Modern Slavery Act Statement

Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, companies carrying on business or part of a business in the UK and which provide goods or services with a turnover of £36 million or more are obliged to publish an annual Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement setting out the steps the company has taken to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chain or its own business.

This statement relates to the financial year 2021/22. It is made by All Saints Retail Limited (“AllSaints”, “we” or “our”) and sets out the steps that AllSaints has taken to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place in its supply chains or in any part of its business. This statement has been approved by AllSaints’ board of directors.

Established in London in 1994, AllSaints is a global brand with an independent spirit. We are a community that starts with our worldwide customer base, spread over 50 countries worldwide, across all ages and demographics. Headquartered in East London with studios in LA, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo, our more than 2,000 global team members work hand-in-hand with our 128 manufacturing partners and 50 brand business partners to create full collections of womenswear, menswear and accessories. We also proudly deliver every aspect of the brand experience in-house, from store design and construction to our online platforms.

The AllSaints wardrobe is a catalyst for individuality, a uniform without uniformity, that our customers can create for themselves from our international stores, concessions and franchises across 34 countries as well as our online platforms. Throughout the design and manufacturing of all our collections, AllSaints has a deep commitment to responsible practice – from sourcing raw materials to reducing water usage, to being a member of SEDEX and the British Leather Confederation and certified to sell products to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), Global Organic Standard (GOTS), Organic Content Standard (OCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS). We have also signed up with CanopyStyle and Pack4Good to ensure wood based garments or products are not sourced from ancient and endangered forests.

This commitment extends to our company culture and operations. From the recruitment process to training all employees on diversity, equality and inclusion, AllSaints prides itself on being a multi-cultural and respectful working environment.

AllSaints does not own the companies or factories that produce our goods, but we recognise our responsibility for the workers in those factories to ensure that they are able to make our products freely and in good working conditions. We source the majority of our products from 54 direct first-tier product suppliers based overseas in Cambodia, China, India, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and Vietnam, many of which work with other retailers. We believe that it is important to engage with product suppliers who are reputable and considered to be ethical suppliers globally.

AllSaints is serious about tackling the problems and risks of modern slavery and human trafficking beyond its supply chain and has been a partner of Not For Sale, a charitable organisation which protects people and communities from modern slavery and human trafficking, for over 12 years. Their work provides survivors and at-risk communities with safety, stability, education and economic opportunities. AllSaints’ partnership with this organisation goes beyond monetary value with employees of AllSaints taking part in Not For Sale projects in Thailand in 2019 and 2016, and Romania in 2014, and a team planning a volunteering visit to a Not For Sale project working with children at high risk of trafficking in August 2022.

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business and that our products are ethically sourced. Our commitment to ethical sourcing and zero tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking is written into the following policies:

AllSaints’ Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy

This policy was incorporated into our business in January 2017 and was added to our Supplier Manual, which is distributed to all our direct first-tier product suppliers to review, adhere to and sign. The policy also forms part of our employee policies and outlines the requirements of employees at AllSaints and other organisations that work on our behalf to ensure the prevention, detection and reporting of any modern slavery in any part of the business or supply chains. Any breach of this policy may result in disciplinary action for employees and can otherwise result in the termination of any business relationship.

AllSaints’ Code of Conduct and Ethical Trading Initiative

We use this code to outline the minimum requirements that all direct first-tier product suppliers must uphold in relation to their workers such as employment being freely chosen, no harsh or inhumane treatment of workers, and ensuring that child labour is not used. This code is based on the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code, which is founded on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an internationally recognised code of labour practice. The code is contained in our Supplier Manual.

AllSaints’ Policy on Cotton Fibre Sourcing

This is also contained in our Supplier Manual. It specifically prohibits any direct first-tier supplier of AllSaints’ products from sourcing its cotton from regions where there is a significant risk of modern slavery. AllSaints is committed to not knowingly sourcing cotton for the manufacture of any of our products where we believe there is a high risk of exploitation or the use of forced labour.

