(Financial Year Ending 31/03/2027)
PEI is committed to delivering sustainable social, environmental, and economic impact across our Company and extended value chain by leveraging the power of our people, expertise, and partnerships. This statement explains the steps that we have taken to help ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place within the PEI supply chain. This annual statement, which is for the period from April 1st, 2026, through March 31st, 2027, is intended to comply with legal requirements and to provide our stakeholders with information that may aid them in making more informed decisions about the goods they purchase.
As per the (UK) Modern Slavery Act 2015 all bodies corporate and partnerships who (irrespective of where they are incorporated) (1) carry on a business, or part of a business, in the UK supplying goods or services, and (2) have a consolidated global turnover of above £36 million (or Euro equivalent) per annum, are required to prepare and publish an annual “Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement”. The Republic of Ireland has similar legislation, primarily the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, as amended by the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Act 2013.2
PEI is an Irish-owned family business operating in the medical arena since 1963 and employs more than 150 staff across the island of Ireland, operating across a diverse range of medical sectors including Orthopaedics, Sleep, Pain Management, and Operating Room consumables.
PEI’s commitment to responsible business practice is clearly defined within our Staff Handbook and we understand the need for dialogue with workers, suppliers, and stakeholders whom we impact on across our wider value chain. PEI pursues continuous engagement with these stakeholders and representative bodies to adopt and share best practice and ensure adherence with the requirements set out below. Suppliers shall apply these requirements to their own suppliers, contract labour providers, and approved sub-contractors with whom they work to supply goods and services to PEI, ensuring compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy. These principles form part of the supplier selection process and are subject to continued monitoring. Where there is a pre-existing relationship with a supplier, the requirements of this policy shall also supersede any existing requirements. As a responsible business, PEI sets the highest standards for the way we conduct our operations. In turn, we expect suppliers to conduct business responsibly, with integrity and transparency. Furthermore, we expect suppliers to treat all employees fairly, honestly and with respect, in full compliance with PEI’s requirements.
The policy of PEI is to conduct all our business in an honest and ethical manner, and to comply with all applicable legislation. We strive to ensure that neither modern slavery nor human trafficking supports our supply chain or our businesses; this objective is implicit in our policies and procedures. We aim for a zero-tolerance approach to violations of anti-slavery and human trafficking laws.
If breaches of these laws are found within our supply chain, we will look to support organisations in their efforts to comply with the applicable legislation. PEI will review the continuation of business with individuals and organisations found to be involved in slavery, human trafficking, forced or child labour and retains the right to cease business with such individuals and organisations on this basis.
PEI is committed to acting professionally and with integrity in all its business dealings and relationships whether in Ireland, UK or abroad. In this context, PEI has created a dedicated Sustainable Procurement Policy. We will review this policy and its operation in practice, at least on an annual basis.
All employees and partners within PEI have a statutory obligation to report knowledge or suspicion of slavery or human trafficking. Any genuine suspicion or knowledge of slavery or human trafficking is to be immediately reported to the relevant Line Manager and to the Risk and Compliance Team, who will decide what further action, if any, is deemed necessary.
Partners and employees who raise concerns of slavery or human trafficking in good faith may do so without fear of discrimination or reprisal.
These provisions do not replace any legal reporting or disclosure requirements. Where statutory reporting requirements and procedures exist, these must be fully complied with. During the financial year ended 31/03/2026 the Risk & Compliance Team of PEI has not received any reports which relate to knowledge or suspicion of slavery or human trafficking.
PEI has procedures in place pertaining to our employment practices.
Robust recruitment processes in line with Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland (UK) employment law (as applicable), including “right to work” document checks, contracts of employment, and checks to ensure all employees are above minimum working age.
We recognise that PEI is exposed to a greater slavery and human trafficking risk when dealing with suppliers of products and services, particularly those who have operations and suppliers in other territories. However, PEI considers that we, and the majority of our suppliers, are not in industries with a high risk of modern day slavery. In addition, our supply chains are primarily confined to Ireland, UK and the EU, countries with a relatively lower risk of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.
From a risk management perspective, we have identified areas we need to develop in conjunction with our supply chain, and a risk-based approach is under development. This approach is to include identifying and reviewing suppliers and vendors that fall within industries and/or countries that can carry higher risk, including in respect of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. PEI has developed measures to assist in the review and management of these areas of risk, including an enhanced supplier and vendor take-on review and ongoing monitoring process, which is handled by the Legal team.
PEI have several further policies and documents which reflect our objective to act ethically and in line with our legal and regulatory obligations with regard to our employees, clients, and our business relationships.
These policies and documents will continue to be reviewed on, at minimum, an annual basis.
We want to help our employees, partners, clients and suppliers to understand more about these issues and understand how to report any suspicions they may have related to modern slavery and human trafficking.
The topic of Modern Slavery, and our associated Policies, continue to be flagged in the induction training undertaken by new staff members starting with PEI.
We flag each update of this Statement and of the associated Policies to all staff members.
We are continuing to develop training on the issues of slavery and human trafficking and PEI’s Sustainable Procurement Policy, to be delivered to relevant employees and partners on a planned periodic basis.
PEI are committed to continuously improving our efforts to identify and prevent human rights abuses in our supply chain. As we make further progress in the above areas, we will report on that progress through subsequent versions of this statement.
Last updated: 01/04/2026
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