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Kingfisher Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement 2024/25


Introduction


Suppliers & customer offer


Governance


Policies


Risk assessment


Working with suppliers GFR


Working with suppliers GNFR


Going beyond audit


Whistleblowing & escalation


Employee training


Partnership & collaboration


Looking to the future


To monitor ongoing risks, we use:


— Vendor Engagement Assessment (VEA), used to conduct due diligence checks on new suppliers (with whom we have an estimated spend of over £5,000 or equivalent in local currency) and existing suppliers where there have been changes in the terms and conditions of their engagement. In 2024 Screwfix rolled out a new tool that helps automate and simplify the VEA process. This time-saving tool will now be used by other banners and in other parts of the business beyond GNFR.


— EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment Platform, which allows us to collect information on our GNFR suppliers’ sustainability and ethical processes. We request that suppliers with an annual spend greater than £75,000 complete a regular EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment, in addition to the VEA process.


— GNFR risk matrix, which we are using to inform our risk approach.


See ‘Working with suppliers, GNFR’ page 17 for more details on our supplier assessment programme and due diligence approach.


Risk assessment for our operations


We have identified a low risk of modern slavery occurring in our business operations and among our direct employees, based on our human rights Saliency Assessment and our work with Slave-Free Alliance.


Colleagues working in our offices and stores are protected by strong local employment laws as well as our own employment policies and practices.


Risks are higher for workers providing contracted services such as construction, cleaning, security and logistics, particularly where labour providers are used. These risks are managed through our ethical sourcing programme for GNFR suppliers (see page 17).


Risk assessment and due diligence for new acquisitions, partnerships and third-party suppliers


We expect all our digital marketplace, service providers, franchise, wholesale and joint venture partners to share our commitment to human rights and to uphold our standards. Our Human Rights Policy clarifies our position regarding the ethical requirements our third-party marketplace suppliers must comply with. This is embedded in the marketplace Terms & Conditions, which detail the minimum requirements for all sellers on the platform. This includes a modern slavery clause, requiring all sellers/suppliers to report any identified cases of modern slavery to Kingfisher. We also reserve the right to audit and investigate any potential cases. Specifically, this refers to our existing marketplaces in the UK, France, Poland and Iberia (e-commerce platforms where third-party suppliers can


sell their products). It also covers Koçtaş, Kingfisher’s 50% joint venture in Turkey. The same commitment is expected from Screwfix Spares.


When we acquire new businesses or enter into new partnerships, we carry out due diligence and embed our Code of Conduct and our Human Rights and Responsible Business policies into the partnership agreements.


We continue to work in collaboration with our third-party partnerships and suppliers, supporting them in adopting our policies and processes. Due to their business models being so different from ours, this forms part of our ongoing due diligence approach.


Country risk assessment, global conflicts


We continuously monitor and assess risk on a country-by-country basis, taking into account any ongoing global conflicts. This informs our decisions on sourcing and whether we need to adapt our ethical compliance audit approach.


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