To support our governance in this area and to clarify what we expect from our suppliers and their supply chains, we have developed the Supplier Principles – Guidance for Responsible Business. The Supplier Principles expect compliance with all relevant national and international laws. They also set out best practice guidance in relation to matters such as anti-corruption behaviours, environmental issues, responsible payment, conflict minerals and how employees are treated.

Maintaining and improving the systems and processes to reduce the risk of slavery or human trafficking is also of the utmost importance when it comes to governance of the supply chain. We are strongly committed to this task and have published a response to the UK Modern Slavery Actand a statement in response to the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act that aligns with the rest of our supply chain governance framework.