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ll Burberry employees are introduced to Burberry’s responsibility policies and programmes during their induction training to ensure a general understanding of Burberry’s responsibilities in this area. page 14
We train all internal teams working with our business and product supply chains. This includes sourcing, supply chain and logistics, product development, human resources, legal, construction, procurement and workplace services. In FY 2020/21, the supply chain, sourcing and product teams will receive online resources and a refresher training to raise awareness of modern slavery risks. page 14
We have trained finished goods suppliers, their key sub-contractors and key raw material suppliers on the identification of modern slavery and building systems to prevent the occurrence of modern slavery page 15
SUPPLY CHAIN TRAINING
In FY 2016/17, we provided day-long tailored training to suppliers on identifying and
combatting modern slavery. In-person training sessions were held with finished goods
vendors who together manufacture over 70% of our products. Initially, this training
was provided to key finished goods and raw material suppliers, third-party labour
contractors and suppliers operating in sectors with a greater risk of modern slavery
issues arising. Participants were required to develop and implement plans around
the recruitment and ongoing management of workers to reduce the risk of modern
slavery in their operations and supply chain. These plans continue to be monitored on
an ongoing basis by our responsibility team. In FY 2018/19, our UK responsibility team
completed an “Investigative Interviewing Skills” course developed and delivered by the
Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority and Stronger Together. The skills learned have
been used to improve our ethical trading audit methodology and have provided insight
when working with our regional teams.14
INTERNAL TRAINING
Informed by Burberry’s Human Rights Impact Assessment, in FY 2016/17 we
developed a bespoke modern slavery and labour rights training programme in
collaboration with the ethical trade, human rights and labour standards consultancy,
Impactt. The training was delivered to key employee groups who interact with
Burberry’s supply chain networks. The targeted training helps those travelling to
supply chain facilities to be familiar with the risk areas, likely indications of human
rights abuses (including instances of modern slavery) and possible actions to take
if an incident of modern slavery is identified. In addition, we have trained members
of our human resources, health and safety, construction and fulfilment teams on
modern slavery, how to identify it and appropriate actions to take. This training has
helped embed respect for human rights and a policy of zero tolerance for modern
slavery throughout the business. In FY 2020/21 we will create new online resources
and refresher trainings to reach a wider audience of employees to further embed
awareness and risk mitigation into our culture.14
We will also develop online tools and resources to
provide employees with relevant training to help them identify risks of modern slavery
and to further embed risk mitigation into our culture. We believe that our focus on
transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain will help identify modern
slavery risks which can then be addressed. 16
pg. 10-11 "TRAINING & RESOURCES Our Responsibility team includes specialists in labour and human rights and modern slavery. All Burberry employees are introduced to Burberry’s responsibility policies and programmes during their induction training to ensure a general understanding of Burberry’s responsibilities in this area. INTERNAL TRAINING In FY 2016/17, we developed our first bespoke modern slavery and labour rights training programme for our internal teams and supply chain partners, informed by Burberry’s Human Rights Impact Assessment and in collaboration with the ethical trade, human rights and labour standards consultancy, Impactt. In FY 2020/21 158 members of our internal supply chain, sourcing, internal manufacturing and product teams received either introductory or refresher training. The targeted training helps those who have close contact with our extended supply chain to be familiar with the risk areas, likely indications of human rights abuses (including instances of modern slavery) and possi...
I checked procurement because:
In FY 2020/21 158 members of our internal supply chain, sourcing, internal manufacturing and product teams received either introductory or refresher training. (p.10)
I added in development because:
In FY2021/22 we will create new online resources and continue to conduct trainings to reach a wider audience of employees and further embed awareness and risk mitigation into our culture (p. 11)
In the coming year, we have set the target to cover 80% of our product supply vendors and raw
material suppliers, with training on modern slavery identification and management within their
own operations and extended supply chains. (p.11)