European bakery products manufacturer Baker & Baker has successfully achieved business partner status with Stronger Together, a global organisation that helps businesses mitigate labour exploitation in their operations and supply chains.
Baker & Baker’s partnership with Stronger Together underlines the company’s commitment to tackling hidden labour exploitation in our supply chain.
Stronger Together’s vision is to create a world where all workers are recruited responsibly and have fair work, free from exploitation. Stronger Together provides businesses with guidance, training and tools in order to embed good employment practices, and reduce the risk of labour exploitation in their operations and supply chains.
Progress will be reported annually to our customers involved in the programme and many Baker & Baker colleagues have already received training on modern slavery. In addition, all UK sites have a Modern Slavery Response Plan and a Modern Slavery Response team.
“Modern slavery is a significant challenge within the food industry, and considering our global supply chains, we have a responsibility to demonstrate leadership in preventing cases from occurring in conjunction with our suppliers,” said Roeland de Wolf, Group HR Director at Baker & Baker. “We see registering as a Stronger Together Business Partner as a positive step in promoting industry collaboration and the sharing of best practice, and to ensure we are operating as effectively as possible with our value chain.”
Jantine Werdmuller von Elgg, Co-CEO at Stronger Together added: “We’re delighted that Baker & Baker are showing their commitment to tackling labour exploitation as a Stronger Together Business Partner.
“By uploading evidence to publicly demonstrate the steps they have taken to mitigate and address the risk of modern slavery, they show that they support Stronger Together’s vision to create a world where all workers are recruited responsibly and have an opportunity for work that is fair and free from exploitation.”
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