As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk within our product supply chain, we undertake the following activities:

• Inspecting, undertaking a compliance review, and auditing new sites of direct first-tier product suppliers prior to production and sourcing. Both unannounced and semi-announced on-site audits are conducted on an ongoing basis by the AllSaints Sourcing Team to observe compliance with industry standards and AllSaints’ ethical sourcing policies.
• Continuing to require all direct first-tier product suppliers to complete and sign a supplier profile questionnaire and setup form. This confirms that the supplier has, among other things, a human rights compliance programme in place and complies with employment laws in that jurisdiction.
• Continuing to require all direct first-tier product suppliers to agree to and comply with AllSaints’ Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy, Code of Conduct and Ethical Trading Initiative, Policy on Cotton Fiber Sourcing and anti-bribery and corruption terms and conditions contained in the AllSaints Supplier Manual.
• Ensuring that our employees, contractors and anyone else acting on AllSaints’ behalf are aware of our whistleblowing telephone line and the accompanying whistleblowing procedure/policy so that risks such as modern slavery in our business dealings can be reported in confidence for subsequent investigation. We want to make sure that there are no barriers in reporting any non-compliance with our ethical sourcing policies.

In our previous statement, AllSaints chose to focus on the below actions in order to: (i) ensure compliance; and (ii) raise awareness of the importance of protecting against modern slavery and preventing it from contaminating our business in any way:

• 1) Ensure that all current and new direct first-tier product suppliers sign up to our revised Supplier Manual, which includes the Anti-Slavery and Modern Slavery Policy (“Policy”) and amended terms and conditions of supply to include modern slavery and anti-bribery provisions.
  
  All relevant first-tier product suppliers have signed up to the revised Supplier Manual and any new suppliers are required to sign up to the revised Supplier Manual as part of AllSaints’ supplier onboarding procedure.


• 2) Incorporate our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy into our standard form employee contract and into our induction process for all individuals who work for us and provide training when considered necessary for existing employees.
  
  This Policy is widely available and accessible by all colleagues across the business as part of AllSaints’ internal policy system.
  
  AllSaints has trained its internal teams deemed to have a higher risk of exposure to issues arising from modern slavery and human trafficking. We are committed to ensuring that these individuals are adequately informed about modern slavery and equipped to raise any concerns they might have.
  
  All employees will be trained on compliance with our anti-slavery and trafficking policy this year.
  
  The Policy also forms part of AllSaints’ new starter onboarding process to ensure that all new employees are trained and aware of AllSaints’ stance on the issue from the outset.


• 3) Instigate a formal training programme to teach relevant staff, including Buying, Merchandising and Sourcing teams about the risks of modern slavery and how to effectively monitor and prevent it. We will also ask our direct first-tier product suppliers to provide training to their staff, suppliers and providers.
  
  As above, training has been rolled out to all AllSaints teams. AllSaints has also requested that our first tier product suppliers provide relevant training to their staff, suppliers and providers.


• 4) Become a member of Sedex.
  
  AllSaints is now a member of Sedex, a global organisation which allows its members to manage performance around labour rights, health and safety and business ethics through the sharing of data.


• 5) Continue to work with Not For Sale to support their efforts to protect people and communities from human trafficking.
  
  AllSaints continues to support Not for Sale, with employees volunteering their time to take part in the Not For Sale project in Thailand this year. AllSaints are also continuing to encourage vendors to commit funds and make pledges to Not for Sale in the future.

In addition, in the last twelve months we have:

• 1) Embarked on a long-term sustainability journey. This year we have strengthened our Conscious Commitment by renewing our certifications of the Better Cotton Initiative, GOTS, GRS and RWS and adding OCS to our mix of more sustainable cotton.
  
  As a member of the BRC, we have signed up to The Road to Net Zero. The first priority for us is working on collecting all our Scope 1 and 2 data to understand our impacts. We will also join the SAC and use the HIGG suite of tools to map and record this information.
  
  In April we signed up to CanopyStyle and Pack4Good. Both initiatives are working within the industry to protect our ancient and endangered forests and promote new innovative fibre and material use. CanopyStyle focuses on our Man Made Celluosic materials, such as Viscose. Pack4Good targets our packaging and paper-based materials to ensure we are sourcing from either recycled or certified materials (including FSC).
  
  We continue to celebrate artisanship in our supply chain and ensure that our social, human and environmental impacts are continually improving.


• 2) Brought our key suppliers from around the globe together in the UK in 2022 to talk about our strategy and values and how we can collaborate to ensure every worker in our supply chain feels valued.

AllSaints is always looking to deepen our insight into how our supply chains function and what their working practices are, and continuously strive to strengthen our own internal approach towards addressing modern slavery and human trafficking.

AllSaints remains committed to tackling the problem of modern slavery, human trafficking and servitude in our global society, and we will continue to take steps to mitigate the risk and prevent the occurrence of the same in any part of our business. We hope to build upon the progress we have already made in connection with this aim.