Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
As required by the Modern Slavery Act 2015, this statement describes the steps Zebek has taken during the most recent financial year to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains.
Group structure
Zebek is a communications advisory firm that works with corporations, high net-worth individuals and governmental organisations, among other clients. Founded in 2016, we have offices in London, the UAE and Africa.
Supply chain relationships
Given the nature of the services we provide, we have a simple supply chain model built around supporting our business and maintaining our systems and infrastructure. Our key suppliers include consultants who work with us on specific projects, information and data services companies, paper and printing suppliers, and cleaning and security providers.
Our approach to combating modern slavery
We are absolutely committed to conducting business in a responsible and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, and we expect the same high standards and commitment from those we do business with. We consider the risk of modern slavery existing within our business to be low, and we have never identified any examples of modern slavery within our business or supply chain, including within the last twelve months.
We promote a culture of integrity, and have established principles for how we deal with our clients, employees and the public. These include the values and rules set out in our policies, which seek to foster a safe, healthy and productive workplace, and to maintain accountability at all levels of the organisation. Employees are encouraged to report any compliance concerns they may have to management.
We always take a risk-based approach to our assessment of suppliers. As our arrangements with suppliers come up for renewal, we will endeavour to include obligations in our commercial agreements requiring suppliers (and their sub-contractors) to comply with the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act 2015. We will also endeavour to reserve audit and termination rights in our supplier agreements, for situations in which we have reasonable evidence to suggest that a supplier is in breach of the legislation.
Awareness and training
We provide clear guidance to all employees regarding the high standards of professional behaviour we expect. We will continue to review and update these procedures on a regular basis.