CHARTER

Partnering with businesses that share our values and commitment to delivering social, economic and environmental change.

Contents

Foreword p1 Working with our supply chain p6 Community participation p12 About us p2 1 7

What we expect from Health, safety, security Mitigating and adapting our suppliers p3 2 and wellbeing p7 8 to climate change p13 Investing in your success p4 Creating a responsible Materials p14 Resources available p5 3 payment culture p8 9

Ethical conduct, privacy Waste management p15 4 and financial crime p9 10 5 Fair employment conditions p10 11 Valuing nature p16

Inclusive and equitable Air quality p17 6 opportunities for employment p11 12

Foreword

As a family-owned property company, Grosvenor has been creating and managing great places and communities – both in the heart of and across the UK – for more than three centuries.

Our reputation is built not just on the places we • Are we making sure that the companies we the success of the West End, London’s economic create and manage, but on our understanding of partner with – our supply chain – understand and cultural powerhouse. We also recognise our the need to develop communities, neighbourhoods, our approach to these issues, and can work impact is not limited to the UK and therefore as our streets, public squares, green spaces, workplaces with us to meet our goals? understanding of our supply chain deepens, we will and homes that leave a lasting positive legacy. We seek to engage with our suppliers from end to end. have thrived by adapting. Stronger partnerships with our suppliers can help us to answer these questions, and together we We are committed to tackling these challenges and We live in an age where companies must look can achieve even more. see these commitments as an important framework closely at the impact they have on the world for delivering lasting social value to our residents, around them and ask themselves some important This charter is the result of a comprehensive tenants, customers, staff and all those who come in questions: review of our working practices in the UK and our contact with our business and places. supplier relationships. • Are we doing enough to manage the social, I am proud to put my name to this charter, and environmental and ethical risks associated with Across twelve distinct areas, it clearly sets out greatly look forward to working with our partners our business activities? our responsibilities and ambitions, and the to support the delivery of its aims and objectives. standards we expect of the suppliers we work • Are we working hard to ensure the health, with. And because change is constant, we’ve also Craig McWilliam wellbeing and safety of the people we employ, set out the advanced expectations we believe our Chief Executive Officer, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland and those who live and work in the spaces we suppliers should aspire to. create? The UK, and London in particular, faces a number • Are we doing as much as possible to make of challenges. We need deeper collaboration with sure that we are creating lasting benefits for our suppliers if we’re to help overcome London’s our neighbourhoods and society? chronic housing shortage and to keep driving

Foreword BACK TO CONTENTS GROSVENOR BRITAIN & IRELAND SUPPLY CHAIN CHARTER 1 1,397 assets under management a total pipeline of around in the UK 30,000 As at 31st Dec 2017 new homes over the next five years bn 5.2assets under management

About us

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland creates and manages high-quality neighbourhoods that are great places to live, work and visit.

We are a landlord, master developer, builder, Our business is part of the , asset manager, and public sector partner. Our one of the world’s largest privately-owned diverse property development, management property companies, which develops, manages and investment portfolios include the London and invests in more than 60 cities around the estates of and and other world. Our approach to sustainability is to embed developments in London, Oxfordshire and environmental, economic and social outcomes Cambridgeshire. into our business plan, policies and processes. In this way we will work towards creating, managing We believe it is vital that our capital city evolves and investing in sustainable places that deliver to meet the needs of our ever-changing society social, environmental and economic benefits for and have a 20-year vision to transform our everyone. London estate and tackle the growing pressures it faces. For more information visit www.grosvenor.com Beyond London, we have plans for a pipeline of 30,000 homes in the next five years across new neighbourhoods.

About us BACK TO CONTENTS GROSVENOR BRITAIN & IRELAND SUPPLY CHAIN CHARTER 2 Pathway for Existing Supplier signs up to the Supplier works with Action plan is reviewed Lessons learned are shared Suppliers Charter. Grosvenor to develop an regularly. and the action plan is action plan (if appropriate) updated as appropriate. incorporating the relevant commitments.

