UK Modern Slavery Act Statement

Purpose of Statement

This Modern Slavery Statement (“Statement”) is made by Revlon International Corporation – United Kingdom Branch (“Revlon UK”), a U.K. branch of Revlon International Corporation, a U.S. corporation, and an indirect subsidiary of Revlon Consumer Products LLC (“Revlon”). This Statement is made in accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Revlon UK’s modern slavery and human trafficking statement for the year from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

Revlon UK’s Commitment

Revlon UK is committed to the protection of human rights and the prevention of slavery and human trafficking throughout our organisation and supply chains through responsible supply chain management and ethical manufacturing practices. We uphold international labour laws and require the same of our third-party partners. We prohibit illegal child labour, forced labour, and all forms of human exploitation and unacceptable treatment of workers in our business, which is reinforced in our policies and training. At Revlon UK, we are committed to improving our understanding of modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chain and taking effective measures to mitigate these risks.

Revlon UK’s Structure, Operations and Supply Chains

Revlon UK markets, distributes and sells skin care, nail products, antiperspirants and cosmetics in the United Kingdom under the Revlon, Revlon Professional, Mitchum, Cutex, CND, and American Crew brands. These products are sold to wholesalers and direct to retailers through various channels such as pharmacy, discount stores, grocery and department stores. Revlon UK also sells Revlon Professional products to independent salons and mass outlet chains. In addition, Revlon UK contracts with local distributors and online retailers to sell certain products in the UK.

Revlon UK has an office in London and a distribution centre in Stone (the “Distribution Centre”), where finished goods imported from overseas are prepared for distribution. One hundred percent (100%) of the finished products that Revlon UK sells in the UK are imported from Revlon owned and operated manufacturing facilities in the United States, Spain, South Africa and Italy. These factories operate in compliance with local laws, as well as Revlon’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics. Revlon UK does not contract with any local third-party manufacturers for finished products sold in the UK.

Revlon UK also partners with many local suppliers to conduct its business. This includes office space rental, office security, facilities services, utility providers, machine and equipment maintenance, cleaning services, packaging, information technology services, transportation of goods, digital merchandising consultants, visual merchandising products, and marketing and regulatory consultants.

As of the date of this Statement, Revlon UK employs approximately 100 employees. These employees are based in the London office, Distribution Centre, nation-wide field locations, retail stores, and airports. A

small percentage of the workforce is engaged under a short-term contract and is engaged directly by Revlon UK.

Risks of Modern Slavery

Revlon UK has identified potential modern slavery risks in the areas listed below and has implemented ways to manage those risks.

• Employees engaged under short-term contracts: Revlon UK understands that workers employed on a short-term basis may lack certain protections and may be vulnerable to modern slavery;
• Third party raw materials, chemicals and packaging components: Modern slavery risks may be associated with long and complex supply chains, countries of origin and use of low-wage labour for these raw materials and components. As set out below, Revlon UK has processes in place to mitigate the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking practices in its direct supply chain. However, there remains some modern slavery risk from indirect suppliers retained by third parties who contract with Revlon UK;
• Third party distribution, transport and logistics: These industries are associated with higher risks of modern slavery due to time and cost pressures as well as use of low-wage labour. As a result, the actions or inactions of Revlon UK’s third parties in these industries could create modern slavery and human trafficking risks;
• Indirect services: Indirect services, including utility providers, machine and equipment maintenance, office security and facilities services, and cleaning services, may be associated with modern slavery and human trafficking risks due to the use of low wage labour; and
• Budget limitations, high demand for our product, and tight delivery timeframes: These factors may impose time and cost pressures on Revlon UK’s supply chain, which also may contribute to modern slavery and human trafficking risks.

Actions Taken by Revlon UK to Assess and Address Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Risks

Revlon UK is committed to complying with laws, establishing policies, delivering training and taking any other necessary action to help eliminate modern slavery and human trafficking.

Revlon Policies and Training for Employees

Policies

Revlon’s employee Code of Conduct and Business Ethics (“Code of Conduct”) governs the principles, standards and expectations that guide Revlon’s business and the behaviour of its people. The Code of Conduct covers topics such as anti-bribery and corruption, competition law, data privacy, equal employment opportunities, discrimination, bullying and harassment, and workplace health and safety, and specifically prohibits the use of child labour, forced labour and all other forms of human exploitation and unacceptable treatment of workers. All Revlon employees globally, including employees of Revlon

Training

Revlon and its affiliates, including Revlon UK, provide a range of internal training courses for employees around ethical behaviour. On an annual basis, Revlon conducts mandatory global employee training on and requires employees to certify to its Code of Conduct.

Revlon Policies and Processes for Third Parties

Policies

Revlon UK has zero tolerance for slavery and human trafficking. Revlon UK requires its third-party partners to comply with Revlon’s Third Party Code of Conduct (“Third Party Code”), which includes a commitment to comply with global human rights, labour standards, environmental laws and ethical business practices, as well as with all applicable laws, including those relating to prohibitions on the use of forced labour, child labour, and human trafficking.

