.....2022-01-02 18:30:54 UTC

Use of tool: Number of primary suppliers stating ‘We have a “No Recruitment

Fees” policy’ in Sedex self-assessment questionnaire (p.21)

Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga.....2022-01-02 18:33:58 UTC

No evidence of In Development. Therefore, I have unchecked it.

Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga.....2022-01-02 18:34:58 UTC

Checked Risk-based questionnaires because the use of the tool (sedex) refers to suppliers responding to the self-assessment questionnaire.

Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga.....2022-01-02 18:37:57 UTC