Pathway for New and Supplier assessed against Successful suppliers Action plan is incorporated Action plan is reviewed Lessons learned are Renewed Suppliers minimum and advanced develop an action plan (if into performance regularly and forms part of shared and the action plan Charter commitments appropriate) to deliver the obligations and supplier performance management is updated as appropriate. and undertakes a Pre- commitments. signs up to the Charter. conversations. Qualification questionnaire.

What we expect from our suppliers

Our Supply Chain Charter clearly sets out the standards we set for ourselves, and the suppliers we work with.

As our supplier, we will work with you to assess, We are adopting a phased implementation Our ultimate goal is that our whole supply This document should be read in conjunction monitor and improve your compliance with our approach: chain has embedded the ethos of the Supply with our: standard requirements and your contribution Chain Charter’s Commitments. towards our advanced expectations. • Key existing suppliers will be asked to - Sustainability Requirements for follow the pathways we have set out We will work with you to: Development Projects How we engage with you will be proportionate above. - Sustainability Policy to the size and nature of your business and how • Identify resources and networks to support you work with us. • All existing suppliers tendering for new you to meet our advanced commitments; - Health and Safety Policy business with us or renewing an existing - Materials Schedule We expect all suppliers to support our Supply contract, and any new supplier, will be • Promote and share best practice where we - London estate vision Chain Charter in principle. asked to follow the pathways we have see it; and, set out above in a phased approach, or • Share lessons learned. at the time of tender/renewal. Please visit www.grosvenor.com for further information. We recognise that our suppliers may have complementary supply chain policies and reporting systems. Where these exist, we will work with you to capture and report relevant data. If you do not have a reporting system in place, we would expect you to use ours.

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Investing in your success This charter outlines how we expect our supply chain to work with us to deliver social and environmental value in the areas where we operate. However, we are keen to make sure it doesn’t place excessive demands on the businesses we choose to work with.

Support available to suppliers • We have a dedicated supply chain reporting system, which helps monitor and map We want to enable all suppliers — large and our supply chain impacts — identifying small — to help us deliver enduring social value. inefficiencies and mitigating risks. We know we must work together to achieve genuine change. • Along with our property sector peers, we have created a network of local resources, At no additional cost to our supply chain, ensuring our supply chain has easier access we have invested in a number of resources to local supplies, workers and apprentices, to help the businesses we contract to adapt as well as organisations that help to bring successfully alongside us. We will continue to unemployed people back to work. For more look for opportunities to expand on our support information on the organisations that can system. help to support your business and your staff, • We are partners with the Supply Chain please see page 5. Sustainability School, who offer suppliers • We retain a number of consultants to advise free training on sustainability, offsite suppliers on the most effective means of construction and management techniques delivering social value. designed to embed change.

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Resources available

We encourage suppliers to seek tailored support in order to upskill staff and their own supply chain. The following organisations may be able to offer support:

The Supply Chain Sustainability School Heart of the City The Construction Industry Research and Better Buildings Partnership The Supply Chain Sustainability School is a Heart of the City is the country’s largest Information Association The BBP is a collaboration of the UK’s leading collaboration between clients, contractors responsible business network for small As a neutral, independent and not-for-profit commercial property owners who are working and first-tier suppliers who have a mutual companies. They have helped hundreds body, CIRIA links organisations with common together to improve the sustainability interest in building the skills of their supply of London firms to do business better. interests and facilitates a range of collaborative of existing commercial building stock. chain. It offers free, best-in-class training www.theheartofthecity.com activities that help improve the construction www.betterbuildingspartnership.co.uk on sustainability, offsite construction and industry. management techniques to help suppliers UK Green Building Council www.ciria.org Fit For The Future lead on and embed change. Grosvenor Britain The UK Green Building Council’s mission Fit for the Future is an environmental & Ireland is one of 70+ partners helping to is to radically improve the sustainability sustainability network with over 100 charities, fund and direct the School. of the built environment, by transforming ULI is a non-profit research and education heritage organisations, cultural venues, www.supplychainschool.co.uk the way it is planned, designed, constructed, organisation dedicated to creating better public sector organisations and more in its maintained and operated. As well as places. It has 40,000 members worldwide, membership. By collaborating and sharing challenging standards and influencing policy representing the entire spectrum of land knowledge, our members are becoming it produces cutting-edge research about the use and real estate development disciplines climate-friendly, adaptive and resilient. future of the built environment. working in private enterprise and public https://fftf.org.uk www.ukgbc.org service. ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among industry leaders and policymakers. www.europe.uli.org

