Letter from our CEO At Pentland Brands, we have a rich history of pioneering Global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Despite the many challenges we as a global community 1 brands that make life better. As a 90-year-old company, armed con昀氀icts, and a volatile market, have face, we remain resolute in realising our positive business we have a long-term view of success and support unfortunately increased the risk of modern slavery for ambitions. our brands so that they succeed well into the future. vulnerable groups. Our approach to corporate responsibility is the same: we want to create a long lasting, positive impact. In the past year, we have reviewed our policies, updated our compulsory modern slavery training for our people, As an international business, our brands have a and piloted a gender equality project to improve women’s Chirag Patel far-reaching impact on our consumers, communities, rights in our supply chain. We strive to build a fair, ethical CEO, Pentland Brands and the workers in our supply chain. To drive our social and transparent supply chain, and do this through good and environmental ambitions, we launched our 100-1-0 governance, regularly reviewing policies and training, positive business strategy in November 2021. The and completing due diligence processes. strategy outlines our commitments to help 100 million consumers live positive, active, sustainable lifestyles, We partner with global organisations to ensure we’re improve the lives of one million people in our continuously improving our ethical trading practices. communities and become a net zero business by 2032. Our ACT membership means we can contribute to Although we’re always evolving, we’re committed to transforming the garment, textile and footwear industry doing the right thing. for good. We are also members of other organisations including Nirapon, Better Work and the Ethical Trading One of our goals is to support our suppliers and work Initiative to inform, promote and improve worker rights. towards 100% transparency across our supply chain.
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