Modern slavery
Just Gold's commitments and due diligence steps to identify and eliminate modern slavery in its operations and supply chain.
Easy Read
This policy is about modern slavery.
Modern slavery means forced labour, child labour or tricking people into work.
It also means trapping people through threats or by using their hardship.
We check suppliers before we work with them.
We ask suppliers to sign a modern slavery declaration.
We end work with suppliers who exploit people.
Our staff learn to spot the warning signs.
This applies to every purchase and partnership, big or small.
In plain language
Modern slavery includes forced labour, child labour and tricking or trapping people into work. Just Gold checks suppliers before working with them and asks for modern slavery declarations. We end relationships with suppliers who exploit people. Staff are trained to spot the warning signs. This applies to every purchase and partnership, whatever its size.
Full policy
Section 6: Sustainability and social impact
We don't deliver impact; we are impact. This section formalises our commitment to sustainable operations, ethical partnerships, and social change. It reflects our identity as a certified social enterprise and our alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Policy statement
Just Gold takes a proactive stance against all forms of modern slavery, including forced labour, child labour, deceptive recruitment, and exploitation through coercion or abuse of vulnerability. We commit to identifying and eliminating modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chain.
Key principles
- Prevention is not optional: it is a due diligence and moral responsibility.
- Lived experience must inform how risks are identified and mitigated.
- Transparency, not perfection, is the standard we hold ourselves and others to.
Our commitments
- Conduct supplier assessments and request modern slavery declarations.
- Refuse or terminate relationships with suppliers who exploit labour or breach human rights.
- Train staff in identifying modern slavery indicators and red flags.
- Publish a modern slavery statement annually where legally or ethically appropriate.
Due diligence steps
- Pre engagement screening for suppliers, consultants, and subcontractors.
- Annual supplier declarations for high risk or overseas vendors.
- Spot audits where justified by risk or spend.
- Use of the Modern Slavery Due Diligence Checklist (see Glossary and tools).
Application
Applies to all procurement, hiring, partnerships, and supply chain engagements, regardless of scale.
- Status
- Under review
- Version
- 2.0
- Last updated
- 14 May 2025
- Effective date
- 14 May 2025
- Review date
- March 2027
- Owner
- CEO, Just Gold