In order to meet this objective each operating company is required to:

• Endorse International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions and Recommendations and comply with local legislation relating to ethical trading and human rights.
• Work with suppliers and other business partners in the food supply chain to encourage high ethical trading standards and to seek continuous improvement.
• Integrate ethical trading considerations, where practicable, into all aspects of their business.

Uniq is a founder member of SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) involving key retailers and food manufacturers. SEDEX is a secure, web based system for companies to maintain data on labour practices at production sites and to make it available to their customers in order to drive and demonstrate improvements.