Annual review 2016 - 2017 | Page 34

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY TRADING ETHICALLY Our position • we invested heavily in our supply chain teams, We work to ensure the people who make our products ensuring we have the skills and resources in place have safe and healthy workplaces, where human and to effectively manage our activities and deliver our civil rights are respected. We also require our suppliers upcoming plans to take the necessary steps to protect the environment. We are committed to our global ethical trading policy Our plans and ensure regular, independent audits of all our major In 2017/2018, the Specsavers partnership will: suppliers who do not operate in globally recognised • complete a minimum of 55 supplier audits to ensure suppliers meet our ethical standards, and assist them regulatory environments. to im