This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement is a response to Section 54(1), Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and relates to actions and activities for the financial year ending 31 December 2023. 

The Brand Stylist Ltd t/a Studio Theia ('the Company', 'we', 'us' or 'our') is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking violations in its own operations, its supply chain, and its products. We have zero-tolerance towards slavery and require our supply chain to comply with our values. 

Organisational Structure

The Brand Stylist Ltd t/a Studio Theia and has business operations in the United Kingdom and works with clients worldwide

We operate in the Brand Design sector. The nature of our supply chains is as follows: We work with a number of key direct suppliers, who provide us with goods, such as equipment for our premises, and services, such as outsourced business processes, IT software and marketing services.

For more information about the Company, please visit our website: studiotheia.co.

Policies

We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. 

These include the following:

·     Supplier code of conduct - We work mindfully to work with companies who run their businesses ethically.

·     Procurement policy - We work with suppliers who have a transparent and ethical code of conduct and will always invest in quality.

We make sure our suppliers are aware of our policies and adhere to the same standards.

Due Diligence

As part of our efforts to monitor and reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, we have adopted the following due diligence procedures: 

·     Internal supplier audits.

Our due diligence procedures aim to:

·     Identify and action potential risks in our business and supply chains.

·     Monitor potential risks in our business and supply chains

·     Reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chains.

Risk and Compliance

The Company has evaluated the nature and extent of its exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in its UK supply chain through:

·     Evaluating the slavery and human trafficking risks of each new supplier.

We do not consider that we operate in a high-risk environment because The majority of our supply chain is based in the UK and in low-risk industries, such as print, design and photography services. We always work with collaborators who share our values.. 
We do not tolerate slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains. Where there is evidence of failure to comply with our policies and procedures by any of our suppliers, we will seek to terminate our relationship with that supplier immediately.

Effectiveness

The Company uses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure its effectiveness and ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its business and supply chains. These KPIs are as follows:

We cannot say with any certainty how effective the steps we are taking have been in ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in our business and supply chains. As part of our work for the next financial year, we will be considering how best to monitor the effectiveness of the actions taken.

The statement was approved by the board of directors.

Fiona Humberstone, Director
The Brand Stylist Ltd t/a Studio Theia