We are committed to being a responsible and purposeful business and recognise that we must incorporate our business values to include and meet the expectations of our stakeholders, and to encourage others to adopt responsible attitudes and encourage sustainable supply chains. Our stakeholders include customers, employees, suppliers, the community, and the environment.

• We recognise that our social, economic and environmental responsibilities to our stakeholders are integral to our business, and we aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions and within our policies.

• We shall be open and honest in our strategies, targets, performance, and in our continual commitment to sustainable development. We will also take seriously all feedback that we receive from our stakeholders and, where possible, make changes to ensure we achieve and maintain our responsibilities.

• The Managing Director is responsible for the implementation of this policy and will make the necessary resources available to realise our corporate responsibilities.

• The responsibility for our performance for this policy rests with all employees throughout the company.

Our commitments:

• We strive to maintain good business practices, to ensure a high level of business performance and to uphold the values of honesty, partnership and fairness in our relationships with all our stakeholders

• Our supplier terms are clearly set out to show the any agreed terms, conditions and the basis of our relationship, and will operate in a way that safeguards against unfair business practices.

• We will register and resolve customer complaints in accordance with our high standards of service.

• We shall promote and encourage suppliers to adopt responsible business policies and practices.

• The Company is committed to its on-going programme of equal opportunity and non-discrimination for all. These policies also relate to how we offer and provide services to our customers and the community.

• We provide clear and fair terms of employment and strive to maintain a clean, healthy and safe working environment in line with our Health and Safety policy.

• We believe our core values and integrity means it is our social responsibility to do business in a way that brings benefits to our stakeholders.

• We support a range of charities and shall continue to do so. We shall also support our employees to help local community organisations and activities in our region.

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Price’s Candles Modern Slavery Statement

‍Price’s Candles is committed to the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the abolition of modern slavery and human trafficking.

‍ As an equal opportunities employer, we're committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for our staff. We want all our staff to feel confident that they can expose wrongdoing without any risk to themselves.

‍Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK and to safeguard employees from any abuse or coercion.

‍We do not enter into business with any organisation, in the UK or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to be involved in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

‍We expect the same high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers, and other business partners, and we expect our suppliers to hold their own suppliers to the same high standards

Our Supply Chain

‍Due to the nature of our business, we assess ourselves to have a low risk of modern slavery in our business and supply chains.

‍Our supply chains are limited and we procure goods and services from a restricted range of UK and overseas suppliers.

‍Price’s Candles has taken and continues to take steps to understand and minimise the potential risk of modern slavery in its business and supply chains.

‍Our policies in relation to the Modern Slavery Act 2015

‍The following policies are available to all staff:

‍ ‍·        Code of conduct

‍ ‍·        Ethics policy

‍ ‍·        Speak Up policy

‍ ‍·        Bullying and harassment policy

‍ ‍·        Diversity and inclusion policy

‍ ‍·        Recruitment and selection policy

‍We will continue to embed the principles through:

‍ ‍·        providing awareness training to staff on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and informing them of the appropriate action to take if they suspect a case of slavery or human trafficking

‍ ‍·        ensuring staff involved in procurement activity are aware of and follow modern slavery procurement guidance on GOV.UK

‍ ‍·        ensuring that consideration of the modern slavery risks and prevention are added to Price’s Candles policy review process as an employer and procurer of goods and services

‍ ‍·        making sure Price’s Candles procurement strategies and contract terms and conditions include references to modern slavery and human trafficking

‍ ‍·        continuing to take action to embed a zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery

This statement is published in line with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will be reviewed and updated every year.

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Price’s Patent Candles Ltd. has a proud heritage in producing candles with Royal connections since 1840 and was granted its first Royal Warrant in 1850.

We recognise that matters of environmental protection are an integral part of its management function and key to good business practice and sustainability.

The Company views this as an important responsibility and is committed to complying with legislation and continues to reduce or minimise its environmental impact and will look for continuous improvements concerning its activities, products and services.

The key points of its strategy are:

• Follow its commitment of continual improvement, making best use of its resources in all matters of environmental protection.

• Take due care to prevent and/reduce pollution where possible. Minimise and reduce waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.

• Promote recycling, educate, train and motivate employees to raise awareness of environmental issues and enlist their support in improving the Company’s performance.

• Encourage environmental protection among suppliers and customers.

• Comply with all relevant environmental legislation that applies to the Company.

The Company is committed to continual improvement of environmental performance. This Policy will be communicated to all staff, contractors and suppliers, and be available for the public.