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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


Key committees and networks Committees


Responsible Business Committee (RBC)


Purpose: A committee of the Board. Supports and oversees the delivery of our Group level Responsible Business strategy (including human rights), setting our ambition and monitoring progress. The Chair of the RBC reports on the Committee’s activities to the plc Board at least twice a year.


Timing: Met three times this year


Chair: Non-Executive Director (NED) Sophie Gasperment


Members: Chief Executive Officer, a second NED, the Chief Offer and Sourcing Officer, the Chief People Officer, and the CEO of Screwfix.


Audit Committee


Purpose: A committee of the Board. Oversees the integrity of our financial and narrative reporting, the effectiveness of our internal controls, risk management and audit, as well as reviewing compliance matters.


Timing: Meets four times a year Chair: NED Jeff Carr


Members: The Audit Committee is comprised solely of independent non-executive directors. More detailed information on the work of the Audit Committee is set out in the Kingfisher plc 2024/25 Annual Report and Accounts.


Group Ethics and Compliance Committee (GECC)


Purpose: Assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for the Kingfisher Compliance Framework. The committee ensures that the Kingfisher Code of Conduct, related Group Policies and Standards, as well as those which set out ethical standards, are followed, and ensures that the Group approach to ethics and compliance are adequate and effective. This includes approving compliance training and reviewing the outcomes of investigations.


Timing: Meets quarterly Chair: Chief Financial Officer


Members: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officer, General Counsel, the Internal Audit and Risk Director, and the Group Compliance Officer.


Local Ethics and Compliance Committees


Purpose: Local Ethics and Compliance Committees and local compliance officers within each banner, ensure ethical and compliance standards are upheld at a local level. These committees, along with local compliance officers, play a key role in overseeing Kingfisher’s ethics and compliance programmes, particularly in relation to whistleblowing and ensuring compliance with local regulations.


Working Groups


Human Rights and Modern Slavery Working Group


Purpose: To monitor activities across the Group related to human rights and our approach to tackling modern slavery.


Timing: The Human Rights Working Group was convened for a dedicated workshop to help shape the human rights and ethical trade elements of our Responsible Business strategy. Members also participated in the stakeholder consultation process for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) readiness assessment, supporting the evaluation of Kingfisher’s preparedness for the upcoming EU legislation.


Chair: Human Rights Manager


Members: Include Responsible Business, O&S (GFR), Sustainability Manager (Logistics and GNFR), Group Procurement, Supply & Logistics, Legal Compliance, Community functions and representatives from our retail banners. Colleagues from our Internal Audit/Risk, People, GNFR and Inclusion and Diversity functions also attend to challenge and hold the working group to account for its work on human rights and modern slavery.


Ethical Working Group


Purpose: To share best practices and discuss operational issues in relation to ethical sourcing and other sustainability topics.


Timing: Meets every 4-6 weeks


Attendees: Sustainability representatives from O&S, sourcing offices and banners as well as the Human Rights Manager.


Networks Responsible Business Network


Purpose: To share learnings and best practices, celebrate achievements and give updates on the four pillars of the Responsible Business strategy. From a human rights perspective, the network is used to raise awareness of identifying modern slavery risk. For example, this year the network organised a dedicated awareness session, led by the charity Hestia, to highlight the work they do to support survivors of modern slavery. For more information see ‘Employee training and awareness building’ on page 22.


Timing: Met three times in 2024/25 Chair: ESG Engagement Manager


Attendees: Colleagues from O&S, Sustainability, Procurement, Logistics, Brand, Investor Relations, Customer, Marketing and banners.


Business-Critical Surgery


Purpose: To discuss remediation and progress on any business-critical issues (the most serious breach of standards) found within our product supply chains. Also to share best practices, discuss approaches, and provide updates on ongoing cases. All activities are recorded in our Business- Critical Tracker.


Timing: Meets every 6-8 weeks


Attendees: Sustainability leads from O&S, banners and Responsible Business.


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