Burberry : ESG (burberry modern slavery statement 2024 25)

BURBERRY MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT 2024/25

Contents

Introduction 1

Our business & operations 2

Governance 5

Policies 6

Our strategic approach 7

Human rights due diligence 8

Our social impact programmes 12

Training and resources 14

Social key performance indicators 15

Looking ahead 16

Appendix - Value Chain 17

2024/25 Burberry Group Plc Statement

At Burberry, we are committed to respecting and upholding human rights wherever we operate, and we do not tolerate any form of modern-day slavery in our business or supply chain.

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK), Transparency in Supply Chains Act 2010 (California), Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act 2023 (Canada) and Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia)

About this statement

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Canada Fighting Against Forced Labour And Child Labour In Supply Chains Act 2023, the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018, and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657). It sets out the steps we have taken during the financial year 2024/25 to prevent slavery and human trafficking from taking place in our supply chains or in any part of our business. Burberry's definition of slavery and human trafficking is aligned to section 54 (12) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

This statement is also made on behalf of the following subsidiaries of Burberry Group plc (company number 3458224): Burberry Limited (company number 162636), Burberry (UK) Limited (company number 4288292), Burberry International Holdings Limited (company number 4251867), Burberry Limited (registered in the State of New York under DOS ID 293943), Burberry (España) Holdings Limited (company number 5265289), Thomas Burberry Holdings Limited (company number 3509143), Burberry Haymarket Limited (company number 4868493), Burberry Holdings Limited (company number 4251948), Burberry Canada Inc (corporation number 689541-7), Burberry Pacific Pty Ltd (ACN 098 381 161), and Burberry London Limited (company number 4251951) and the actions and operations set out below are effective across the Burberry group.

During the reporting period this statement covers, we engaged with each of the reporting entities covered by this statement and consulted the entities we own or control. Burberry Limited is responsible for drafting the statement on behalf of Burberry Group PLC, with inclusions and approvals for all subsidiaries.

‌INTRODUCTION

As a global British luxury brand, we are committed to acting responsibly to achieve our goals.

Under the banner of our Responsibility strategy, Burberry Beyond, we set ambitions across four pillars, Product, Planet, People and Communities, that bring everything we do across our business, our supply chain and our communities together to create a better world for the next generation.

We have set targets across the four pillars to embed responsible business practices, supported by our ongoing policy commitments. We have key metrics in place

to measure and report on progress.

To positively impact people within our supply chain, we collaborate with partners to protect the timeless nature of luxury craftsmanship skills and traditional techniques.

Core to this agenda is respecting and upholding human rights, combatting the risk of modern slavery, and increasing transparency throughout our supply chain.

Our 10th Modern Slavery Statement provides an overview

of the progress we have made in the past year to strengthen our systems to prevent modern slavery in our supply

chain and operations. We are addressing risks through our compliance and social impact programmes to create meaningful impact within our own operations, our supply chain and our local communities.

In FY 2024/25, we implemented actions that focused on the key risk areas of our operations and our supply chain. These actions are based on the findings from both our most recent human rights impact assessment (HRIA) and ethical trading programmes activities, including:

• Delving further into our extended supply chains and business operations to identify and address new potential modern slavery risks;

• Globally aligning our Worker Wellbeing Programme, alongside implementing programme enhancements to better support our supply chain partners;

• Working with external experts such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations-related agency, to provide introductory awareness-raising sessions on the protection of migrant workers in our global supply chain, including responsible recruitment;

• Protecting women's rights by integrating gender related components into our supply chain due diligence approach and Worker Wellbeing Programme with

  the support of external experts, Business for Social Responsibility - BSR;

• Expanding our long-standing Health Programme to new supply chain partners across the APAC region; and

• Launching a grievance mechanism for our EMEIA Tier 1 supply chain partners, which will be available to approximately 41,000 workers.

Our key areas of progress in FY 2024/25 include:

• Our Ethical Trading Programme covers all our Tier 1 supply chain and in FY 2024/25 281 of our Tier 1 suppliers, have had an on-site assessment;

• Our Vendor Ownership Programme (VOP) - which helps our VOP partners to develop

  their own due diligence programme across their supply chain - is now in place at 27 partners in the EMEIA region and 1 in the APAC region, covering approximately 52% of our EMEIA Tier 1 supply chain;

• Our Worker Wellbeing Programme has reached approximately 13,670 workers in our supply chain; and

• Working with external experts to ensure our human rights due diligence model continues

to evolve to meet emerging changes in legislation and supporting our supply chain partners to ensure they are informed and compliant with such standards.

‌OUR BUSINESS & OPERATIONS

Established in 1856, Burberry is a timeless British luxury brand with

a unique heritage and a longstanding commitment to quality, innovation, and creativity. We design, source, make and sell carefully crafted products and are focused on delivering growth while playing

a positive role in society.

Revenues of

£2.46bn

in FY 2024/25

At Burberry, we have:

Our purpose and values are at the heart of our business decisions and the wellbeing of our people, the people in our supply chain and the communities where we operate are at the centre of all our activities.

We manufacture our products at both Burberry-owned sites in the UK and Italy, and in partnership with a network of global suppliers.

We sell our products through our network of directly operated and franchised stores, online and via wholesale partners. Benefitting from their product and distribution expertise, we work with licensing partners for certain product categories such as eyewear and beauty.

Operating across the world, we contribute to local economies and support the communities around us. We add value to societies both directly and indirectly through our business operations and by partnering with NGOs on community programmes.

Over 8,450 employees	129 nationalities	32 Responsibility specialists
Across
32	422	5
countries and	stores	Distribution hubs
territories

Tier 1 suppliers - FY 2024/25 in numbers:

687

production sites

Italy

Rest of Europe Asia

75%

21%

4%

Tier 1 suppliers - workforce profile FY 2024/25:

Total workforce

61,495

workers

Average number of workers per facility

90

Gender split

29%

male

71%

female

Collective bargaining

About 78%

of the Tier 1 production sites, we source from are covered by national and/or industrial collective bargaining agreements

Our product supply chain

We operate two Burberry-owned manufacturing sites in the UK (in Castleford and Keighley) and two in Italy

(in Florence and Turin). We also have a network of global suppliers. We have longstanding partnerships with many of our suppliers and believe that strong relationships are key to ensuring continuous improvement in supply chain working conditions.

Note: Please see our appendix for definitions relating to the Tiers of our supply chain.