This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) and sets out the steps the Company has taken to ensure that slavery, human trafficking and child labour is not taking place in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
Our Business
We help to give our customers the power to assess, predict and to plan so they may achieve their goals and navigate the world with confidence. Our expertise in data, analytics and technologies, means we give answers, we create coherence and clarity from complexity.
Every day, our data and analytics are helping people and businesses to achieve more; individuals to access the financial services they need; people to protect their identities and lives; and economies and societies to flourish.
smarter and quicker decisions
identity and standing
more people get the services they need
to our communities and society
We aim to have a positive effect on the communities in which we live and work. From teaching unemployed young people the interview skills they need to get a job, to helping charities expand so they can feed and shelter even more people, we’re using our expertise to make a difference.
At the same time, how we work is as important as what we do. We recognise that our work carries with it an enormous responsibility, and our guiding principle is to treat everyone fairly and their data with respect.
Experian plc operates its business through its subsidiaries globally, the majority of which are wholly owned. A list of the regions in which we are operate can be found at https://www.experianplc.com/contact-us/region. We have a well-developed system of internal authorities, controls and policies within the Group. Experian plc and its subsidiaries employ approximately 17,800 people in 45 countries. The Group corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; Costa Mesa, CA, USA; and São Carlos, Brazil.
Each year Experian Group companies spend c$1.5bn with external suppliers on goods and services. The majority of this spend is on IT, professional services, data and marketing. Given the nature of Experian’s business we believe the risk of modern slavery in Experian’s supply chain is low compared with businesses operating in other sectors.
Our supply base is heavily weighted towards service based providers rather than the purchase of manufactured goods. Most of the manufactured goods that we do purchase are purchased from large multinational corporations who have their own supply chain principles and ethical standards in addition to agreeing to ours where appropriate.
We believe the risk of modern slavery in our supply chain is low, however, we are not complacent and will continue to focus on improving our procedures and policies to ensure that there is no modern slavery in the Experian supply chain. This year we continued to work with the Slave Free Alliance, a global movement working towards a slave-free supply chain on improving our own processes and creating a better tomorrow for those who may be subjected to modern slavery.
Experian does not tolerate any form of modern slavery or human trafficking whether internally or within our supply chain and the leadership team are aware of the risks of modern slavery.
As part of the Experian Group, Experian Limited operates to the same modern slavery standards and with the same controls as the other operating subsidiaries within the Group.
Our employees:
Our suppliers:
Due Diligence
When starting a new relationship with a supplier, we:
We continue to assess our existing supply chain by carrying out targeted desktop reviews of our key suppliers, selecting those we believe are more exposed to potential modern slavery risks.
This assessment questionnaire includes a series of questions to ascertain the supplier’s knowledge, approach and policies relating to modern slavery risks in their business. This includes reviewing their modern slavery statements and supporting policies where available. If we have concerns with supplier responses, we follow up with either a face to face interview (current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions permitting) or telephone conference to discuss these further, and ask for a plan to alleviate and address our concerns.
Information on the risks of modern slavery and how employees should report any suspicions and findings is included in the annual employee code of conduct training.
All members of the procurement team have attended more detailed training on modern slavery. This explains the purpose of the Act, Experian Limited’s approach and what members of the procurement team should do if they suspect or uncover any form of modern slavery in our supply chain.
We undertook 10 desktop reviews of our key suppliers. All had a published modern slavery statement and there were no significant issues raised that required immediate attention.
During the year, the Global Head of Internal Audit has confirmed that no calls were received concerning modern slavery in our supply chain to our global confidential helpline.
Slave-Free Alliance continue to work with us and we have presented our progress to them for the year ended 31 March 2021 against our three year plan. We have created a quarterly Modern Slavery steering group and Slave Free Alliance attend to provide us with an external perspective.
We have put in place plans for our Supplier Modern Slavery awareness event and will deliver this during the financial year ended March 2022.
Funding from Experian has helped Hope for Justice to scope out a preferred supplier for a Case Management System allowing them to store and track live and closed cases in a single, secure database. This will improve operational effectiveness and allow more resources to be diverted into victim recovery and support.
We have established a process, in partnership with Hope for Justice, working with our Fraud & Authentication and Compliance teams to streamline three key processes:
This statement is approved by the Experian Limited Board and signed on its behalf by:
Jose Luiz Rossi
Director
Experian Limited
Date: 24 May 2021