{"id":366,"date":"2023-06-28T13:13:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:33:24","slug":"modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/is_is\/modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Yfirl\u00fdsing um n\u00fat\u00edma \u00fer\u00e6lahald og mansal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stefna<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahald er gl\u00e6pur og brot \u00e1 grundvallarmannr\u00e9ttindum. \u00dea\u00f0 tekur \u00e1 sig \u00fdmsar myndir, svo sem<br \/>eins og \u00fer\u00e6lahald, \u00e1nau\u00f0, nau\u00f0ungar- og nau\u00f0ungarvinnu og mansal, sem allt hefur \u00ed f\u00f6r me\u00f0 s\u00e9r<br \/>algengt a\u00f0 frelsissvipting manns s\u00e9 af \u00f6\u00f0rum til \u00feess a\u00f0 hagn\u00fdta hann til pers\u00f3nulegra e\u00f0a<br \/>vi\u00f0skiptahagna\u00f0ur. Samst\u00e6\u00f0an hefur n\u00fall umbur\u00f0arlyndi gagnvart n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahaldi. Vi\u00f0 munum heg\u00f0a okkur si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilega<br \/>og af heilindum \u00ed \u00f6llum vi\u00f0skiptum okkar og samskiptum, innlei\u00f0ingu og framfylgd<br \/>skilvirk kerfi og eftirlit til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahald eigi s\u00e9r ekki sta\u00f0 neins sta\u00f0ar \u00ed h\u00f3pnum okkar<br \/>e\u00f0a a\u00f0fangake\u00f0jur okkar. Vi\u00f0 skiljum a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6lahald og mansal s\u00e9u oft notu\u00f0 sameiginlega.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 erum sta\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0in \u00ed a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 gagns\u00e6i \u00ed samst\u00e6\u00f0u okkar, starfsemi og \u00ed okkar<br \/>n\u00e1lgun til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma \u00fer\u00e6lahald \u00ed gegnum birg\u00f0ake\u00f0jur okkar. \u00deetta er \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 okkar<br \/>uppl\u00fdsingaskyldu samkv\u00e6mt Modern Slavery Act 2015.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A\u00f0fangake\u00f0jan okkar og f\u00f3lk<\/h4>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 gerum r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir s\u00f6mu h\u00e1u si\u00f0fer\u00f0iskr\u00f6fum fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum verkt\u00f6kum okkar, birgjum og \u00f6\u00f0rum vi\u00f0skiptum<br \/>samstarfsa\u00f0ila. Sem hluti af samningsferli okkar eru \u00feessir sta\u00f0lar og kr\u00f6fur hluti af okkar<br \/>samningi vi\u00f0 undirverktaka okkar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um alla einstaklinga sem starfa fyrir okkur \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni okkar, fyrir okkar h\u00f6nd \u00ed hva\u00f0a formi sem er<br \/>getu. \u00deetta n\u00e6r til starfsmanna \u00e1 \u00f6llum stigum, stj\u00f3rnenda, yfirmanna, starfsmanna \u00far sveitarf\u00e9lagi, \u00fatsendra starfsmanna,<br \/>sj\u00e1lfbo\u00f0ali\u00f0ar, umbo\u00f0smenn, verktakar, utana\u00f0komandi r\u00e1\u00f0gjafar, fulltr\u00faar \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila og fyrirt\u00e6ki<br \/>samstarfsa\u00f0ila.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 notum skipulagt innlei\u00f0ingar- og sam\u00feykkisferli fyrir birgja sem felur \u00ed s\u00e9r mat \u00e1<br \/>lagaleg fylgni, si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg heg\u00f0un og \u00e1h\u00e6tta n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahalds me\u00f0 forvali birgja og<br \/>stj\u00f3rnunareftirlit.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6ttir<\/h4>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti og innri eftirlit til a\u00f0 bera kennsl \u00e1 \u00e1hyggjur e\u00f0a \u00e1h\u00e6ttu var\u00f0andi notkun<br \/>nau\u00f0ungar-, skyldu- e\u00f0a mansalsvinna, e\u00f0a hver sem er haldinn \u00ed \u00fer\u00e6ld\u00f3mi e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00e6lkun, hvort sem er fullor\u00f0inn e\u00f0a<br \/>b\u00f6rn. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum komi\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00f3t eftirliti til a\u00f0 halda frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni vi\u00f0 s\u00f6mu h\u00e1u kr\u00f6fur. Vi\u00f0 erum<br \/>me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um \u00e1h\u00e6ttuna og hafa stj\u00f3rnt\u00e6ki til a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna henni og fullvissa er veitt \u00ed gegnum okkar<br \/>stj\u00f3rnunaruppbyggingu.