Chat with Vinny
This statement is made pursuant to s.54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) and sets out the steps that Direct Wines Holdings Ltd (“Direct Wines”) has taken and is continuing to take to ensure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within its business or supply chain. Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Direct Wines is committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings.
Our Business
This Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement applies to Direct Wines, a family owned international wine merchant operating in the UK, USA and Australia and its subsidiary Averys of Bristol. The UK Group employs around 630 people.
Direct Wines’ business comprises the areas set out below.
As part of Direct Wines’ commitment to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in its supply chains, it has the following internal policies to ensure that it is conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner:
Due Diligence for Slavery and Human Trafficking
As part of Direct Wines’ due diligence processes we identify and mitigate risk;
Direct Wines does not and will not knowingly support or deal with any business involved in slavery and human trafficking. The Company completes due diligence on its suppliers, where practicable, to satisfy itself that it is trading with a reputable organisation. The Company expects all those in its supply chain to be opposed to slavery and human trafficking. As a minimum, the Company expects each entity in its supply chain to adopt ‘one-up’ due diligence on the next link in the chain for those organisations governed by the Act. It is not practical for the Company to have a direct relationship with all links in the supply chain.
This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors on 23 May 2018 and it is available on the Direct Wines website. This Statement will be reviewed on an annual basis and will be updated if required
David Thatcher
Chief Executive Officer
23 May 2018