We have a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery, and support the UK Government’s objectives to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking.
We will continue to work to positively on our policy position; particularly around those areas of our supply chain where we recognize that there is an inherently high risk of modern slavery across similar purchases made by the public sector, such as the hardware required for solar schemes on our sites.
References in this Modern Slavery & Ethics Statement to 'we', 'us' and 'our' are to Solar Clean.
Solar Clean is a UK based organization providing solar panel installation cleaning services to consumer and commercial customers throughout Scotland and the UK.
As we deliver our mission of cleaning our way to a better future for people through energy efficiency products and services and positively impacting the environment in all areas.
Solar Clean is committed to protecting and respecting all human rights and have a zero tolerance approach towards modern slavery in any form.
Through our actions we are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains or any part of our business.
We do not enter into business with any organization, which knowingly supports, or is found to be involved in slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labor.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are also committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for our people, including a fair wage.
Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all employees are legally entitled to work in the UK.
We are a purposefully driven organization:
We are committed to doing the right thing by ensuring we respect human rights and the environment.
This includes our stance on:
A long term commitment by Solar Clean is to ensure that all our people, including onsite contractors, are paid fairly for the important work they do.
We continue to be a “Living Wage” employer in the UK and anyone whose role is primarily based at one of our offices will be paid at least the Living Wage.
Our recruitment and people management processes are designed to ensure that all employees are legally entitled to work in the UK.
These are key steps that we take in ensuring that modern slavery does not take place anywhere within our business.
Solar Clean build appropriate measures into our sourcing, supplier on-boarding and contract management processes, therefore minimizing our exposure to risk.
Using supply chain due diligence principles enables us to make a judgment on transactions and the integrity of our supply chain.
Solar Clean aim to build relationships with all suppliers to ensure they comply with our values and that they are aware of our commitment to protect human rights and the environment.
As part of our procurement processes, we require all of our suppliers to comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act and include appropriate contractual obligations within all of our commercial agreements.
We will engage with those suppliers identified as having areas of potential risk to provide guidance on the support that is available to help mitigate their own supply chain risk and improve their own policy and processes in regards to modern slavery.
For example making them aware of the UK Government Modern Slavery Assessment tool, which provides suppliers with tailored good practice recommendations to improve their anti-slavery activity.
Solar Claen will continue to work closely with the supplier to remedy identified issues and put systems in place to ensure they meet our requirements and to also prevent issues in the future.
If a supplier fails to adequately remediate the issue, the relationship would be re-evaluated and if necessary, terminated.
Where potential modern slavery impacts are identified within a contract requirement, we will work with our suppliers to develop appropriate KPIs to monitor and manage performance in regards to these risks.
All team members are also required to undertake mandatory modern slavery awareness training.
We will ensure our staff involved in procurement activity are aware of and follow modern slavery procurement guidance on GOV.UK and on the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
