GPM Global · Policy Document · Updated February 2025

GPM® Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking Policy

This policy establishes GPM’s commitments to upholding human rights and combating trafficking and modern slavery across its operations, supply chain, and partnerships. It applies to all GPM employees, contingent workers, suppliers, and third parties acting on GPM’s behalf.

GPM’s approach to human rights is grounded in the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (established June 16, 2011). The Guiding Principles provide the framework through which GPM identifies, prevents, and addresses adverse human rights impacts arising from its operations.

GPM is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, the UN Business for Peace Initiative, and the UN Anti-Corruption Initiative. These commitments inform GPM’s integration of human rights considerations into all business activities and governance structures.

1. Core Human Rights Commitments

Ethical conduct GPM maintains high ethical standards across all operations. Integrity, fairness, and respect for human rights inform every material decision and business relationship.
Partner selection Partners and suppliers are selected based on their adherence to ethical standards consistent with GPM’s own commitments, including compliance with this policy and the Supplier and Partner Code of Conduct.
Legal compliance GPM operates in full compliance with the laws and regulations of all countries in which it operates. Where local law falls below international human rights standards, GPM applies the higher standard.
Diversity and inclusion GPM prohibits discrimination, harassment, and bullying. Inclusive employment practices are applied consistently across hiring, advancement, and day-to-day operations. In 2025, women held over 50% of GPM leadership positions.

2. Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery

GPM prohibits all forms of human trafficking, forced labor, and modern slavery. This prohibition extends to all aspects of GPM’s operations and supply chain. The following measures give effect to this prohibition:

Absolute prohibition

No form of human trafficking, forced labor, bonded labor, or modern slavery is permitted in GPM’s operations or in those of its suppliers and partners. This applies without exception.
 

Employee training

All GPM staff complete human rights and anti-trafficking training within 90 days of onboarding and at regular intervals thereafter. Training covers identification of risk indicators and reporting procedures. Completion is tracked and verified at 100% annually.
 

Supplier contractual obligations

All supplier contracts include provisions prohibiting forced, compulsory, or trafficked labor. Suppliers are required to enforce equivalent standards with their own sub-suppliers. Annual affirmation of compliance is required from all suppliers as a condition of continued engagement.
 

Active collaboration

GPM engages in partnerships and collaborations with organizations working to combat human trafficking and modern slavery, consistent with its UNGC commitments and advocacy activities.
 

Enforcement

Where GPM identifies an individual or organization that fails to comply with anti-trafficking or anti-slavery standards, it will take decisive action, including termination of the business relationship, in accordance with applicable law.

2025 Compliance Results

Confirmed incidents of forced or child labor 0
Supplier adherence to Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking Policy 100%
Staff completing human rights training within 90 days of onboarding 100%
Annual ethics and human rights training completion 100%
Leadership roles held by women >50%

Reported annually in the UNGC Communication on Progress and GRI 2021 Sustainability Report. All reports publicly available at gpm.org.

3. Implementation and Accountability

GPM’s President and Executive Leadership Team are accountable for ensuring this policy is implemented effectively across all levels of the organization. This policy is reviewed annually and updated to reflect changes in international human rights standards and applicable law.

Progress against human rights commitments is reported publicly through the UNGC Communication on Progress (Principles 1–2 on Human Rights; Principles 3–6 on Labor) and the GRI 2021 Sustainability Report (GRI 401–409). The Framework Crosswalk document maps these commitments across UNGC CoP, GRI, and CDP disclosures.

Concerns relating to human rights or trafficking may be reported to GPM through any of the channels below. Reports may be made anonymously.

Reporting Channels

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