Introduction
This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement relates to actions and activities during the financial year 1st January 2017 – 31st December 2017.
The statement sets down Conquest’s commitment to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business activities and the steps we have put in place with the aim of ensuring that there is no slavery or human trafficking in our own business and supply chains. We all have a duty to be alert to risks, however small. Staff are expected to report their concerns and management to act upon them.
High Risk Activities
Currently Conquest does not partake in any high-risk Activities but if in the future this changes this policy will be reviewed and updated as necessary.
Responsibility for the Company’s anti-slavery initiatives is as follows:
- Policies: The Managing Director is responsible for creating and reviewing policies. The process by which policies are developed is looking at best practice and adapting to the needs of the changing company.
- Risk assessments: The HSE is responsible for risk assessments in respect of human.
- Due diligence: The Managing Director is responsible for due diligence in relation to known or suspected instances of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Training
To ensure a good understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains, Conquest requires all staff to complete an online training course.
Policies
Conquest is committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our business or our supply chains. This Statement affirms its intention to act ethically in our business relationships.
The following policies set down our approach to the identification of modern slavery risks and steps to be taken to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our operations.
- Whistleblowing policy Conquest encourages all its workers, customers and other business partners to report any concerns related to its direct activities or its supply chains.
- Conquest Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct sets down the actions and behaviour expected of employees when representing the Company.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy The Company’s CSR policy summarises how we manage our environmental impacts and how we work responsibly with suppliers and local communities.
Performance indicators
The Company uses the following key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure how effective we are in ensuring slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business by requiring all relevant staff have completed training on modern slavery and use of labour monitoring.
This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement will be regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.