Social Compliance

Child labour

Spark Up is committed to working with the resources available to us to assess and address modern slavery and ethical sourcing risks
We will not knowingly use or contribute to modern slavery practices in any form.
We will actively work to identify and eliminate modern slavery practices from our operations, business partnerships and supply chains.
Spark Up acknowledges that any form of exploitative treatment, punishment, abuse of labour rights and coercive control of workers in our operations or supply chain is unacceptable.
All factories and suppliers that conduct business with Spark Up must comply with all minimum age provisions outlined in applicable laws, regulations and international conventions.
Young workers under the age of 18 shall not be employed to work at night or in conditions which compromise their health, safety, moral integrity, and/or which harm their physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
Spark Up is committed to build meaningful relationships with suppliers that aim to educate and support them in addressing modern slavery and ethical sourcing risks. We will do this through honest and open discussions and increasing awareness of modern slavery in our extended supply chain through conversation, engagement and training.
We will also work in conjunction with our industry association (APPA) to empower our industry and promote active involvement in supply chain risk management.

Spark Up supports labour rights. Employment is freely chosen and is in no way forced, bonded or involuntary.
Wages and and benefits paid for a standard working week must meet, as a minimum, applicable national laws, standards, regulations or industry benchmarks, whichever is the higher.
Workers have the rights to join or form trade unions and to collectively bargain. Where this right is restricted by law, the employer will facilitate alternative means for independent and free association and bargaining.
A safe and hygienic working environment shall be provided and workers shall have access to personal protective equipment and training in its use.
Physical abuse or discipline, the thread of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited.

We recognise that the principal areas of risk in relation to promotional materials include sourcing of raw materials and commodities such as rubber, plastic, cotton, timber and metals that go into the goods we procure.
Spark Up also recognises that our principal areas of risk in relation to promotional products includes the procurement of such productions from suppliers located in countries where the risk of modern slavery is high.
All suppliers working with Spark Up must comply with relevant environment laws and regulations and have processes in place to actively improve the efficiency with which finite resources, including fossil fuels and water are used.
Suppliers must minimise the release of harmful emissions to the environment associated with manufacturer, use and end-of-life product management.

Suppliers Spark Up works with must comply with all product safety laws and regulations, including mandatory standards and product bans to sell products in Australia and/or New Zealand.
Safe design is important for all goods to ensure products will not cause harm when used in a reasonable manner.
Quality control measures must be used to address the risk of creating hazards in the course of production and distribution. Suppliers must comply with other product safety rules including recalls and mandatory reporting of product-associated injuries.

Spark Up Pty Ltd expects all our suppliers to respect and comply with the criteria set out in this Policy.
We encourage our suppliers to be open and honest about the challenges they face, so we can work together to find practical solutions.
We will continue to work with and support those suppliers who demonstrate a commitment to ethical sourcing and continual improvement and reserve the right to renew or terminate contracts where continual non-compliance or lack of commitment is observed.

If you’d like a full copy of our Ethical Sourcing and Modern Slavery Policy, contact us.