MODERN SLAVERY & HUMAN RIGHTS
AT-A-GLANCE | YEAR ONE (FY 2025)
2025 marks a milestone in MML Consumer Products’ commitment to safeguard human rights throughout our global value chain.
With the launch of our Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy, we are formalising a zero-tolerance stance on exploitation and setting clear expectations for every person and partner linked to our business.
Already, 64 % of our tier-1 manufacturing suppliers—spanning three countries—have demonstrated compliance through independent SEDEX/SMETA or ISO social-accountability audits, and the remaining suppliers are actively progressing through the assessment process.
While these early results are encouraging, we recognise that eradicating modern slavery demands relentless vigilance, transparent reporting, and collaboration.
We therefore invite employees, suppliers, customers, and civil-society allies to read the full policy, use our confidential reporting channels, and join us in building supply chains where every worker is respected, safe, and fairly rewarded.
To date:
• Policy launch: 01 April 2025 – first year of formal modern-slavery governance
• Tier-1 suppliers in scope: 11 factories across 3 countries
• Verified to date: 64 % of suppliers have submitted valid SEDEX/SMETA or ISO-aligned social-compliance reports confirming conformance
• In progress: The remaining 36 % are scheduled for independent audits and corrective-action plans by Q4 2025
• Core focus: Forced labour, child labour, debt bondage, human trafficking, and retaliation against whistle-blowers
• Standards referenced: UNGPs, ILO Core Conventions, UDHR, UK & Australian Modern Slavery Acts, NZ draft legislation, OECD MNE Guidelines
• Key controls: Board-level oversight, risk mapping,, victim-centred remediation protocol
• FY 2025 milestones:
– Achieve 100 % audit coverage and timely closure of all corrective actions
– Publish our first Modern Slavery Statement on AU & UK government registers and MML website
• Next review: April 2026 (annual cycle)