'Hermes Australia requires its third-party suppliers to provide specific undertakings prior to onboarding relating to the absence of modern slavery practices and their compliance with national and international ethical, social and environmental laws, regulations and policies' P.2

'The adequate remuneration for staff in line with local laws and industry standards' P.2

'Ensure that Hermes Australia maintains a right to conduct audits to:

Inspect the supplier’s facilities, records and practices, to have access to their personnel and to audit their business for the purposes of ensuring that they comply with these obligations and that there is no use of modern slavery; and

Request that the supplier completes any questionnaires provided, including regarding the use of modern slavery and steps they have taken to ensure it is not used by them or their supply chain,

Such audits enable Hermes Australia to measure the effectiveness of its human rights, ethics and anti-modern slavery policies within its supplier network' P.3

Hermes Australia recognizes that the process of assessing the effectiveness of its actions in the fight against modern slavery is an ongoing process and is committed to continuing to develop better measures that can strengthen its assessment program

Visits and audits of Hermes Australia’s suppliers, supported by a ‘supplier information questionnaire

If the supplier information questionnaire confirms a significant level of risk related to environment, the health and safety of people, social issues or human rights and fundamental freedoms, an external body recognized for its expertise, is asked to conduct an audit. P.4