Our Commitment

This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement relates to actions and activities during the financial year 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.

The Statement sets down our commitment to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business activities and the steps we have put in place to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in our own business and supply chains. However, we all must be alert to risks, however small. Staff are expected to report their concerns and management to act upon them.

This Statement is published in line with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Organisational Structure

This Statement covers the business activities of DGP Intelsius. We are a global leader in the environmentally friendly manufacture and supply of temperature-controlled packaging and regulatory compliant sample transport solutions.

The Company currently operates in the following countries:

• United Kingdom
• United States
• Germany
• Ireland
• Malaysia
• India

Supply Chain Our supply chain includes publicly owned bodies and a range of small and medium-sized suppliers providing goods, services, and components for our packaging solutions. To ensure our suppliers comply with our values, we utilise an approved supplier process that requires all critical suppliers to hold active BRC or ISO accreditations. In addition, for our largest suppliers’ annual audits are in place to ensure compliance with our core values.

Policies

The Company is committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our business or supply chains. This Statement affirms its intention to act ethically in our business relationships.

The following policies set down our approach to identifying modern slavery risks and steps to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our operations. These policies are available to all staff in the staff handbook.

• Whistleblowing policy
• Equal opportunities policy
• Grievance procedure
• Monthly risk review meeting
• Global staff engagement survey – Anonymous survey held on an annual basis.

Training

We provide a full induction process to all employees by reviewing all policies in this documentation. In addition, all managers discuss the risk and mitigation of modern slavery and human trafficking as part of an ongoing monthly meeting.

Recruitment

Intelsius as an equal opportunities employer, has a rigorous recruitment process. Our recruitment practices include ‘right to work’ checks for all prospective employees. This ensures we maintain an assured overview of those entering our employment and prevents the occurrence of forced or involuntary labour.

Future Commitment

This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement will be regularly reviewed and updated. Alastair Harries, COO, endorses this policy statement and is fully committed to its implementation. This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement has been approved and authorised by:

Name: Alastair Harries

Position: Director

Date: 17/01/2024