Gardening Battersea – Modern Slavery Statement

Gardening Battersea publishes this Modern Slavery Statement to confirm our commitment to preventing all forms of exploitation in our operations and supply chains. This anti-slavery statement reflects our zero-tolerance stance on forced labour, human trafficking and any form of modern exploitation. We have a clear policy framework that applies to all colleagues, contractors and suppliers engaged with Gardening Battersea.

We believe a robust slavery and human trafficking statement is essential to protecting vulnerable people. Our approach to a modern slavery policy is driven by prevention, detection and remediation measures that align with best practice. The principles apply across our gardening services, procurement of materials and engagement with third parties.

This slavery statement sets out our governance arrangements, due diligence and reporting channels. It explains how we carry out supplier audits, maintain a zero-tolerance policy, and ensure an annual review of our measures to combat modern slavery and update our modern slavery statement as necessary.

Zero-tolerance policy and commitment

Gardening Battersea operates a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of forced labour or exploitation. We require that all staff, contractors and suppliers adhere to this anti-slavery policy and communicate the expectation throughout their own supply chains. Breaches of this policy may lead to termination of contracts and other corrective actions.

Our commitments include:

• Prevention: embedding anti-slavery clauses into contracts and procurement processes,
• Protection: ensuring our workforce understand their rights and have safe access to support,
• Proportionate Remedy: responding swiftly to any identified exploitation with remediation for affected individuals.

We emphasise training and awareness-raising across the organisation so that colleagues can spot indicators of modern slavery and understand the steps to take. This includes induction materials, periodic refresher sessions and scenario-based guidance for site managers and procurement staff.

Supplier audits, due diligence and contract controls

Our supplier due diligence programme includes risk-based supplier assessments, contractual clauses that require compliance with our modern slavery policy, and routine supplier audits. Audits combine documentation checks, site visits where feasible and worker interviews to validate labour conditions.

Supplier audits follow a staged approach: initial risk screening, targeted documentary reviews, in-person or virtual audits where indicated, and corrective action plans. We prioritise audits on higher-risk categories such as seasonal labour, plant and materials supply, and subcontracted landscaping services.

Reporting channels are available to all workers, suppliers and stakeholders who suspect modern slavery. We provide multiple safe and confidential routes for raising concerns including internal reporting lines and anonymised whistleblowing mechanisms. All reports are treated seriously, investigated promptly and recorded securely.

When an allegation is substantiated we act to protect affected individuals, collaborate with authorities and take remedial steps with suppliers. Remediation may include providing access to support services, ensuring payment of outstanding wages, and re-evaluating contractual relationships.

Our ongoing monitoring uses key performance indicators linked to supplier compliance, audit outcomes and training completion rates. We publish and review aggregated findings internally to track improvements and identify emerging risks in our services and procurement.

We commit to an annual review of this modern slavery statement and our policies. This review assesses the effectiveness of preventive measures, the reach of supplier audits, the performance of reporting channels and whether further steps are needed. Following each annual review, Gardening Battersea updates the policy, enhances controls and communicates changes across the organisation.

The Board and senior leadership maintain oversight of our slavery statement, ensuring continuous improvement and accountability. We work collaboratively with partners, contractors and suppliers to raise standards and reduce the risk of modern slavery within our sphere of influence.

By publishing this gardening modern slavery declaration we reaffirm our responsibility to protect workers, maintain ethical supply chains and respond swiftly to any exploitation. We will continue to embed best practice across our community-facing gardening activities and procurement processes.

Gardening Battersea will keep this modern slavery statement under regular review and report on progress annually to demonstrate the ongoing effectiveness of our approach to preventing modern slavery.