Modern Slavery Statement 2024

Executive Summary

This modern Slavery statement outlines our committing to acting ethically and with integrity in all our commercial dealings and relationships and preventing modern slavery within our operations or supply chains. As a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) with a limited supply chain, we recognize our responsibility to prevent the occurrence of modern slavery and human trafficking in any aspect of our operations.

Business Overview

VAAMG is a subject matter expert (SME) who provides consultancy services in digital solutions, data management, and IT. Given the nature of our business, we have a limited and direct supply chain that mostly includes software suppliers, cloud service providers, individual contractors, and resourcing businesses.

Modern Slavery Recorded for FY23 -24

No instance/ events of Modern slavery have been recorded or identified in our operations and supply chain for this financial year.

Our Commitment

Despite the limited scope of our supply chain, we are committed to evaluating the risks linked to modern slavery and ensuring that our suppliers and partners maintain equivalent ethical standards. We maintain close relationships with our suppliers to ensure transparency and accountability.

Supply Chain Monitoring

We carry out the following steps to mitigate the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking are as follows;

Supplier Assessments: We assess our suppliers and partners through supplier modern slavery assessment for potential risks related to modern slavery, and we require all suppliers to comply with legal and ethical standards, including human rights obligations.

Contracts and Agreements: We ensure that our contracts with suppliers and partners include clauses requiring compliance with modern slavery laws and practices.

Due Diligence: VAAMG follows a process of due diligence when selecting suppliers to ensure they share our commitment to preventing modern slavery.

Staff Awareness and Training

We ensure that all VAAMG employees are aware of the signs of modern slavery and how to report any concerns to the appropriate authorities. We foster an open culture where concerns about unethical practices can be raised without fear of retaliation.

Ongoing Improvements

We are continually working to improve our processes for identifying, assessing, and addressing the risks of modern slavery. As our business grows, we will expand our efforts to ensure that modern slavery does not infiltrate our supply chain or operations.

Future Commitments for FY24 -25

VAAMG will regularly review its modern slavery prevention practices, and as part of this, we aim to:

Engage in further dialogue with suppliers to enhance monitoring.

Update training materials for employees and suppliers.

Ensure that our operations and supply chain remain free from modern slavery and human trafficking.

Our Pledge note

We take overall responsibility of statement and ensure that all those under the organizations control comply with it. We are committed to work towards strengthening our process and policies related to Modern slavery act to fight against the modern slavery and human trafficking.

If you wish to know or need any details on our Modern Slavery Statement please contact us on contactus@vaamg.com