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42 SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLIER & MARKET DEVELOPMENT1 Aiming to lead and build awareness and understanding, internally and externally, on the importance of Human Rights due diligence and ethical trade in our supply chains. Over the years, there have been numerous reports of severe labour abuses in the Irish industries. The 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report (US State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking) says while the Government has made significant efforts, Ireland does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. While the National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking is expanding, we work to support awareness and understanding of these potential risks among our suppliers. ACTION: Internally: We deliver training to all our Procurement and Buying departments on Human Rights and Modern-Day Slavery. This training is designed to support our teams to support our suppliers. Building their awareness and understanding for the challenges our suppliers may face and equipping them to further protect our contracted workers. The training is designed to educate our teams on risks in food supply chains and equally service provider supply chains and structures. 100% of buying and procurement teams trained in human right policies 100% of the board of directors trained in human rights policies Approximately 15-20 hours of training/year with the buyer teams Externally: In partnership with Business in the Community Ireland, we developed a bespoke Human Rights training workshop for our food suppliers. First of its kind in Ireland, we engaged suppliers from the fruit and vegetable, fish and meat industries and invited them to participate in the pilot of this Human Rights and Modern Slavery training. TARGET: We aim to deliver training on human rights due diligence each year to our own-brand national suppliers. 1 GRI 412-2 RESOURCES Protection of Ecosystems Animal Welfare Standards Environmental Protection: Supply Chain SUPPLY CHAIN Employment Related Supplier & Market Human Rights Development Corporate Environmental Management OPERATIONS Employee Responsibility Responsible Products CUSTOMER Transparency Social Value Responsible at Point of Sale Creation Communication