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yfirl\u00fdsing<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kynning<\/strong><br \/>\u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing er ger\u00f0 \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 kafla 54(6) \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edma \u00fer\u00e6lal\u00f6gunum 2015 og setur fram okkar<br \/>A\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 skilja alla hugsanlega \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahaldi sem tengist starfsemi okkar og koma \u00e1 eftirliti sem mi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 ekkert \u00fer\u00e6lahald e\u00f0a mansal eigi s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 innan eigin fyrirt\u00e6kja og frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0ja. \u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing var\u00f0ar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og starfsemi \u00e1 \u00e1rinu sem fram f\u00f3r 31. desember 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2. <strong>Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0<\/strong><br \/>\u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing n\u00e6r yfir starfsemi eftirfarandi breskra a\u00f0ila innan ###Vanguard### samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar (\u201csamst\u00e6\u00f0an\u201d):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>###Vanguard### Heilbrig\u00f0islausnir ehf.<\/li>\n<li>Armada Topco Limited <\/li>\n<li>Armada Midco Limited<\/li>\n<li>Armada Bidco Limited <\/li>\n<li>Project Darwin Bidco Limited<\/li>\n<li>###Vanguard### Heilbrig\u00f0islausnir (einingar) ehf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samst\u00e6\u00f0an hefur bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 sveigjanlega kl\u00edn\u00edska innvi\u00f0i \u00ed yfir 25 \u00e1r, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al b\u00fana\u00f0,<br \/>starfsf\u00f3lk og sto\u00f0\u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i opinbera og einkarekna heilbrig\u00f0isgeirann \u00ed Bretlandi og erlendis.<br \/>Samst\u00e6\u00f0an er me\u00f0 starfsst\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed Bretlandi og \u00c1stral\u00edu. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2025 voru starfsmenn a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 110.<br \/>en sem stofnun erum vi\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00f0 starfsm\u00f6nnum fr\u00e1 umbo\u00f0sskrifstofum og verktaka.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>A\u00f0fangake\u00f0jan og f\u00f3lki\u00f0 okkar<\/strong><br \/>A\u00f0fangake\u00f0jan sem tekur \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed rekstri og h\u00f6nnun, framlei\u00f0slu og uppsetningu okkar<br \/>sveigjanleg kl\u00edn\u00edsk uppbygging, og \u00fatvegun starfsmanna og b\u00fana\u00f0ar \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 er fl\u00f3kin. \u00dea\u00f0<br \/>felur \u00ed s\u00e9r margar starfsst\u00f6\u00f0var og stofnanir af mismunandi st\u00e6r\u00f0. Meirihluti birgja okkar eru sta\u00f0settir \u00ed<br \/>Bretland, Evr\u00f3pu e\u00f0a \u00c1stral\u00edu. Vi\u00f0 notum beina birgja okkar til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna \u00e1h\u00e6ttu n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahalds.<br \/>og mansal \u00ed allri frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni. Vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0lum v\u00e6ntingum okkar og<br \/>kr\u00f6fur var\u00f0andi si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilega heg\u00f0un og reglufylgni vi\u00f0 birgja \u00ed gegnum okkar<br \/>innlei\u00f0ingar- og innkaupaferlar.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 starfr\u00e6kjum r\u00e1\u00f0ningarstefnur og verklagsreglur sem eru hanna\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla alla einstaklinga sem vinna<br \/>innan fyrirt\u00e6kis okkar me\u00f0 reisn og vir\u00f0ingu. Vi\u00f0 umbunum \u00feeim sanngjarnt fyrir vinnu \u00feeirra og gerum \u00fea\u00f0 ekki<br \/>n\u00fdta \u00feau. \u00deetta \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um samninga vi\u00f0 starfsmenn \u00fatleigu og verktaka. \u00c1rleg endursko\u00f0un er ger\u00f0<br \/>gert til a\u00f0 meta hvort laun s\u00e9u enn n\u00e6gilega umfram \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arlaun sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 lifa af.