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Working with our supply chain Our commitment We aspire to:

We will work closely with our In practice, this means we make a • Work with suppliers to use digital technology supply chain to deliver lasting commitment to: that delivers operational efficiencies and environmental, commercial and • Operate and communicate with transparency innovation. • Build 1 trusted relationships that do not require and clarity. social benefits, while promoting retention agreements. • Operate to the highest ethical standards and the values of respect, trust and best practice. integrity. • Support 1 suppliers to build their competence — to improve performance and foster a culture of continual improvement. • Encourage suppliers to cascade our operating standards throughout their respective supply chains. • Demand high levels of measurable performance — from both ourselves and our suppliers. Supporting suppliers and • Make available resources required to deliver our projects or work. building trust

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We aspire to the highest All suppliers are expected to meet the • Educate and enable Health & Safety We do not have any advanced expectations standards of safety, security and following entry-level standards for health, ‘champions’ from across the workforce who as we expect as a minimum all our suppliers wellbeing – for occupiers of our safety and wellbeing: consider it part of their duty to keep people to aspire to the highest standards of health, safe. safety,2 security and wellbeing. • Deliver assets with the highest standards buildings, the people working in of safety and security standards based on • Help their workforce to understand our supply chain and those who the best available guidance for the type of the importance of good mental health may be affected by our activities. facility. and wellbeing by encouraging positive • Give due consideration to the health and conversations in the workplace while aiming to reduce mental health stigma We will ensure that all of our staff are appropriately trained wellbeing of the people occupying our assets and discrimination. with the skills needed to deliver the health and safety activities and those who may be affected by their required for their roles. We will maintain our continual activities. • Provide access to competent mental health improvement approach and certification to ISO 45001. We will • Be proactive in ensuring that all people wellbeing and health & safety first aid share information, best practices and lessons learned. occupying and working on our assets are training, and provide assistance that directs free from harm and protected from security their workers towards further support in threats. their communities. Proactively managing • Provide health support for their employees. This could include health screenings health and and access to an employee assistance wellbeing programme.

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We recognise that late payment As well as meeting the following standards for Give clear guidance to suppliers: Suppliers should aspire to achieve the of invoices can have serious creating a responsible payment culture, we • Providing suppliers with clear and easily following standards: implications for businesses. expect our supply chain to filter our culture of accessible guidance on payment procedures. • Sign up to the Prompt Payment Code and responsible payment through its own supply 3 • Ensuring there is a fair system for dealing cascade throughout their supply chains. chain. We will pay suppliers within 28 days of receiving an invoice with complaints and disputes which is linked to an approved Purchase Order number. Pay suppliers on time: communicated to suppliers. We will raise awareness with businesses and sectors of the • Within the terms agreed at the outset of the • Advising suppliers promptly if there are any importance of prompt payment and the Prompt Payment Code. contract. reasons why an invoice will not be paid to the • Without attempting to change payment terms agreed terms. We will make a board level commitment to incentivise good retrospectively. payment performance. • Without changing practice on length We will call out poor performance where we see it. of payment for smaller companies on unreasonable grounds.

