DIAGEO PLC

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery

Training described

Procurement staff Your suppliers The wider community

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Civil society organisations Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Central or local government Businesses in your industry or sector

Social audits

Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Third party audit arranged by your supplier Announced audit Unannounced audit

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app

Other monitoring

We deployed other due-diligence tools such as specific health & safety assessments.

Actions addressing ILO indicators

Change in policy Change in training Supporting victims via NGO

Demonstrated progress

Diageo uses a range of methods to assess the effectiveness of actions taken to identify, assess, and address modern slavery risks. We continually review our approach through both internal and external mechanisms to ensure the risk of exploitation in our operations and supply chain is reduced through our practices. We regularly assess the effectiveness of our overall programme against international standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: Child labour in smallholder farmers in Africa
• Area: Within your supply chains
• Tier: Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
• Group: Women Children
• Location: Ghana Kenya Tanzania Uganda
• Mitigation: Child labour prevention programme for smallholder farmers, where we have trained key functions and business partners in Africa to help prevent child labour. We also deliver training directly to our smallholder farmers.
• Risk: Heat stress in sugarcane within Central America and the Caribbean
• Group: Migrants Other vulnerable groups
• Location: Dominican Republic Guatemala
• Mitigation: Partner with external parties to assess and address the health impacts of heat stress in sugarcane farming for our rum supply through improved access to shade, drinking water, personal protective equipment, and rest schedules.
• Risk: Harassment with brand promoters
• Area: Downstream promotional/marketing agencies.
• Group: Women
• Location: China India Kenya United States Taiwan
• Mitigation: Global Brand Promoter standard and training which establishes principles and guidelines to protect brand promoters from the risk of sexual harassment.