Sea Gems Ltd Modern Slavery Act Statement 

 Introduction 

 Sea Gems maintains a longstanding commitment to responsible and sustainable business practices, including respect for human rights.  Our supply chain principles and associated safeguards, include auditing of supply chains and the furthering of ethical and environmentally-sustainable operations. 

 We welcome the transparency that the Modern Slavery Act requires, and we are committed to combating slavery, forced labour, human trafficking and other unlawful and/or unethical practices throughout our business and our supply chains. 

 Our Supply Chain 

 One of our core values is respect for all those with whom we work. Our supply chain encompasses the provision of goods and services, both within and outside the U.K.  We engage with approximately 6 suppliers of valuable metals, gemstones used in the manufacture of our products. 

 Our Commitment to Human Rights 

 Sea Gems is committed to ensuring there is no slavery, forced labour or human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, or indeed any other part of our business.   

 We expect our employees to uphold the firm’s core values of excellence, integrity and social responsibility. In addition, we actively encourage employees to raise any behaviours or activities they believe to be unlawful or unethical in any part of our business or operations. 

 We also expect all our suppliers to adhere to the highest legal and ethical standards, and to operate free from discrimination, slavery, forced labour and human trafficking.   We aim to ensure our Product Suppliers in particular meet these high standards by a combination of the following: 

 1. Supplier Social 

Compliance All suppliers undergo a workplace conditions assessment and evaluates key areas such as labour, wages, health and safety, management systems and environment. 

 2. Supplier Visibility 

 Consistent with standard anti-corruption/bribery practices, we believe firmly in the value of due diligence, and the importance of getting to know our suppliers well in order to build long-term relationships based on trust and integrity.  We also schedule regular visits, by our UK-based Supplier Management team. 

 3. Contractual Clauses 

 Our supplier agreement further requires our suppliers to confirm that they have not been investigated for, or convicted of, offences involving corruption of breach of human rights laws and standards.