Paying suppliers on time

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Our commitment Standard requirements Advanced expectations

We expect the highest ethical All suppliers are expected to meet their Procedures are expected to include: Suppliers should be willing to maintain and standards to be maintained by obligations under law, and any additional • Assessing activities for ethical conduct, demonstrate a programme of best practice for our personnel and all the people industry standard practices applicable to them privacy or financial crime risks. ethics, compliance and data privacy, including: in the following areas: 4 working in our supply chain. • Training and raising staff awareness. • A high ethical standards culture. Bribery and corruption: Suppliers must not gain • Being upfront about incidents and cooperating • Proportionate due diligence of subcontractor advantage through dishonest means (including We have a zero tolerance approach to bribery, corruption in any investigation. procedures. excessive gifts) or pay to facilitate government and financial crime, and respect individual privacy rights. • Encouraging staff to report suspected • Ethical practices central to procurement assistance. We ensure that our personnel are appropriately trained with malpractice, including to an appropriate decisions. Tax evasion: Suppliers must meet their tax the skills needed to carry out their activities to the highest whistleblowing hotline. • Confirmed elimination of any excessive obligations in full and must not assist others to ethical standards. • Ensuring subcontractors are bound to the performance pressures. evade their tax obligations. We will work with our suppliers to maintain the highest same requirements. • Appropriate risk-based performance reviews ethical standards at all levels where others are engaged to Money laundering: Suppliers must not handle and/or audits of subcontractor chains. proceeds of crime or launder money and should carry out work for us. • Ensuring all subcontractor personnel are able challenge suspicious payments. to report malpractice without recrimination Modern slavery: Suppliers must ensure their via an appropriate whistleblowing hotline, such personnel are working by choice and receive the as Grosvenor's hotline: 0800 374199 or wages owed to them. Working to [email protected]. Data protection: Suppliers must respect individual privacy, handle personal data securely high ethical and transparently and honour people’s choices. standards Ethical conduct, privacy and financial crime BACK TO CONTENTS GROSVENOR BRITAIN & IRELAND SUPPLY CHAIN CHARTER 9

Fair employment conditions Our commitment Standard requirements Advanced expectations

Fair employment conditions are All suppliers are expected to meet the • Exclude any unpaid work3 for our contracts We do not have any advanced expectations a vital enabler for delivering following entry-level standards for fair (such as internships). as we expect all our suppliers to promote social value. We believe it is employment conditions: • Use the best available guidance in mitigating fair employment practices and cascade these requirements5 throughout their own supply • Align with recognised employment principles modern slavery to help us to ensure important that employees are such as the Ethical Trading Initiative base everybody working indirectly for Grosvenor chains. paid a fair wage. We pay all code.2 Britain & Ireland is treated with respect. our staff a minimum of the • Pay the Living Wage (as defined by the • Support your suppliers to get the training Living Wage Foundation in the area in which they need on Fairness, Inclusiveness and local Living Wage, as defined they service our contracts) to all employees Respect (FIR)4 and Modern Slavery to by the Living Wage Foundation engaged on our contracts, including improve performance through the Supply including apprentices. apprentices. Chain School and other relevant initiatives. • Exclude zero-hours contracts for our work • Provide training and development We will provide Grosvenor Britain & Ireland staff with training unless requested by the employee. opportunities for their staff. on Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) and Modern Slavery. Encouraging fairness, inclusion and respect

Fair employment conditions BACK TO CONTENTS GROSVENOR BRITAIN & IRELAND SUPPLY CHAIN CHARTER 10 Inclusive & equitable opportunities for employment Our commitment Standard requirements Advanced expectations

Respect is one of our core values. All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the We believe that reaching out following entry-level standards for inclusive following standards: to under-represented groups in and equitable opportunities for employment: • Use the best available guidance for removing 6 • Engage with us when we run local supplier unconscious bias and enhancing flexible society helps to make the most of days. working, recruitment policies, workplace the talent available to us. • Report workforce diversity statistics annually behaviour, inclusive leadership, and with commentary to describe what is being promoting opportunities for minority groups. We will: done to improve workforce diversity. • Work with key stakeholders to encourage • Support our suppliers to get the training they need to • Report on the gender pay gap for their social mobility. improve performance through relevant collaborative company. • Focus on employing workers from initiatives. • Measure and continuously improve levels disadvantaged circumstances (such as long- • Investigate opportunities to employ local people on of local employment, local procurement term unemployed, disabled, ex-offenders and projects, either directly or by engaging with local businesses and employees through formal education service veterans) and report on the results. through activities such as supplier days and stakeholder programmes (e.g. apprenticeships, higher engagement. education, graduate trainees).5,6,7 Providing inclusive and equitable employment opportunities

