Modern Slavery Statement 2023
dss+ firmly upholds the conduct of the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015, to abolish all forms of modern slavery.
Our firm's support and respect for internationally proclaimed human rights is outlined in our Human Rights Policy which integrates with and is aligned to, the Modern Slavery Act. Accordingly, our policy prohibits the use of child or forced labour in our business and any involvement with organizations that support prohibitive labour practices or human trafficking. Our Human Rights Policy works in conjunction with our Code of Conduct and our DEI Policy to provide a holistic framework to uphold our commitment to ending prohibited labour practices and human trafficking.
Our commitment to the elimination of modern slavery is aligned with our values-driven business, as we consistently aim to promote respect for all people, with a strong intolerance to physical violence, threats, corporal punishment, mental coercion, verbal abuse, disrespectful behaviour, bullying or harassment of any kind.
Further, our Human Rights Policy, and thus, our commitment to ending modern slavery, extends not only to our internal employees, but to the organisations with which we choose to work with. The commitments outlined in our Human Rights Policy, reinforce that we will not collaborate with organisations that are suspected of contravening principles aimed to end modern slavery. dss+ is committed to supporting its clients in their efforts to address modern slavery and child labour in their operations and supply chains. dss+ delivers a range of services to its clients including the development of modern slavery and child labour policies, risk assessments, mitigation strategies and remediation.
dss+ employees are strongly encouraged to raise concerns through the dss+ Ethics Platform, so that any complaints can be reviewed and addressed. dss+ investigates any potential human rights breach it becomes aware of and seeks to appropriately remedy or mitigate those breaches.
The commitments outlined in this statement fall under the governance and scope of our Human Rights Policy and thus will be submitted to a regular review process with the provision of updates based on continual assessment of progress against our commitment to ending modern slavery.