Gardeners Barnes — Modern Slavery Statement

This Modern Slavery Statement outlines Gardeners Barnes' commitment to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking across our operations and supply chains. We declare a zero-tolerance policy towards all forms of forced labour, bonded labour, and exploitation. This anti-slavery commitment is embedded in our values and informs procurement, recruitment and contractor management. Our anti-slavery statement is designed to be practical, measurable and enforced across every level of the organisation.

Gardeners Barnes maintains a clear zero-tolerance policy that applies to employees, contractors and suppliers. We will not tolerate exploitation or practices that amount to slavery and trafficking. All staff are required to adhere to our modern slavery policy, and any breach will result in disciplinary action or termination of contracts. The policy emphasises the importance of ethical conduct, transparency in employment terms and the right to freely chosen work.

Leadership and governance responsibilities are assigned to senior management and our compliance team, who review risk assessments and remedial actions. Our board receives regular updates on measures to combat human trafficking and exploitation, and the company ensures adequate resources are available to enforce this anti-slavery statement. We emphasise clear accountability and expect managers to demonstrate due diligence in hiring and subcontracting.

We conduct robust supplier due diligence and operate a program of supplier audits and assessments.

Supplier audits and due diligence

Our approach includes:

• Pre-contract screening for high-risk categories.
• Regular on-site and remote audits to verify working conditions.
• Contractual clauses requiring compliance with anti-slavery standards.
• Remediation plans and follow-up audits when issues are identified.

Audit findings inform corrective action; persistent non-compliance leads to contract termination. Our supplier monitoring uses risk indicators such as sector, geography and labour intensity to prioritise checks. We also encourage suppliers to adopt their own anti-slavery management systems and share best practices to raise standards across the supply chain.

Reporting channels and whistleblowing mechanisms are available to all workers and stakeholders.

Reporting channels

We maintain confidential reporting routes that allow concerns about slavery and human trafficking to be raised without fear of retaliation. Reports can be submitted anonymously through internal systems and are handled promptly, investigated thoroughly and escalated as necessary. Workers are protected from reprisals and supported through any remediation process.

Training forms a key element of our prevention strategy. Employees involved in procurement, HR and site supervision receive regular training on recognising signs of exploitation, verifying documentation and following escalation procedures. Awareness raising among contract partners and temporary workforce providers ensures consistent understanding of expectations and obligations under our anti-slavery commitments.

Gardeners Barnes commits to an annual review of our policies, performance and risk profile. The annual review includes evaluation of audit outcomes, remediation effectiveness, training uptake and evolving legal requirements. Findings from the review are published internally, integrated into continuous improvement plans, and used to update our modern slavery policy and supplier engagement strategy.