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We know that understanding local All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the community needs is an important following entry-level standards for community following standards: tool in helping us deliver great participation: • Work with local residents in the communities 7 • Report on social initiatives such as relevant where we operate to help enhance places to live, work and visit. work with communities, volunteering, etc. employability skills. We will: • Actively partake in community engagement • Provide work experience for local residents. exercises. • Undertake community needs analyses to ensure our investment and support of local communities is targeted to • Get the training they need on social value where it will have the greatest impact, and will deliver social to contribute to the local economy and benefits to those who need it most. environment. • Develop and manage high-quality, inclusive and healthy neighbourhoods. • Deliver a legacy of social and economic benefits in our neighbourhoods and improve the wellbeing of those living, Engaging the learning, visiting and working there. community • Commit to socio-economic assessments post-development, including post-occupancy surveys. • Mandate our staff to complete training on social value.

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We recognise that bold leadership All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the from the built environment following entry-level standards for mitigating following standards: sector is needed to tackle climate and adapting to climate change: • Devise and offer innovative solutions that 8 • Design, construct, refurbish and maintain our support our journey to achieve zero-carbon change. buildings to ensure climate resilience. operational emissions by 2030. By 2023, we will have halved carbon emissions from our • Design and deliver facilities that reflect the • Devise and offer innovative solutions to

directly managed buildings. By 2030, we will achieve net lowest possible whole life carbon. enable us to achieve climate-positive zero carbon operational emissions from our directly- • Operate and service our facilities in a way emissions before 2050 for our portfolio and managed buildings.* We will also aim to reduce and report that delivers year-on-year improvements in public realm. on the associated embodied carbon emissions in the built carbon and energy intensity. • Develop and implement a carbon reduction environments within our control. • Measure, monitor and reduce your plan that is aligned to climate science. Before 2050, we will achieve climate-positive emissions for our organisation's carbon footprint. portfolio and public realm. • Provide accurate data to help us disclose our Green House Gas emissions in a clear and transparent way. Tackling * We will adopt the UK GBC Advancing Net Zero Carbon Framework and the definition within it pertaining to net zero operational carbon and net zero whole climate change life carbon buildings. together

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Materials Our commitment Standard requirements Advanced expectations

As an industry, our activities have All suppliers are expected to meet the • Use controlled materials where only Suppliers should aspire to achieve the an impact on the environment. following entry-level standards for materials: necessary. following standards: We must get better at using • Prioritise retention of existing fabric and • Reduce waste and materials packaging at • Help 9 us to mitigate broader risks by responsibly-sourced materials structure. source. engaging with their suppliers on their • Avoid composite materials that cannot be • Support their suppliers to get the training sourcing protocols and responsible and natural resources more reused or recycled. they need to improve performance. materials management. efficiently. • Design and specify for future demountability and reuse. By 2025, we will have mapped sources for 50% of our • Provide data and support to help us map materials expenditure. For example: loss of biodiversity, our supply chain impacts. carbon intensity, water stress, etc. We will do this through • Procure materials with robust certification reviewing our significant materials supply, the robustness of where available. certification schemes and mitigating any significant risks that emerge that are not covered by certification. • Not use any materials identified as prohibited. By 2030, we aim to have a full understanding of the principal Sourcing and risks and opportunities in the supply chains of our materials. using materials We will also undertake Life Cycle Analysis on significant responsibly development projects, to predict the future materials maintenance and replacement cycles.

