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:
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In Development
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Walk Free
2021
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pg. 24

“Suppliers have an obligation under this Code to advise APA of any illegal or unethical practices of which they become aware. Consequences of non-compliance with the Code can include termination of contract.”

Pg. 25

“ Whistleblower reports or disclosures made are investigated by the Disclosure Officer, and where substantiated, process or control improvements implemented.”

pg. 29

“Develop supplier incident response plans – include a response strategy / plan for use if an incident of modern slavery is identified in our supply chain.”

Manali Rana.....2022-11-25 09:56:10 UTC

It is not clear if the 'Disclosure Officer' is part of "senior management" so that is insufficient.

As for the corrective action plan - the company is planning to develop incident response plans, so it does not currently have those in place, meaning it should be "in development" instead.

Laureen van Breen.....2022-12-05 15:50:07 UTC

Data copied from APA Group for 2021