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"URBN UK continues to assess the probability and severity of modern slavery in the countries from which we source. We use a country-oforigin risk assessment tool which incorporates country ratings for freedom of association, slavery risk, corruption, and political and civil liberty. These scores then influence the focus of our ethical trade and modern slavery programme on each sourcing country. This tool is paired with third-party ethical audit findings to determine a final risk score.

In FY23 Q3, URBN UK collaborated with Sedex on their SMETA X audit pilot, giving guidance to factories with limited knowledge on the auditing process resulting in quicker remediation of two high-risk graded factories and supporting Sedex on expanding management system scoping within the SMETA pilot."

"Assessment of Risk

We use the Walk Free 2023 Global Slavery Index to rate each sourcing country for modern slavery risk. Walk Free produces the index by including the following factors: country by country ranking of the number of people in modern slavery; an analysis of the action governments are taking to respond; and the factors that make people vulnerable. A new analysis will be completed on our risk-based approach once an updated report is released."