Modern Slavery Statement — Landscape Gardening Gardeners

Landscape Gardening Gardeners is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in all forms across our operations. We operate a strict zero-tolerance policy toward forced labour, exploitation and any practices that violate basic human rights. This statement explains our approach as a company of landscape gardeners and garden care professionals, our expectations of suppliers, and the steps we take to protect workers in the landscaping and gardening sectors.

Our statement covers the full scope of landscape gardening and gardening services, including grounds maintenance, soft landscaping, hard landscaping and seasonal workforce engagement. We recognise that garden labour and groundskeeping can involve vulnerable workers, so our procurement and employment practices emphasize transparency, fair pay and lawful conditions. All staff, contractors and supply partners are expected to adhere to our standards.

We maintain a robust supplier audit programme to identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain. Key actions include:

• Regular supplier risk assessments focusing on recruitment practices, subcontracting and working conditions.
• On-site and desktop audits to monitor compliance with labour standards and contractual terms.
• Mandatory contractual clauses that require suppliers to comply with anti-slavery laws and allow for verification activity.

Policies, Training and Procurement Standards

We have implemented clear policies that set expectations for ethical conduct across our landscaping services. These include recruitment protocols, right-to-work checks, and limits on excessive deductions from wages. Training for managers and supervisors within the landscape gardening teams ensures early detection of indicators such as restricted movement, withheld documents or unusually high levels of debt bondage.

Reporting channels are available to all workers and third parties. We operate confidential, multiple routes for concerns to be raised, and maintain a non-retaliation stance. Reporting channels include anonymous reporting mechanisms, direct reporting to designated welfare officers within the gardening business and escalation routes for urgent safeguarding. We encourage anyone who suspects modern slavery in our landscaping supply chain to speak up without fear.

Supplier audits are conducted on a risk-prioritised basis. Where issues are identified, we take proportionate action: from corrective action plans and targeted re-audits to contract termination for persistent or serious breaches. Our approach balances remediation for affected workers with the need to remove exploitative suppliers from the landscape gardeners' network.

Governance, Monitoring and Annual Review

We measure compliance through key performance indicators relevant to the landscaping industry, such as audit completion rates, corrective action closure times and training completion percentages for gardeners and landscape staff. Senior management and the board periodically review outcomes to ensure resources are aligned with risk areas and to strengthen controls where necessary.

Roles and responsibilities are clearly assigned: procurement teams manage supplier vetting and audits, operations managers oversee worker welfare on-site, and senior leadership approves policy and resource allocation. When non-compliance is discovered, remediation steps prioritise worker safety and recovery, and we collaborate with appropriate agencies and partners to ensure effective support.

We commit to an annual review of this Modern Slavery Statement that reflects changes in the landscape gardening sector and the evolving risk profile of gardeners, grounds staff and subcontractors. The review process includes lessons learned from supplier audits, outcomes from reporting channels and updates to training. Our Zero-Tolerance Policy remains the cornerstone of our response: we will continually strengthen supplier audits, enhance reporting channels and improve transparency across the gardening and landscaping supply chain.