…Our Global Sourcing Principles represent a contractual obligation and set out our expectations of how we and our supplier partners conduct business to uphold human rights…

…M&S is a member of the IHRB’s Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment and as such endorses the Employer Pays Principle along with a number of other retailers and brands in the UK and globally….

M&S also supports a number of key external initiatives to build supply chain capacity on issues specifically relating to responsible recruitment. For example, in addition to our longstanding sponsorship of Stronger Together, the Modern Slavery Helpline and the Just Good Work app in the UK, we have sponsored the Responsible Recruitment Toolkit (RRT)…

…We have long-term programmes of support for British growers; for example our Farming with Nature programme is working to support growers to build resilience through nature-based solutions on farm…

Given the importance to M&S of supporting British produce and in light of emerging challenges in the recruitment of seasonal workers to the UK under the government’s Seasonal Worker Scheme, M&S has been highly engaged in the work of the SWS Taskforce since its creation…

…SMETA 7.0 will encourage retailers, suppliers, growers and recruiters to share the responsibility when tackling systemic issues…