Nuada Human Rights and Modern Slavery Policy

Nuada requires that all our suppliers operate the following policy for identifying and preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operations: The Supplier must: (a) not engage, and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Supplier’s Personnel and Related Entities do not engage, in Modern Slavery; (b) comply, and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Supplier’s Personnel and Related Entities comply, with Applicable Modern Slavery Laws where applicable; and (c) not use any Goods, Software or Services sourced in connection with performing the Supplier’s obligations under this Purchase Order that the Supplier knows, or should reasonably suspect, have been wholly or partly sourced, made or provided using Modern Slavery.

The Supplier agrees that it will immediately notify the Company if the Supplier becomes aware of any actual, reasonably suspected or anticipated Modern Slavery engaged in by it, its Personnel or its Related Entities, and provide the Company with adequate particulars of the Modern Slavery and the actions taken to remedy the Modern Slavery.

Suppliers are also expected to act in accordance with international principles and guidelines aimed at promoting and protecting human rights. Nuada requires that all our suppliers operate the following policy:

Supplier shall maintain a workplace free of unlawful discrimination, which includes, but is not limited to, nationality, legal status, race, gender, domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy, caste, disability, union membership, ethnicity, religious belief, or any other factors protected by Applicable Law.

The use or threat of physical or sexual violence, harassment and intimidation against a worker, his or her family, or close associates, is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary procedures shall be clearly defined and communicated to all workers and shall not include sanctions that result in wage deductions, reductions in benefits, or compulsory labour.

Suppliers must provide options for its employees to report concerns or violations of their Code of Conduct without fear of retaliation.

Suppliers are also expected to act in accordance with international principles and guidelines aimed at promoting and protecting human rights. Nuada requires that all our suppliers operate the following policy: ‘Supplier shall maintain a workplace free of unlawful discrimination, which includes, but is not limited to, nationality, legal status, race, gender, domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy, caste, disability, union membership, ethnicity, religious belief, or any other factors protected by Applicable Law.’

All Suppliers must be able to demonstrate compliance with these policies upon request and take action to correct any noncompliance.

Sanctions and Restrictions

Nuada is committed to acting legally in all of its business dealings wherever it operates. As part of this, we exercise due diligence to ensure that we and those that we do business with observe all sanctions laws applicable to our worldwide operations. This section outlines the actions that are required to ensure that the Company complies with Sanctions and that it does not contract or engage with countries, regions, industries, organisations or individuals which are the target of such sanctions.

Nuada requires that all our suppliers operate the following policy for ensuring that we do not engage with organisations or individuals subject to sanctions in the area of our operations:

Supplier confirms that neither they, nor any of their Significant Shareholders, operate in a Sanctioned Territory, employ or trade with any Sanctioned Person or are subject to sanction by any Sanctioned Authority. The following definitions are provided for the purpose of this policy
“Sanctioned Territory” means any country or territory which is itself, or whose government is, the target of comprehensive country-or-territory-wide Sanctions;

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any person that is: (i) the target of Sanctions, including, but not limited to, any person listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by any Sanctions Authority; (ii) located, organised or resident in a Sanctioned Territory; (iii) governmental agency, instrumentality, authority, body or state-owned enterprise of a government of any Sanctioned Territory; or (iv) owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the persons mentioned in (i), (ii) or (iii);

“Sanctions” means any economic, trade, or financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, restrictive measures or other similar measures enacted, administered, imposed or enforced by any Sanctions Authority or any similar sanctions maintained in other applicable jurisdictions;

“Sanctions Authority” means any relevant government, agency or legislature in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union or its member States, or other relevant jurisdiction, including but not limited to: the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the U.S. State Department, the United Nations Security Council, and Her Majesty’s Treasury;

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us by emailing us at contact@nuadaco2.com.