According to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, 99 per cent of our suppliers are in geographies that are considered low risk for modern slavery; 95 per cent of our direct suppliers are located in the UK, 3 per cent in other European countries, 1 per cent in North America and the remaining 1 per cent in other countries, including India, Israel and Hong Kong. Additionally, over 80 per cent of our external supplier spend is in service sectors considered low risk, and analysis of the remaining 20 per cent potential high-risk service sectors shows that 99 per cent of spend is covered by FSQS and 99.6 per cent of this spend is through entities within the UK.
As outlined in last year’s statement, where we have suppliers
in recognised higher risk service sectors such as cleaning, catering, property, security and uniform providers we ensure that a dedicated Supplier Manager supports these relationships.
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