Technical and commercial colleagues at Sainsbury’s receive training on the ethical standards we expect and their role in supporting suppliers during their induction and on an on-going basis. This training includes guidance on modern slavery and trafficking, questions to ask and how to conduct site visitswhich incorporate some of the forced labour indicators. Some colleagues in grocery also attend more extensive training on slavery and trafficking which is provided to suppliers through our Technical Management Academy.10

over 100 HR staffand line managers have received training on forced labour.8

We engage in a number of collaborations to support the awareness raising and capability building of our suppliers. In 2014,we established a ground-breaking partnership with the UK’s foremost investigator of labour exploitation, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), to deliver bespoke and first of its kind training for our suppliers and farmers.9

Westrongly encourage grocery suppliers to attend Stronger Together’s Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chainstraining. More than 85% of our direct UK suppliers have attended.11