Slavery Statement

Purpose of this statement

Glen Dimplex UK Limited (the “Company”) is committed to improving our practices and driving out acts of modern-day slavery and human trafficking from within our business and from within our supply chains.  The Company acknowledges its responsibility to section 54 (1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) and will ensure transparency within our organisation and with our suppliers of goods and services.

 

The Company is committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business. Our Employee Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing Policy, our Anti-Slavery Policy and appropriate measures reflect our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.

Overview of the Business

We are part of Glen Dimplex Group (“Glen Dimplex”), a privately owned, multinational group headquartered in North Dublin and operating through 6 divisions worldwide. Glen Dimplex is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electric heating solutions, and also holds a significant global position in the domestic appliances market. Today, we are at the forefront of a low-carbon revolution and Glen Dimplex is a global leader in the development and delivery of low carbon solutions for space and water heating, cooling and ventilation for a smarter cleaner and more efficient future.

 

Our suppliers

Glen Dimplex will not work with any suppliers who have demonstrably and repeatedly failed to comply with basic International Labour Organization (ILO) standards.

 

Our procurement and tender policy requires that all new suppliers are subject to an appropriate level of risk assessment and screening. Our procurement and tender process is in place to ensure that all suppliers meet our expectations of good human rights practices and general business ethics in the wider sense, and to help identify opportunities to reduce the risk of forced labour within our supply chains.

Due Diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking

As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk, we have in place systems to:

  • identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
  • mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains;
  • monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and
  • protect whistleblowers.

 

Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide training to our staff.

Our effectiveness in combatting slavery and human trafficking

Combining the pursuit of economic objectives with consideration for social and environmental factors is a priority at Glen Dimplex. We accept that our actions must accord with the interests of society. Above all else, we place our products and services in the interests of the safety of people, the economic use of resources, and environmental sustainability.

 

Glen Dimplex is committed to common principles of social responsibility. The principles described in the following take their lead from the basic labour standards of the ILO.

 

This statement is made pursuant to section 54 (1) of the Act and constitutes the Company’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 30th September 2022.

 

 

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