Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Crown Works Tree Services is committed to ensuring that its organisational structure, businesses, and supply chain are undertaking their tasks in compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and local laws to tackle the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking problem.
Crown Works Tree Services is pledged to regularly evaluate the impact of our activities, products, and services. We will continually promote workers' protections, access to broader civil rights, and community development.
Our Policy Commitments
Ethical Standards: Be committed to high ethical standards in the conduct of our business and supply chain.
Fair Procurement: Promote Fair Trade, Sustainability, and Human Rights in our Tendering, Procurement, and Recruitment processes.
Robust Recruitment: Operate a robust Recruitment Policy, including ‘eligibility to work in the UK’ checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
Whistleblowing: Operate a Whistleblowing Policy to make sure employees know they can bring forward concerns about how colleagues are being treated or how practices within our business or supply chain are being undertaken, without fear of reprisals.
Code of Conduct: Stand by our Code of Conduct, explaining the way we behave as an organisation and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act.
We will define Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking objectives, targets, and improvement actions related to this statement. We will regularly evaluate progress and keep it available on our website or make it available on demand.
We are committed to providing relevant Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking training. Crown Works Tree Services will promote awareness of the problem to employees and, where appropriate, to suppliers. We will communicate our performance in tackling Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking within the organisation and to the public.
We will implement processes to prevent Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking to ensure that we are prepared to deal with potential emergencies. This statement will be regularly reviewed and updated to take account of organisational priorities, changes in legislation, and best practice.
Crown Works Tree Services Responsibilities
Based on the four-step management method Plan-Do-Check-Act, Crown Works Tree Services will:
Develop and maintain a clear Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement.
Take steps applicable to the size and undertakings of the company to identify and address any potential modern slavery risks, as well as regularly review actions put in place to mitigate risk.
Provide information and relevant training on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking to all employees, contractors, and the supply chain.
Confirm the organisation’s compliance against the company statement and set performance objectives seeking continuous improvement.
Ensure Supply Chain and Sub-Contractor compliance against the standards set in the company Modern Slavery Statement.
Regularly review the company Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking management system.
Employee Responsibilities
Act and work within company guidelines and policies relating to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, including the Whistleblowing Policy.
Partake in Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking training, activities, and campaigns provided by the company.
Report any modern slavery and human trafficking activities within the company and supply chain to senior management.
Operational Arrangements
Organisation’s Policies
Crown Works Tree Services has adopted policies to help identify modern slavery risks and establish actions to eliminate and prevent slavery and human trafficking in our business undertakings.
Due Diligence Processes
While reviewing existing suppliers and assessing new ones, we conduct due diligence through:
Careful mapping of supply chain products and services.
Conducting supplier audits or assessments with a focus on slavery and human trafficking.
Creating a risk profile for each supplier.
Educating suppliers on improving substandard practices by providing advice and recommending action plans.
Participating, as far as reasonably practicable, in collaborative initiatives organised to educate organisations and exchange information on recent practices established to tackle slavery.
Risk Assessment & Management
Crown Works Tree Services will assess and manage, as far as reasonably practicable, the risks associated with modern slavery and human trafficking within our business and supply chain.
Prior to risk assessment, we map the supply chain to understand issues related to logistics, human processes, and the origin of goods, supplies, and services used by our organisation.
Through conducted assessments, we pinpoint risks, assess their level of importance, and reinforce appropriate control measures.
Monitoring, Auditing & KPIs
The overview of our yearly performance summary against modern slavery and human trafficking objectives will be available to the public through the company website as part of our transparency policy.
Alternatively, an overview of the yearly performance summary will be made available to the public upon written request.
Training & Awareness
Crown Works Tree Services will provide all necessary information, instruction, and training for employees and contractors to ensure the workforce has sufficient skills to notice modern slavery, know how to report it, and avoid it—especially in procurement, human resources, and supply chain management.
Training is proportionate to the size of the company and delivered through:
Formal acknowledgement of the company Modern Slavery Statement
Site Toolbox Talks
Appropriate online training modules
Senior Management and at-risk supervisors will attend relevant seminars, workshops, and courses on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking to maintain current knowledge.
Training progress is tracked within company Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and individual yearly objectives.