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Modern Anti-Slavery Policy

TABLE OF CONTENTS


1 MODERN ANTI-SLAVERY POLICY 

  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION 
  • 1.2 POLICY STATEMENT 
  • 1.3 POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES 
  • 1.4 POLICY SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE 
  • 1.5 COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS 

 

1.1. Introduction
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes many forms, including slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour, and human trafficking, all of which involve the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

 

1.2. Policy Statement
Blue Saffron Ltd. t/a Dangan Group takes a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all of our business dealings and relationships, as well as implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery does not exist anywhere in our own business.

We expect the same high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers, and other business partners, we will continue to include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory, or trafficked labour, as well as anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, in our contracting processes.

We take responsibility for conducting and growing our business in a sustainable and responsible manner. Our Anti-Slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.

 

1.3. Policy Responsibilities
Blue Saffron Ltd. t/a Dangan Group is ultimately responsible for ensuring that this policy conforms with our legal and ethical commitments, as well as that all people under our control abide by it.

Blue Saffron Ltd. t/a Dangan Group is in charge of implementing this policy on a daily basis, monitoring its usage and effectiveness, dealing with any questions about it, and reviewing internal control systems and processes to ensure they are successful in combating modern slavery.

Management at all levels is responsible for ensuring that people reporting to them understand and comply with this policy, as well as that they get proper and ongoing training on it and the subject of modern slavery in supply chains.

 

1.4. Policy Scope and Compliance
This policy applies to all individuals who work for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives, and business partners.

We expect the highest standards of compliance to be upheld at all times.
The prevention, identification, and reporting of modern slavery in any element of our company or supply chains is the duty of everyone who works for us or is under our authority.

We want to promote transparency and will assist anybody who expresses serious concerns in good faith under this policy, even if those worries turn out to be incorrect. We are dedicated to ensuring that no one experiences any adverse treatment as a result of reporting in good faith their concern that modern slavery in any form is or may be occurring in any section of our own business or in any of our supplier networks.

Dismissal, disciplinary action, threats, or other unfavourable treatment as a result of voicing a concern is considered detrimental treatment.

 

1.5. Communication & Awareness
Our zero-tolerance stance to modern slavery must be conveyed to all suppliers, contractors, and business partners from the beginning of our commercial engagement with them and reinforced as needed subsequently.

Any employee who violates this policy may face disciplinary action, which might result in dismissal for misconduct. If other persons or organisations working on our behalf violate this policy, we reserve the right to terminate our relationship with them immediately.


Brian Whelan
Managing Director
July 2023