Modern Slavery Statement

A)      ORGANISATION

This Modern Slavery statement applies to Bottle PR Ltd.

B)      ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

The business operates from one location, John Eccles House, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford, OX4 4GP. The business is controlled by a Board of Directors.

Bottle is an independent creative digital communications agency with a range of clients across numerous sectors including business psychology, energy, charity and health and wellbeing.

We 'do' a perfectly balanced blend of PR, digital and content that drives brand awareness, positions clients as thought leaders, earns backlinks and above all grows influence for our client’s business.

We do this through working with traditional and online media as well as digital influencers who shape an audience's opinion. We call this brand energy. It's the energy that makes stories flow (frequency), brands grow (value), and helps them reach and connect with more people (performance).

DEFINITIONS

Bottle considers that modern slavery encompasses:

·       Human trafficking.

·       Forced work, through mental or physical threat.

·       Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse of the threat of abuse.

·       Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity, or being bought or sold as property.

·       Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.

C)      COMMITMENT

Bottle acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Bottle understands that this requires an ongoing review of both its internal practices in relation to its labour force and, additionally, its supply chains where applicable.

Bottle does not enter into business with any other organisation, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

D)      SUPPLY CHAINS

To fulfil its activities, Bottle’s main supply chains include third parties who directly provide research and act on behalf of our clients to promote their businesses.

E)      POTENTIAL EXPOSURE

The marketing and advertising sector is not considered one most at risk. Bottle does not have intricate supply chains, multiple levels of contracting and subcontracting, or partner with businesses based in impoverished regions of the world where labour laws are non-existent or not enforced.

All our employees have the necessary documentation to legally work in the UK and no-one under the legal minimum age for admission to work is employed.

F)      KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Bottle has set the following key performance indicators to measure its effectiveness in ensuring modern slavery is not taking place in Bottle or its supply chains.

·       Ensuring its suppliers (If they meet the £36m turnover threshold) have a modern slavery policy in place.

·       All employees have the necessary documentation to legally work in the UK.

G)      TRAINING

Bottle provides guidance to its staff to effectively implement its stance on modern slavery which can be found in the staff handbook.