MODERN DAY SLAVERY STATEMENT
- Company Statement
Afropol Fine Foods recognizes its responsibility to buy raw materials in an ethical manner, in accordance with the principals of the social values which form the basis of our relationships with our suppliers.
Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Afropol Fine Foods has a zero tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to putting effective systems and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place within the business or our supply chain.
- Our Business
Afropol Fine Foods is a national supplier of nut kernels, dried fruit, seed kernels and spices, established in 2003. The warehouse is based in London at Unit 1, Avro House, 7 Havelock Terrace, SW8 4AS. All stock is stored inside our warehouse.
- Our organisational structure
Our business is relatively non-hierarchical with only 2 levels, the directors (2), and the employees (15), all of whom are permanent and with employment contracts.
MODERN DAY SLAVERY STATEMENT
- Supply Chains and Auditing
Our supply chain includes sourcing products in bulk from both national and international accredited suppliers. These products are then re-packed into smaller quantities (eg.1kg) in our warehouse. Our staff are fully trained at packing with the help of training from a food consultant who visits several times a year.
These packed products are then sold on to our wholesale and restaurant/catering customers.
- Afropol’s Trading Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We are committed to ensuring there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or any part of our business. Our Ethical Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.
We are a small company and all our staff are based in our warehouse/office premises. We have a director who is in charge of HR. In addition, the directors ensure that any employees complaints or disputes are dealt with promptly and where necessary, formally.
We ensure that all employees receive consistent and fair treatment in all aspects of their roles within the business.
MODERN DAY SLAVERY STATEMENT
- Afropol’s Trading due diligence processes in relation to slavery and trafficking in its business and supply chain.
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk we have in place systems to:
- Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains and work towards improvement of potential risk.
- Work in collaboration with our customers and act on their advice.
- Our Business Values towards Slavery and human trafficking
We have zero tolerance towards slavery and human trafficking within our business. We have 2 directors to ensure the compliance of our values
- SEDEX
We are proud to be members of Sedex. Our membership number is ZC131561853