Question:
In the modern slavery statement, does the company explain one or more of the corrective steps it has taken (or would take) in response to modern slavery incidents in their operations and/or supply chain?
Answer:
pg. 10
"Applying remedy
We have not had to apply Human Rights remedy within our supply chain, but we are aware that this may become a reality as we begin to investigate further within our supply chains.
We have developed our Human Rights Escalation and Remediation Policy which sits alongside our internal whistleblowing mechanism and is widely publicised within the business. It is active and effective at raising issues within the business.
All direct employees have access to the Employee Handbook, which contains details of all our Human Rights related policies, such as Whistleblowing, Grievance and Disciplinary.
We require our suppliers to have effective grievance mechanisms in place for their own workers and to display posters with access to whistleblowing helplines, to ensure any instances of human rights abuse can be flagged. This is checked during site visits and in audits where they are deployed. In the UK, government and charity-led reporting mechanisms can lead to forms of remedy for potential victims of trafficking and slavery. However, we know that this is not necessarily available in other countries at present."
Data copied from Legal & General Investment Management for 2020