PBG is committed to ensuring that none of these offences occur in its supply chains or in any part of its business. The Modern Slavery Policy was approved by the boards of PBG and relevant subsidiaries and reflects a Groupwide commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all business relationships.
The Group is subject to the UK Human Rights Act 1998. The Board of PBG has overall responsibility for ensuring that all areas within the Group uphold and promote respect for human rights. The Group’s policies and procedures seek to anticipate, prevent, and mitigate any potential negative human rights impacts as well as enhance positive impacts. In particular, this is managed through policies regarding employment, equality and diversity, modern slavery, conduct risk and information security.
The Group’s approach to managing its risks is embedded through its policies and procedures and through its Enterprise Risk Management Framework. The policies and procedures provide the Group’s people with clear minimum standards driving behaviours which reflect its values and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
The Group’s policies are formulated and kept up to date by the relevant business area, authorised in accordance with the Group’s governance procedures and communicated to all employees through a number of methods including through eLearning and Human Resources policies, and the Group’s Employee Code of Conduct.
In addition to the Modern Slavery Policy, a number of the Group’s other policies/procedures including recruitment, whistleblowing and anti-bribery and corruption contribute to ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Act.
The Group is also committed to the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking and the protection of labour rights, as described in SDG Goal 8.7.