Before any potential supplier partnership is considered, the supplier must legitimately prove their status as an ethical trader, as well as answer the following questions:

• Do you have a Modern Slavery & Human Tracking policy?
• What checks do you carry out as a business to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work?
• Is all employment freely chosen?
• Do your employees have freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining?
• Are your working conditions safe and hygienic?
• Can you confirm that child labour is not used?
• Can you confirm that wages are fair and comparable to industry standard and working hours are not excessive?
• Can you confirm no discrimination is practised within the business?
• Can you confirm no harsh, cruel or degrading treatment or practices are allowed, and no bribery, corruption, blackmailing or bullying is permitted?
• Can you confirm that agencies supplying workers and your sub-contractors follow a similar code of practice?