1. Introduction

This statement sets out the steps RECO Exports Ltd has taken during the financial year ending 30 April 2026 to understand and address the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and our supply chains. We publish it voluntarily, in the spirit of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Modern slavery covers slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour, debt bondage and human trafficking. We do not tolerate it in any part of our business or in any organisation we work with.

2. Our business

RECO Exports Ltd trades as RECO, a British international agency working in food, drink and destinations. We operate across fourteen markets from six offices – London, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Pune and Thessaloniki. We employ a small professional team and work with a network of associates and specialist suppliers.

Our work falls into three areas: bringing food and drink brands to new markets through distribution, brokerage and trade fair representation; representing destinations and tourism boards in outbound markets; and designing trade and press programmes, familiarisation trips and consumer experiences.

Editorial note – Employee headcount and any statement about associates need checking. Do not add a number you cannot stand behind – buyers and auditors read these against Companies House filings.

3. Our supply chains

We do not manufacture, farm or process goods ourselves. Our exposure to modern slavery is therefore mostly indirect, through the organisations we work alongside. It falls into four groups:

• Producers and food and drink brands whose products we take to market, including agricultural producers in Greece, India and elsewhere.
• Event and exhibition suppliers – stand builders, logistics providers, caterers, hospitality staff and temporary event crew at trade fairs across our markets.
• Travel and hospitality suppliers – hotels, ground handlers, transport operators, guides and venues used for trade missions, familiarisation trips and press programmes.
• Professional and office suppliers – IT services, cleaning, facilities, printing and professional advisers across our six offices.

4. Where the risk lies

We assess our own operations as low risk: our team is professionally employed on written contracts, paid at or above the applicable statutory minimum, with the right to work verified and no recruitment fees charged at any point.

We assess the higher risks in our supply chains as:

• Seasonal agricultural labour – harvest work in olive oil, wine, fruit and vegetable production, which relies on migrant and seasonal workers and carries well-documented risks of underpayment, withheld documents and debt bondage.
• Food processing and packing where labour is often supplied through third-party agencies.
• Exhibition build and event staffing where short-term crews are engaged at speed, frequently through layers of subcontracting.
• Hospitality, cleaning and transport in the destinations we work in, where the same subcontracting patterns apply.
• Freight, logistics and warehousing across long international routes.

Editorial note – This section is the one that carries credibility. A statement naming real, sector-specific risks reads as serious; one that says “we are committed to the highest standards” and stops reads as boilerplate. But every risk named should be one RECO can speak to. Greek olive and vine harvest labour has been the subject of sustained scrutiny and it would look evasive to omit it – though be ready for the question of what RECO does about it, which is what section 6 has to answer honestly.

5. Our policies

• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy – our position and the standards we expect.
• Supplier Code of Conduct – the labour standards we ask suppliers and partners to meet.
• Whistleblowing Policy – how anyone can raise a concern, confidentially and without fear of detriment.
• Recruitment and Employment Policy – right-to-work checks, written terms and no recruitment fees.

Editorial note – Only list policies that exist. If they do not yet, the honest version is a commitment in section 8 to adopt them within the coming year, which is a perfectly respectable thing for a first statement to say. Listing policies that do not exist is the single most common failing in these documents and the easiest to expose.

6. Due diligence

Our approach reflects our size and our position as an intermediary rather than a buyer of goods at scale:

• New partners. We consider labour standards as part of our assessment before entering a representation, distribution or brokerage relationship.
• Contract terms. We include modern slavery obligations in our standard supplier and partner terms, with the right to terminate for serious breach.
• In food and drink, we favour producers holding recognised certification or operating under schemes with labour standards built in.
• Events and travel. We work with established organisers, venues and operators, and prefer directly employed staff over layered subcontracting where we have a choice.
• Raising concerns. Anyone in our team or supply chain can raise a concern with us, and we investigate.

Editorial note – Confirm each of these before publication. If contract terms do not currently include modern slavery clauses, either add them – a short clause is inexpensive to draft – or move the point to section 8 as a commitment. The same test applies throughout: is this something RECO does, or something RECO intends to do?

7. Training

Colleagues who deal with suppliers, producers and event partners are briefed on the risks of modern slavery in food, drink, travel and events, on what the warning signs look like, and on how to raise a concern.

8. What we will do next year

• Review and refresh our supplier code of conduct and issue it across all six offices.
• Extend contractual coverage so that modern slavery obligations appear in every new supplier and partner agreement.
• Develop a proportionate risk-based assessment for producers and suppliers in higher-risk categories.
• Provide refreshed training to all client-facing and procurement colleagues.
• Report against these commitments in next year’s statement.

9. Approval

This statement was approved by the board of RECO Exports Ltd on [06/08/2026].