Our business, Herd Energy Developments Ltd is committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains, and we make this statement to assist with compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This statement relates to the financial year ending 05/04/2026.

 

As our business has a turnover of less than £36 million, we do not have a legal obligation to produce a modern slavery statement. However:

1. We agree that exploitation within all supply chains ending in the UK is a blight on our society, and we are committed to playing our part in eliminating exploitation;

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   2.We understand that customers with obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 cannot comply with those duties without our cooperation.

 

To that end, we confirm that we have examined our own business and, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable, businesses within our supply chain and we confirm the following:

1. We confirm that within our own business, no relevant offence relating to slavery or human tracking has been committed.

 

   2. We have made enquiries of businesses that supply directly to us and we are confident that no relevant offence is committed in that business.

 

   3. Insofar as it was reasonably practicable, we have examined our supply chains and confirm that we found no evidence of slavery or human trafficking.

 

Further details about our business and supply chain are provided below.

 

Our business is engaged in energy consultancy, proposal & installation of Solar PV equipment and associated products.

 

Our business structure is;

• 1 permanent employee, in 1 location.

• One director

We operate in the following countries:

• United Kingdom

 

Our supply chain is as follows:

Herd Energy buys electrical & Solar PV technologies from reputable manufacturers & suppliers. We choose manufacturers based on their commitment to schemes such as SA8000, Solar Stewardship Initiative & Ecovadis. These schemes are designed to assess practices within companies & their commitment to safe and fair working conditions, additionally we use these schemes to manage our own ESG risk and compliance, meet corporate sustainability goals. Furthermore when using third party suppliers such as distributors and wholesalers, we will follow similar practices and ensure that these partners have conducted adequate due diligence on their own supply chains.

 

We understand that certain industry sectors and geographical regions entail greater risk of exploitation than others. We believe that our supply chain is in one of those sectors. Therefore extra care and attention is required.

 

• We regularly consult with schemes such as the Solar Stewardship Initiative who are working directly with manufacturers to assess the situation and publish results. Furthermore we evidence that manufacturers have accountability by way of published policies and procedures relating to slavery.

 

• Herd Energy consults industry journalism, academic reports and any other relevant sources which are reasonable based on the resources available to us so that we can take informed decisions on purchasing products.

 

Where it is reasonably practicable, we ensure that businesses in our supply chain have made a similar statement relating to slavery and human trafficking.

 

The person in our business responsible for assessing matters relating to slavery and human trafficking is: Ross Kent

 

We also encourage all employees to report on any matters relating to slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains of which they become aware.

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If you have any concerns or questions regarding our policy please contact us.