Facet5 is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in all aspects of our business operations and supply chains. This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and outlines the steps we have taken to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking do not occur within our organization or our supply chains.
Our business
Facet5 is a measure of personality powered by a passion for development. We support individuals, teams, leaders and businesses to realise their full potential. Used by organisations and consultancies worldwide, we provide a model and a language to explain how people differ in their behaviour, motivation, attitudes, preferred ways of working – and most importantly; what they can achieve.
Facet5 is committed to being a purpose-led organisation that exists to ‘create better outcomes’ for all:
- Our people – by providing an environment in which they can thrive and develop
- Clients – by delivering solutions and transforming their businesses and services
- Suppliers and partners – by treating them fairly and encouraging them to deliver
- Investors – by delivering attractive returns
- Society – by acting as a responsible business for the communities we serve
Everyone at Facet5 strives to create better outcomes for all our stakeholders by living our values of being open; ingenious; collaborative and effective.
We bring these values to life through our day-to-day behaviours and by aspiring to put our purpose at the centre of everything we do.
Our Commitment
Facet5 recognises its responsibility to uphold the highest ethical standards and are committed to taking a proactive approach in combating modern slavery and human trafficking. We aim to ensure that all individuals working within our business and supply chain are treated with dignity and respect
Supply Chain Due Diligence
We have implemented a risk-based approach to assessing and addressing modern slavery risks within our supply chain. Our measures include:
- Conducting due diligence on new and existing suppliers to assess potential risks related to forced labour and human trafficking.
- Requiring suppliers to comply with our Code of Conduct, which includes explicit commitments to fair employment practices and human rights.
- Engaging with suppliers through audits, site visits, and regular monitoring to ensure compliance with ethical standards.
- Encouraging transparency and collaboration with suppliers to improve working conditions and mitigate risks.
Policies and Training
To reinforce our commitment to preventing modern slavery, we have established and implemented the following policies:
- Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy: This policy sets out our zero-tolerance stance on modern slavery and outlines procedures for reporting concerns.
- Whistleblowing Policy: Employees and stakeholders are encouraged to report any suspected instances of modern slavery confidentially and without fear of retaliation.
- Supplier Code of Conduct: This document outlines our expectations regarding ethical practices for all suppliers and business partners.
We also provide regular training to employees, to increase awareness of modern slavery risks and reporting mechanisms.
Being a responsible employer
To ensure that we recruit and treat employees fairly, eliminating modern slavery at all costs, our human resources (HR) policies set out our procedures on how we:
- recruit and select employees in a fair, lawful and professional manner, both for internal and external candidates;
- treat all employees fairly during their employment and, if there is an occasion when an employee does not feel that they have been treated fairly, there are procedures in place to raise a grievance;
- manage the exit of an employee from the business in a fair and consistent manner.
We provide fair working conditions for all our employees including terms and conditions of employment, remuneration, working hours, health and safety, holiday entitlements and benefits.
These are applied according to statutory requirements. Our employees’ pay will not be lower than that required by local law or, in the absence of a law, the level paid generally within that industry.
Hours of work will be in line with local law or, in the absence of a law, the norm within that industry, and shall not be excessive. Employees shall not be contractually required to work more than 38 hours per week and overtime will only be worked on an optional basis.
Forced or compulsory labour is prohibited.
Employees will not be forced into involuntary labour and coercion at work is not acceptable.
Financial penalty as a disciplinary sanction is prohibited.
The employment models deployed will be in line with territory-specific law and practices. Under these practices there will not be excessive use of alternative models, such as sub-contracting or labour only contracting.
This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors of Facet5 and will be reviewed annually to ensure ongoing effectiveness and compliance with legal obligations.
Date: February 2025
