Lyst Ltd（以下「Lyst」）は、ファッション界にポジティブな影響をもたらすことを使命としています。私たちは、世界中の1億5000万人以上のファッションユーザーと15,000のブランドをつなぐグローバルなショッピングプラットフォームとして、その責任を真剣に受け止めています。Lystのビジョンは、より良く、より明るく、そしてより健やかなファッションの未来を築くこと。そして、私たちのミッションは、ファッションを楽しむ人々がより良い選択ができるようサポートし、ブランドがより適切な顧客層と出会えるようにすることです。
私たちは、自らの役割は取引を仲介するのみではないと理解しています。Lystはグローバルなコミュニティの一員であり、自社の事業活動やサプライチェーンにおいて現代奴隷制や人身売買が存在しないことを確保する責任があります。 私たちは、すべてのビジネスにおける取り組みや関係性において、倫理と誠実さを持って行動することにコミットしています。また、自社およびサプライチェーン全体で現代奴隷制が行われることのないよう、効果的なシステムと管理体制を運用し、その徹底を目指しています。
この「現代奴隷制に関する声明」は、当社の事業活動およびサプライチェーンにおける現代奴隷制の防止に対する取り組みを示すものであり、2024年3月31日終了の会計年度において当社が講じた具体的な措置を記載しています。
私たちは、これまでに実施してきた取り組みに誇りを持つとともに、今後も引き続き、奴隷制および人身売買の根絶に向けた取り組みを継続的に強化してまいります。
Lystは2010年に設立され、イギリスに登記されています。ロンドンの本社を拠点とし、150名以上の社員とともに、ウェブサイトおよびアプリのプラットフォームを通じて、世界中のお客様にパーソナライズされたショッピング体験を提供しています。Lystは、その事業活動において、公正・誠実かつ透明性のある運営を行うことに尽力しています。また、自社のビジネスの透明性を確保し、サプライチェーン全体での現代奴隷制へのアプローチにおいても、同様に取り組んでいます。当社は、業務のあらゆる側面において高い倫理基準を維持するよう努めており、取引先、サプライヤー、請負業者にも同様の基準をを求めています。
当社は、15,000を超えるブランドと提携しており、これらのブランドを「パートナー」と位置付けています。パートナーは世界各国に拠点がありますが、主に米国、イギリス、ヨーロッパに集中しています。当社がパートナーに提供している主なサービスは、オンラインのファッションショッピングプラットフォームを通じて、パートナーの商品をお客様に販売する機会を提供することです。
Lystは自社で商品のデザイン・製造・価格設定・保管・発送などを行っておらず、オンライン上での販売促進に特化したプラットフォームを運営しています。しかしながら、私たちは自らが属するファッション業界の背景と、サプライチェーンにおける現代奴隷制および人身売買の防止に関する責任を認識しています。当社のサプライチェーンは複雑で複数の階層にわたる構造を持つ可能性があり、それに伴い現代奴隷制のリスクが高まることを理解しています。
また、当社の事業運営を支える多数のサプライヤーが存在しており、その範囲はマーケティング、オフィスマネジメント、各種専門サービス、さらにはシステムやプラットフォーム、運用機能を担うテクノロジーサービスなど多岐にわたります。
To combat modern slavery effectively, we have implemented the following measures:
1. Policies We have developed a comprehensive Modern Slavery Policy that sets out our commitment to eradicating modern slavery. This policy applies to all employees and contractors associated with Lyst.
To ensure adherence with our legal requirements Lyst engaged with experts to start to implement a fit for purpose responsible sourcing system relevant to Lyst’s activities. This will enable us to share information with both partners and customers, aiming to influence the sustainable choices they can make. During this financial year, we have established a Code of Conduct and Responsible Sourcing Policy, setting out the standards Lyst asks of its stakeholders in order to conduct any business relationship with us.
We also have policies in place to ensure that we meet our responsibilities to respect and protect human rights, including discrimination and human rights; promoting diversity and inclusion; access to grievance remedies; access to and communication of information and data; safety, security and wellbeing; health and safety; employee code of conduct and ethics and whistleblowing, all of which are easily accessible for our employees to view in our employee handbook. These policies have also been adapted for any contractors engaged by Lyst, forming a contractor handbook with associated policies.
In particular, our recruitment approach is designed to ensure compliance with UK employment law and encourages staff to report any concerns related to the activities of the organisation or its supply chain. Our talent team manages all recruitment activities and only uses reputable employment agencies and job boards to source candidates.
Under our Whistleblowing Policy, we have improved our confidential reporting mechanisms to encourage employees, customers, partners and other stakeholders to report any concerns or suspicions regarding modern slavery practices.
We regularly review and update our policies, including the Modern Slavery Policy, and associated procedures to align with evolving best practices and legal requirements.
2. Risk assessment For our employees, our in-house people team ensures that all individuals directly employed by Lyst have the correct legal right to work in the UK and that the necessary legal documentation is collected on their first day of employment. The people team also carry out regular checks throughout the year to ensure that all right-to-work documentation is up to date. The payroll team then ensures that these details stay up to date during employment, for example addresses and bank account details. In this regard, we consider the risk of modern slavery to be low risk.
We conduct risk assessments to identify areas of potential vulnerability to modern slavery within our operations and supply chains. This assessment includes determining key suppliers for review by evaluating impact and industry sectors. We note that all our key suppliers have modern slavery commitments, thereby reducing the risk of modern slavery breaches within our supply chain.
We are committed to identifying and addressing any risks of modern slavery in our supply chains and include as a part of our risk management partner supply chain visibility in regard to modern slavery. When engaging with partners we ensure that they are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We also seek to understand any new partner’s assessment of the impact of modern slavery on their own supply chain in order to better inform any impact on Lyst’s supply chain.
3. Supplier engagement We believe there is more to be done in regards to both supplier and partner engagement. We want to engage with our key partners and suppliers to raise awareness of modern slavery risks and our expectations regarding compliance. We can achieve this through communicating our Modern Slavery Policy, Code of Conduct and Responsible Sourcing Policy to our key partners and suppliers and requesting them to adhere to the same principles.
4. Supplier due diligence We conduct due diligence on key new and existing suppliers to ensure they meet our ethical standards. This includes assessing their policies, procedures and controls to prevent modern slavery. The same is true of new partners. We reserve the right to terminate relationships with stakeholders who do not meet our requirements.
5. Employee awareness and training Our Modern Slavery Policy is easily accessible to all employees directly employed by Lyst. All new starters must confirm they have read and understood the content of our employee handbook, which includes our Modern Slavery Policy.
We encourage a culture of transparency and accountability throughout the organisation, which we enable through a whistleblowing policy, providing a mechanism for employees to report any suspicious activity or concerns.
Comprehensive training is provided to employees to enhance their awareness and understanding of modern slavery, human trafficking and whistleblowing, including indicators and prevention strategies. This training also forms a part of new employee onboarding.
Lyst is committed to continuously monitoring and evaluating our efforts to combat modern slavery. We regularly review our policies, procedures and due diligence processes to ensure their effectiveness. We collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including expert sustainability consultants and advisors, to share best practices and promote a collective response to eradicating modern slavery.
We are dedicated to making continual improvements in our efforts to combat modern slavery. In the coming years, we will:
Lyst is fully committed to eradicating modern slavery in all its forms. We will remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure that our operations, supply chains and business relationships are free from any form of slavery or human trafficking. By working collaboratively with our stakeholders, we can make a positive impact and contribute to the global fight against modern slavery.
This statement has been approved on behalf of the Board of Directors of Lyst Ltd.