Our Policy
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Xpress Fuel is opposed to slavery and human trafficking in any part of our activities or our supply chain. We are therefore committed to ensuring that we have adequate policies and procedures in place to identify and prevent these practices.
We met the turnover threshold applicable to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in the period covered by this statement.
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Our Business
We are a distributor of fuels and lubricants in the energy sector.
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Our Supply Chains
We only source products from reputable suppliers who are based the European Union.
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Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
The Xpress Fuel Conduct set out our Group commitment to acting ethically and with integrity towards our employees and in all our business relationships. Our policy on slavery and human trafficking is set out at the commencement of this statement.
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The requirements of our Code of Conduct, Group Supply Chain Integrity Policy and our own policy are reflected in the more detailed policies and procedures that we have in Xpress.
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Procedures on Slavery and Human Trafficking
As part of our compliance with the policies referred to above, we take the following steps:
• Assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, including reviewing, where necessary, the controls that our suppliers have in place and carrying out other suitable
checks;
• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains on a periodic basis.
• Use reputable shipping agents who have in place controls to ensure that any charter ship owners comply with the Modern Slavery Act
Responsibility for ensuring that our procedures are adequate and are adhered to in all areas of our activities rests with the directors of Xpress.
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Assurance and Key Performance Indicators
We report on compliance with Xpress, Business Conduct Guidelines and Supply Chain Integrity Policy every six months.
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Nature of this Statement
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement