Human Rights In Our Supply Chain
Human Rights In Our Supply Chain
As an international company with global supply chains, the Aldi South Group is aware of our responsibility to respect human rights. The Aldi South Group is certain that long-term business success can only be ensured if human rights are acknowledged and respected. We believe that companies should be committed to respecting human rights and preventing human rights violations. Our commitment, therefore, encompasses our own business operations and our business relationships, as well as those indirectly caused by our actions.
For more information about our due diligence actions in order to respect human rights, please click here.
You can also view the Aldi South Group’s Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Policy here which outlines our human rights due diligence process and future commitments.
Key progress since 2020
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In February 2020 we won the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award and have been recognised for taking positive steps towards tackling modern slavery.
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In 2021, we delivered extensive training on modern slavery to both our own employees and our suppliers. This included partnering with the Slave-Free Alliance to create a modern slavery e-learning module for our colleagues outlining our ethical requirements, and delivering modern slavery awareness raising training for our produce buying teams.
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In 2022, Aldi UK and Ireland took a targeted approach to modern slavery, focusing on areas of our business and our supply chain where the level of risk was highest; this included Logistics, Produce and Flowers, Recruitment and Construction.
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In 2023, Aldi UK continued its strategy of mitigating the risk of Modern Slavery occurring in our operations via the provision of Modern Slavery awareness training in the areas of GBFR, high risk Buying areas, Logistics, Human Resources and Construction.
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In 2024 we were shortlisted in the Unseen Awards for the Business Impact Award. We also rolled out modern slavery training to over 4500 members of our colleagues.
Looking Forward
- Work with the International Sustainability Team to strengthen the Aldi South Group’s approach to modern slavery and forced labour, continuing to share best practice and learnings across the Group.
- Increase the number of suppliers we share with Unseen each year. Include our Goods Not For Resale (GNFR) suppliers and service providers, such as logistics and recruitment companies.
- Broadening existing partnerships with key partners such as the Food Network for Ethical Trade, Stronger Together and the Seasonal Workers Scheme Taskforce.
- Strengthening our employee training on modern slavery by running Stronger Together workshops for employees working in areas where there may be a higher risk of modern slavery, including Buying and Logistics.
- Continue our program of on-site modern slavery risk assessments of suppliers in high-risk sectors within our own operations and supply chains, including Construction, Logistics and Stores Maintenance.
- Continue to deliver Modern Slavery Resource Packs in partnership with Stronger Together for Service Providers in Construction, Logistics and Store Maintenance.
Our Partnerships
Stop Slavery Award
In February 2020, Aldi UK won the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Stop Slavery Enterprise Award for goods and service companies. We were recognised for our efforts in tackling modern slavery and taking positive steps to protect human rights in the supply chain. We will continue to work collaboratively to raise awareness and drive better standards.