William Valentine Collection is committed to ensuring there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business or supply chain.

William Valentine Collection Modern Slavery Statement reflects our promise to act ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.

We have implemented and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking are not occurring anywhere in our business or supply chain.

We have long-standing relationships with several carefully selected suppliers who we have grown and developed with over a number of years, these suppliers have shown their commitment by providing updated audits, documentation upon request and welcoming visits from our staff each year.

We are a member of SEDEX and monitor our supply base through an internal database, this has a grading system and enables us to rate factories on their audit standard and work with them to closely monitor and close any non-conformities in the timescales set by the third-party audit company.

When considering new suppliers, they are subject to an onboarding/due diligence process which includes, but is not limited to providing ethical audits, completion of our William Valentine Collection due diligence questionnaire as well as a visit by a member of William Valentine Collection Hong Kong team.

To date, we have not been made aware of any human trafficking or slavery activities within the supply chain. However, if any were highlighted to us, we would act immediately in accordance with our legal and moral obligations.

William Valentine Collection have systems in place to:

• Identify and assess potential risk areas when considering new suppliers.
• Regularly review our existing supply chains.
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in the supply chains.
• Monitor potential risk areas in the supply chains.
• Protect whistle blowers.

As a responsible business we are committed to the continual improvement of our systems and processes and strive to ensure modern slavery does not exist within our businesses and supply chain for product and services. William Valentine Collection is therefore committed to reviewing and updating this statement on an annual basis.

Reviewed and updated June 2025

 

Supplier Code of Conduct Anti-slavery policy

Jan 2025

Policy Statement

The Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 established Australia’s national modern reporting requirement. This policy applies to all persons working for William Valentine Collection, or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, agents, contractors and suppliers.

William Valentine Collection strictly prohibits the use of modern slavery in our operations and supply chain. We have and will continue to be committed to implementing risk systems and controls aimed at ensuring that modern slavery is not taking place anywhere within our organisation or in any of our supply chains functions.

Commitments – Anti-Slavery

Modern Slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as:

slavery, servitude (coercing someone to provide services) and forced and compulsory labour;

human trafficking (arranging or facilitating the travel or movement of a victim with a view to them being exploited);

committing any offence with the intention to commit human trafficking or modern-day slavery;

aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring any of the above offences.

Commitment

William Valentine Collection is committed to ensuring there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business or supply chain.

William Valentine Collection Modern Slavery Statement reflects our promise to act ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.

 

We have implemented and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking are not occurring anywhere in our business or supply chain.

We have long-standing relationships with several carefully selected suppliers who we have grown and developed over several years. These suppliers have shown their commitment by providing updated audits, documentation upon request and welcoming visits from our staff each year.

When considering new suppliers, they are subject to an onboarding/due diligence process which includes, but is not limited to providing ethical audits, completion of our William Valentine Collection due diligence questionnaire as well as a visit by a member of William Valentine Collection Hong Kong team.

To date, we have not been made aware of any human trafficking or slavery activities within the supply chain. However, if any were highlighted to us, we would act immediately in accordance with our legal and moral obligations.

William Valentine Collection have systems in place to:

Identify and assess potential risk areas when considering new suppliers.

Regularly review our existing supply chains.

Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in the supply chains.

Monitor potential risk areas in the supply chains.

Protect whistle blowers.

As a responsible business we are committed to the continual improvement of our systems and processes and strive to ensure modern slavery does not exist within our businesses and supply chain for product and services. William Valentine Collection is therefore committed to reviewing and updating this statement on an annual basis.