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Recognising that the world has All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the finite resources, we all need to following entry-level standards for waste following standards: be smarter when using natural management: • Work with us10 to reduce waste at source and resources and managing waste. • Reduce operational and construction waste. develop new solutions to waste management • Design and specify for future demountability through whole life costing and an approach based on the circular economy. By 2030, we will be a zero-waste business. In practice, this and reuse. means that we will be integrating circular economy principles • Reject unsustainable materials where an • Work with us to phase out single-use plastic into everything we do. We will have eradicated non-hazardous alternative exists. packaging. waste from buildings and developments in our control by • Prioritise the retention of existing fabric and • Work with us to achieve our goal of making 9 reducing waste at source , and through reusing and recycling structure. the London estate single-use plastic-free by materials. 2023. • Prioritise durable and long-lasting materials By 2050, we will eradicate waste from all communities where and systems. The circular potential of waste • Work with us to reduce the amount of we operate, by working with customers and stakeholders and should be considered during the design/ hazardous waste going to landfill. participating in the circular economy. procurement stages. • Design, build and operate facilities in a way that eradicates non-hazardous waste to Eradicating landfill. waste

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We understand the symbiotic All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the relationship humans have with following entry-level standards for valuing following standards: nature. In particular, the role of nature: • Offer innovative11 nature-based solutions that • Design, construct, refurbish and maintain support our objectives: to enhance green green spaces in cities to enhance our buildings to the best available guidance space, design for human interactions with biodiversity and help us to and practice for green space and water nature, conserve water and mitigate and mitigate and adapt to climate conservation. adapt to climate change. • Make a presumption in favour of • Support reporting on our natural capital change. sustainably-sourced materials in design and impact. procurement. By 2030, our standing portfolio and largest development sites will have achieved a significant net biodiversity gain legacy • Demonstrate how they are helping us to achieve a significant biodiversity net gain. that contributes to local, regional and national conservation priorities. We will avoid losing biodiversity that cannot be offset by gains elsewhere, and we will incorporate purposeful green Valuing infrastructure into places we design, create and manage. nature We will work in partnership with other like-minded organisations to help accelerate the restoration of the natural environment of the communities in which we operate.

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We recognise that our operations All suppliers are expected to meet the Suppliers should aspire to achieve the have a significant effect on the air following entry-level standards for air quality: following standards: quality of the places in which we • Help us to reduce traffic to our sites through • Use bicycles12 for deliveries where possible. logistics consolidation. operate, both inside and outside. • By 2025, use only zero tailpipe emission cars • Design, construct, refurbish and maintain our and light commercial vehicles to service our We are: buildings to ensure high standards of indoor contracts. air quality for our occupiers. For example, • Measuring the Nitrous Oxide emissions on our London • Prioritise electric equipment use on-site. considering how to reduce CO , particulate estate, including our partnership with King's College London 2 • Use no diesel-powered vehicles after 2025. matter, SO2, NO2, VOCs, formaldehyde. and the London Air Quality Network. • Where it is absolutely necessary to use diesel We will: power, use only the highest available Euro • Continue to develop our delivery and waste consolidation category engines on plant and heavy vehicles offerings to customers, and to service our contracts by 2025.

• Phase out diesel usage for all our service contracts by 2025. Helping to reduce pollution

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Definitions

1. Support: recommended relevant sources of 3. Work: mental or physical activity as a means 6. Local supplier: a supplier is considered information to help our suppliers meet our of earning income. Job shadowing and work local if they service a contract from the standard and advanced requirements. experience where the person does not area deemed to be local from a premises on contribute to GBI business is not considered which they pay Business Rates (or Council 2. The ETI Base Code: an internationally- to be work. Tax for a micro enterprise). recognised code of labour practice, which is founded on the conventions of the 4. Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR): 7. Local employee: an employee is considered International Labour Organisation (ILO). Its a programme of work sponsored by The local if they are resident in the area defined principles are: Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) as local and paying Council Tax to the Local - Employment is freely chosen to promote equality and diversity through Authority. - Freedom of association workplace behaviour. - Working conditions are safe and hygienic 8. Waste at source: surplus materials or - Child labour shall not be used 5. Local: the geographical region defined as packaging that will not be used either to - Living wages are paid local by a project or contract. This will vary service an asset or as part of an asset are - Working hours are not excessive depending on stakeholder and planning considered to be waste at source. - No discrimination is practiced requirements. - Regular employment is provided - No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed

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Contact us

If you require further information about our Supply Chain Charter, or would like to discuss the supplier process with a member of the team, please get in touch.

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