The Third Party Code was updated during this Reporting Period. It now includes additional requirements related to human rights and labour and employment, such as upholding international labour standards. The updated Third Party Code provides that Revlon UK will only conduct business with organizations that respect human rights and are fair to their employees, and that Revlon and Revlon UK prohibit third party partners from:

Finally, all third party partners are required to report actual or alleged violations of the Third Party Code or applicable law to Revlon Compliance so that Revlon and/or Revlon UK can take any necessary action. Revlon UK also requires its third party partners to take reasonable steps to ensure that the Third Party Code is communicated throughout their organization and made available to their employees and subcontractors who will work with Revlon UK or in connection with Revlon UK’s business. Any material failure to comply with the Third Party Code may ultimately result in the termination of Revlon UK’s relationship.

Contracting Process

Revlon UK has established business practices to retain and maintain ethical third-party relationships in order to conduct business with organizations that respect human rights, comply with their legal obligations and treat employees fairly. The local procurement team validates potential providers, including assessing their operational capability, industry reputation and economic stability, which helps to identify potential modern slavery, human trafficking and other risks. Revlon UK typically engages in a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process, whereby third parties are selected based on compliance with our standards, pricing, account management structure and other value adds. Revlon’s Third Party Code gives Revlon the ability to require third parties to complete a due diligence or self-assessment questionnaire; cooperate with an on-site audit; or provide proof of recent audits conducted. As such, Revlon UK may conduct financial audits or on-site audits and site visits to new vendor manufacturing locations to assess compliance with local laws before choosing a vendor as well as during the lifecycle of the business relationship with the vendor.

Once the third party is selected, Revlon UK follows an established contracting process, which includes requiring the third party to comply with Revlon’s Third Party Code (as described above) and other business terms. Generally, our contractual agreements with third parties require them to comply with all applicable laws relating to the manufacture, packaging, labelling, supply, shipment and transportation of our products, which includes, among other things, prohibitions on the use of forced labour and human trafficking.

After the contract is executed, Revlon UK conducts onboarding and integration planning, which includes detailed documents outlining quality expectations, health and safety and security practices, along with other business processes and requirements.

During the lifecycle of the third-party contract, Revlon UK regularly conducts business reviews which consider quality, safety, service, review of key performance indicators, and confirming that suppliers are operating under lawful conditions, including those relating to slavery and human trafficking.

Speaking Up

Revlon UK has a formal grievance and whistle-blower reporting mechanism that enables employees and other stakeholders, including third parties, to raise issues of suspected human rights and other violations, including modern slavery and human trafficking concerns. Revlon employees and third parties are expected to raise questions or concerns, including potential violations of the Code of Conduct, Third Party Code or applicable law to Revlon Compliance. Employees can also raise concerns or allegations of misconduct to a supervisor, human resources or the legal department.

During the Reporting Period, Revlon enhanced its Compliance help line (“Help Line”) by adding a direct, toll-free line and updated its Compliance webform (“Webform”), which can now be accessed by scanning a QR Code, to make it easier for employees and third parties in the UK to reach Revlon Compliance.

Revlon’s Help Line is available to employees, other stakeholders and third parties 24/7 and in many languages. Reports can be made through the Help Line and Web Form anonymously. Revlon Compliance conducts confidential investigations of such reports received and prohibits retaliation of any kind against any individual who submits a complaint in good faith and/or cooperates with an investigation.

Continuous Improvement

As part of Revlon UK’s commitment to manage modern slavery risks, Revlon and its affiliates, including Revlon UK, are committed to reviewing relevant policies, practices and training. Revlon will continue to evaluate ways to enhance our responsible and ethical sourcing practices and third party risk management. We are committed to adhering to the highest ethical standards and complying with all applicable laws and regulations. We act with integrity and honesty and require our third parties to do the same.

Assessment of Effectiveness

We measure the effectiveness of our efforts to combat modern slavery by continuously assessing the policies, practices and training we have in place. This assessment will include our established processes to identify, contract, onboard and monitor our third parties, who must commit to our ethical principles and raise concerns to Revlon and/or Revlon UK. As part of this process, we regularly monitor our Help Line and Webform to identify, investigate and remediate any modern slavery concerns.

We will continue to partner with our third parties to improve awareness of and mitigate modern slavery and human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains. This includes ongoing assessment of industry best practices and cutting-edge risk management tools, as well as collaborating with our suppliers to design traceability approaches and map material sources to reduce modern slavery risk. In addition, Revlon UK will explore ways to further enhance employee awareness regarding modern slavery and human trafficking, which may include adding a training element to its existing employee training program, as described above.

 

This statement has been approved by the board of directors of Revlon International Corporation – United Kingdom Branch.

Signed on behalf of Revlon International Corporation – United Kingdom Branch.

Seth Fier, Director
Date: 30 June 2023

Charles Waters, Director
Date: 30 June 2023

Ely Bar-Ness, Director
Date: 30 June 2023