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1: Embedding responsible business conduct into policies and management systems.

1A: We have publicly available responsible business policies, such as responsible sourcing, human rights, sustainability, and these are embedded within our organisation’s governance and management.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We have policies that addresses all critical sustainability and responsible business issues. These apply to our operations and supply chain and is publicly available. Our senior leadership owns responsible business. Relevant employees have specific responsibilities for implementing policies, which are integrated into our everyday business decisions.

1B: We have a management system that embeds our policies into business processes.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We integrate policy requirements into our business processes. We regularly communicate with senior leadership regarding the due diligence conducted and decisions made. We also provide training to our employees and suppliers to ensure awareness and compliance with these policies.

1C: We incorporate responsible business expectations and policies into supplier agreements and other business relationships.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We incorporate our responsible business expectations and policies into supplier agreements and other business relationships. We have a document outlining our supplier expectations, which suppliers must sign, and terms referencing adherence to these expectations, which are included in our supplier contracts.

2: Identify and assess adverse impacts.

2A: We have identified areas of our business where risks are most significant, including in our supply chains.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We have conducted a detailed scoping exercise across all areas of our business operations and relationships, including our supply chains, to identify where RBC-related risks are present and most significant. We actively gather information from diverse sources, including international organisations and civil society, to deepen our risk understanding. This includes regular consultations with stakeholders. We have processes in place to identify and prioritise significant risk areas.

2B: We carry out assessments of prioritised operations, suppliers and other business relationships to assess actual and potential adverse impacts.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We map all operations and relationships, including extended supply chains, to understand actual and potential impacts. We use tools to assess risks across our entire supply chain, including indirect relationships. We align practices with all relevant RBC standards and regularly review legal frameworks to ensure compliance. We evaluate potential RBC-related risks in all proposed business activities and reassess these risks. We engage with stakeholders and use their feedback to enhance our RBC practices, considering the unique risks faced by vulnerable groups.

2C: We assess our own involvement in risks and determine an appropriate response.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We engage with relevant stakeholders to determine our level of involvement with prioritised risks. We consult with impacted stakeholders and rightsholders and take inputs from relevant internal or external expertise as needed.

3: Cease, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts.

3A: We have developed and implemented risk management plans develop to manage actual or potential adverse impacts on RBC issues which are directly linked to our operations or business relationships.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We take a proactive approach to RBC. Our due diligence extends through our entire supply chain, and we maintain active, ongoing dialogue with stakeholders at all levels to inform our strategies. We collaborate with suppliers to develop risk management plans and oversee their execution. These plans detail the actions we will take, as well as its expectations of our suppliers and other business relationships. We establish agreed-upon timelines for activities and prioritise ongoing communication throughout the process.

3B: We stop activities that are causing or contributing to adverse impacts on RBC issues.

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What fully aligned looks like:

Where we are unable to manage significant risks to reduce their severity, we create detailed plans for how to stop the activities causing or contributing to adverse impacts. We involve in-house legal counsel and impacted, or potentially impacted, stakeholders and rightsholders in developing these plans. Where disengagement happens, we assess the potential adverse impacts this may have on stakeholders and rightsholders and plan to mitigate these.

4: Track implementation and results

4A: We track the implementation and effectiveness of our due diligence activities.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We actively and continuously monitor the effectiveness of our due diligence efforts within our operations and in collaboration with suppliers, whom we support to address identified impacts. We have established clear accountability mechanisms and key performance indicators to continuously monitor the effectiveness of our due diligence activities.

5: Communicate how impacts are addressed

5A: We report on our responsible business performance every year.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We are committed to transparent and detailed annual reporting on our progress on embedding RBC into our business. We include this information in sustainability or corporate responsibility reports or other appropriate forms of disclosure. We publish this information in a way that is easily accessible and appropriate to all stakeholders.

5B: We disclose our due diligence efforts within our annual reporting.

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What fully aligned looks like:

Our disclosures clearly articulate the significant adverse impacts or risks identified, prioritised and assessed, the actions taken to prevent or mitigate those risks, measures to track implementation and results and our involvement in any remediation. This includes statistics on the number of suppliers we have onboarded, managed, and disengaged.

6: Provide for or cooperate in remediation where appropriate.

6A: We have a remediation process aligned with applicable legal frameworks.

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What fully aligned looks like:

Our remediation processes are fully integrated and aligned with both local and international legal frameworks. We proactively engage stakeholders and give continuous training for our staff to ensure they understand and can implement our remediation strategies effectively.

6B: We have effective mechanisms for reporting, addressing and remedying RBC violations.

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What fully aligned looks like:

We have an integrated reporting system which allows for diverse and accessible reporting. This includes internal and external channels managed by third parties to ensure impartiality. Our grievance mechanism meets the effectiveness criteria set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Principle 31). The process for addressing violations is well-defined, involving immediate action and thorough investigation, followed by remediation plans that are transparently communicated to all stakeholders.

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