"Energy provider joins effort to stop modern slavery", 21 October 2019

Western Power has joined other high-profile Western Australian energy, mining and resource companies to develop a practical toolkit to pre-screen for modern slavery risks within supply chains.

Central to the toolkit is a self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) with 18 core questions that the group has agreed to ask suppliers to identify modern slavery risks, improve transparency and identify areas for further due diligence.

Western Power Head of Commercial, Matt Tompsett, said the initiative recognises the challenge that suppliers are facing with increased requests for information due to modern slavery laws in Australia and the United Kingdom, and asking a common set of questions will streamline reporting, provide consistency and clarity...