Statement on Modern Slavery

The Bikeability Trust is committed to acting ethically and with integrity both internally and in our business relationships, and we expect the same high standards from the organisations we work with.  Our ethical values and procurement principles are communicated to our suppliers, and new suppliers are expected to demonstrate that they share our values.  We’ll never knowingly support or do business with organisations in any way connected with slavery, human trafficking or child labour.

Our procurement process aims to ensure The Bikeability Trust achieves value for money and that preferred suppliers meet or exceed our requirements in respect of ethical procurement.  Suppliers are asked to demonstrate that they embrace diversity, understand the risks within their own supply chain and remunerate their staff fairly.

The Bikeability Trust’s supply chain is predominantly UK based and is compliant with UK legislation.  We take a risk based approach to purchasing, applying increased levels of scrutiny to high risk supply categories such as goods sourced from overseas.  We focus our scrutiny on the policies, procedures and controls demonstrated by our direct suppliers, recognising that it is not always possible for us to have a close relationship with all parties in a supply chain.