Claray respects the human rights of everyone who contributes to our business – both our employees and the people working in our supply chain. To ensure transparency and maintain our compliance with recent legislation we have prepared the following statement.
On 1 January 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 went into effect in the State of California, USA. This law was designed to increase the amount of information made available by manufacturers and retailers regarding their efforts to address the issue of slavery and human trafficking, thereby allowing consumers to make better, more informed choices regarding the products they buy and the companies they choose to support.
On 29 October 2015, the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into force as means to prevent modern slavery from occurring in businesses’ supply chains and organisations. This law requires (among others) for certain businesses to produce a statement every year setting out the steps they have taken to ensure there is no modern slavery in their own business and their supply chains.
Claray is adamantly is opposed to slavery and human trafficking and defines its basic principles to conduct business in a lawful and ethical manner and to support the right of all individuals to be free from slavery and any kind of forced labor in the workplace.
Organization’s Structure and Business
Since its debut in 2014, Claray has developed an internationally-renowned jewelry services brand, operating from office space in San Francisco, with branches in Bangkok, Dubai and Beirut, as well as on-line, with global partners and clients.
Our Supply Chain
One of our core values is respect for all those with whom we work. Our supply chain encompasses the provision of goods and services, both within and outside the U.S. We engage with several suppliers of valuable metals, gemstones and diamonds used in the manufacture of our products (“Product Suppliers”).
Our Commitment to Human Rights
Claray is committed to ensuring there is no slavery, forced labour or human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, or indeed any other part of our business.
We expect our employees to uphold the firm’s core values of excellence, integrity and social responsibility encompassed by international recognized business practices. In addition, we actively encourage employees to raise any behaviors or activities they believe to be unlawful or unethical in any part of our business or operations.
We also expect all our suppliers to adhere to the highest legal and ethical standards, and to operate free from discrimination, slavery, forced labour and human trafficking.
We aim to ensure our Product Suppliers in particular meet these high standards by a combination of
1- Supplier Social Compliance
Social compliance audit which tracks and evaluates key areas such as labour, wages, health and safety, management systems and environment conditions
2. Contractual Clauses
Suppliers are required to implement their own transparent due diligence programs in order to ensure that none of their sub-contractors or suppliers are engaged directly or indirectly in slavery or human trafficking.
Next Steps
We will continue periodically to assess the issues of slavery and human trafficking within our organization.
Signed
Rabih Cassis,
Chief Executive Officer
