M&I Materials is opposed all forms of modern slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chain. We have a zero tolerance approach to all forms of modern slavery, including servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking and we expect our suppliers to adopt the same approach.  We are committed to ensuring that appropriate policies, processes and procedures are in place to identify and prevent these practices in any part of our business or supply chain.

Our Business

M&I Materials is an independently owned international business engaged in the commercialisation of specialist materials for demanding applications in a number of industrial market sectors. Our headquarters are in the UK, with subsidiaries in the USA, India and South Africa, and a branch and representative offices in Singapore and China respectively. the UAE. Our customers are located in over 64 countries around the world.

Our Policies

As part of our commitment to combatting modern slavery and human trafficking, we have a number of policies to ensure we conduct business in an ethical and transparent manner, which are available on our website. In addition to this Statement, these include:

• Sustainability Policy Statement
• Anti-Bribery & Corruption Policy
• Whistleblowing Policy
• Dignity at Work Policy
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Corporate Social Reasonability Statement
• Recruitment Policy – includes conducting eligibility checks to work in the UK for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or being forced to work against their will.

Our Supply Chain & Due Diligence Processes

We currently work with a variety of UK and international suppliers and professional advisors to support the business activities we carry out from our UK headquarters and manufacturing facility.

We are in the process of completing another thorough assessment of the risk of modern slavery practices within our supplier chain with the focus on our manufacturing and service suppliers, having concluded that such risks are low for our professional services providers. The review has found no evidence of concern. We will continue to manage this risk through the use of reputable suppliers and by taking a risk-based approach to assessing our whole supplier base. We have established a process to conduct an annual review of our key and high-risk suppliers based on their strategic importance, size, nature of their business and with reference the Corruption Perception Index for country information. The review has been conducted through the use of a formal questionnaire and information published on suppliers’ websites. Using any supplier feedback, we will seek to continually improve our review process.

Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business, we continue to provide awareness training to all our employees, and more specific e-learning training for all managerial and supervisory employees, as well as those directly involved in the supply chain operations.

This statement is made in accordance with s.54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) and constitutes our anti-slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. It will be reviewed again in September 2022. This statement applies to M&I Materials Ltd as the entity that falls within the criteria defined in the Act.