Modern Slavery Act 2015 Transparency Statement

Somerdale International Ltd (Somerdale) fully supports the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This statement sets out the steps that we have taken during the previous financial year to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not operating within either its own business or its supply chains.

This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors.

Somerdale operates from a modern purpose-built facility in Wellington, Somerset.

Somerdale has established a framework of procedures which collectively detail the following:

• Somerdale supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
• Somerdale is committed to making certain that it is not complicit in human rights abuses.
• Somerdale respects the rights of workers to join, form or not to join workers organisations including trades unions.
• Somerdale does not use forced or compulsory labour. Employment is voluntary.
• Somerdale complies with local minimum age laws and does not employ child labour.
• Somerdale is dedicated to maintaining a workplace that is free from discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status and pregnancy, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Somerdale provides employees with a safe and healthy workplace.
• Somerdale believes that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right.
• Somerdale requires all employees and supply chain partners to adhere to these principles and to all other legal policies.

The Board of Directors of Somerdale review this statement annually and update our website accordingly.