<br \/>framkv\u00e6ma vi\u00f0eigandi athuganir fyrir r\u00e1\u00f0ningu \u00e1 \u00f6llum starfsm\u00f6nnum okkar. Vi\u00f0 krefjumst allrar atvinnu<br \/>stofnanir a\u00f0 gera sl\u00edkt hi\u00f0 sama. Starfsf\u00f3lk okkar leitar fullvissu um a\u00f0 \u00feessar athuganir hafi veri\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdar.<br \/>Vi\u00f0 vir\u00f0um faglegar si\u00f0areglur fyrir alla h\u00e6fa starfsmenn okkar og starfsf\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 leggjum okkur fram um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda r\u00e9ttri menningu innan samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar. Starfsmenn og starfsf\u00f3lk eru<br \/>hvattir til a\u00f0 tilkynna allar \u00e1hyggjur \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 reglur okkar um tj\u00e1ningarfrelsi: A\u00f0 vekja athygli \u00e1 \u00e1hyggjum.<br \/>(Upplj\u00f3strunarstefna). Starfsmenn, verktakar og birgjar eru hvattir til a\u00f0 vekja athygli \u00e1<br \/>\u00e1hyggjur \u00e1n \u00f3tta vi\u00f0 hefndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og \u00e1hyggjur eru rannsaka\u00f0ar \u00ed gegnum stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar<br \/>ramma. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6ldum \u00e1fram a\u00f0 byggja upp menningu \u00fear sem einstaklingar treysta \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti og \u00e6ttu a\u00f0, sk\u00fdrsla<br \/>\u00e1hyggjur \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 kenna um. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum heilbrig\u00f0is-, \u00f6ryggis- og umhverfisstj\u00f3ra fyrir samst\u00e6\u00f0una, sem,<br \/>\u00e1samt starfsf\u00f3lki og stj\u00f3rnunarkerfinu, bera \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 tryggja r\u00e9tta vinnu.<br \/>menning er vi\u00f0haldi\u00f0. Stj\u00f3rnunarfyrirkomulag okkar \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 l\u00e6rd\u00f3mur af reynslu e\u00f0a mist\u00f6k eru tilkynnt<br \/>skipulagslega og eftirfylgt, sem uppl\u00fdsir um st\u00f6\u00f0ugar umb\u00f3taferli okkar og ISO9001<br \/>faggilding.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum forvalsferli fyrir frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0juna okkar sem metur hugsanlega \u00e1h\u00e6ttu sem tengist<br \/>\u00fer\u00e6lahald, barnavinnu og mansal. \u00dear sem flestir birgjar okkar eru sta\u00f0settir \u00ed Bretlandi og<br \/>\u00c1stral\u00eda, og margar starfa \u00ed s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0um frekar en l\u00e1g\u00fej\u00e1lfu\u00f0um atvinnugreinum, hafa frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0jur okkar<br \/>veri\u00f0 meti\u00f0 \u00ed heildina sem tilt\u00f6lulega litla \u00e1h\u00e6ttu hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar brot \u00e1 l\u00f6gunum.<br \/>Hins vegar er fylgst me\u00f0 \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni og forvalsferlum okkar er uppf\u00e6rt eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1.<br \/>nau\u00f0synlegt.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 munum a\u00f0eins vinna me\u00f0 stofnunum \u00ed a\u00f0fangake\u00f0junni okkar sem hafa skuldbindingar \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0<br \/>sta\u00f0la h\u00f3psins og geta veitt fullvissu um a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u ekki \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahaldi e\u00f0a mannlegum samskiptum<br \/>mansal. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1 \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00feessara samtaka a\u00f0 framfylgja eigin stefnu og<br \/>verklagsreglum, vi\u00f0 fylgjumst me\u00f0 fylgni me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 birgjum, forvalsferlum,<br \/>samningsstj\u00f3rnun og stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong><strong>\u00c1h\u00e6ttumat og \u00e1rei\u00f0anleikak\u00f6nnun<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vanguard recognises that modern slavery risks can arise in different forms across sectors, labour<br \/>l\u00edk\u00f6n og frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0jur. Byggt \u00e1 vi\u00f0skiptastarfsemi okkar og frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0jusni\u00f0i l\u00edtum vi\u00f0 \u00e1<br \/>eftirfarandi sv\u00e6\u00f0i sem geta valdi\u00f0 aukinni \u00e1h\u00e6ttu:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>undirverktaka um byggingarframkv\u00e6mdir og undirb\u00faningsvinnu;<\/li>\n<li>t\u00edmabundin og umbo\u00f0svinna;<\/li>\n<li>flutningastarfsemi og flutningar;<\/li>\n<li>framlei\u00f0slu og einingabygg\u00f0ar frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0jur;<\/li>\n<li>birgjar sem starfa \u00ed geirum me\u00f0 st\u00f3rum \u00fatvistu\u00f0um starfsm\u00f6nnum;<\/li>\n<li>S\u00fdnileiki frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junnar \u00e1 ne\u00f0ri stigum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Til a\u00f0 draga \u00far \u00feessari \u00e1h\u00e6ttu notum vi\u00f0 eftirlit me\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ingu birgja og \u00e1rei\u00f0anleikak\u00f6nnunum sem fela \u00ed s\u00e9r:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>spurningalistar fyrir forval birgja;<\/li>\n<li>sam\u00feykktar ferlar birgja;<\/li>\n<li>endursko\u00f0un \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0lum og stefnum birgja;<\/li>\n<li>samningsbundnar skuldbindingar var\u00f0andi si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilega heg\u00f0un og reglufylgni;<\/li>\n<li>reglubundin \u00fattekt \u00e1 birgjum; og<\/li>\n<li>stigvaxandi m\u00e1lefni \u00ed gegnum stj\u00f3rnunar- og innkaupaferla \u00fear sem \u00e1hyggjuefni koma upp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samst\u00e6\u00f0an heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 endursko\u00f0a og styrkja stj\u00f3rnunarfyrirkomulag sitt \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni og<br \/>ferli vi\u00f0 samskipti vi\u00f0 birgja eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear sem \u00e1hyggjur eru ger\u00f0ar var\u00f0andi n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahald, vinnusta\u00f0la e\u00f0a si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilega heg\u00f0un,<br \/>Vanguard will assess the issue through its governance and procurement processes and determine<br \/>vi\u00f0eigandi \u00farb\u00f3taa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, sem geta fali\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r auki\u00f0 samstarf vi\u00f0 birgja, lei\u00f0r\u00e9ttingara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir<br \/>\u00e1\u00e6tlanir e\u00f0a slit \u00e1 birgjasamningum ef nau\u00f0syn krefur.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong><strong>A\u00f0ger\u00f0ir sem ger\u00f0ar hafa veri\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1ri\u00f0 2025 munum vi\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>f\u00f3r yfir endursko\u00f0a\u00f0ar lagalegar lei\u00f0beiningar sem gefnar voru \u00fat \u00ed mars 2025 og \u00edhuga\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00feeirra \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti og sk\u00fdrsluger\u00f0ara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar;<\/li>\n<li>h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 endursko\u00f0a og meta \u00e1h\u00e6ttu og m\u00f3tv\u00e6gisa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir sem tengjast frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni okkar;<\/li>\n<li>framkv\u00e6mdi \u00e1rlega endursko\u00f0un \u00e1 eftirliti okkar \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni og ferlum sem tengjast samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gin;<\/li>\n<li>h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 birgjar hafi veri\u00f0 fylgt st\u00f6\u00f0lum s\u00ednum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0lum s\u00ednum og fara yfir \u00feau;<\/li>\n<li>h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 meta skilvirkni stj\u00f3rnarfyrirkomulags okkar og ger\u00f0i breytingar \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1 til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 eftirlit v\u00e6ri \u00e1fram virkt;<\/li>\n<li>h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 auka vitund um l\u00f6gin og tengda \u00e1h\u00e6ttu me\u00f0 kynningu, tveggja \u00e1ra endurmenntun og stj\u00f3rnunarferlum; og<\/li>\n<li>\u00e1framhaldandi \u00fer\u00f3un sta\u00f0la fyrir birgja og \u00e1byrgra innkaup sem hluta af stj\u00f3rnunarramma okkar fyrir frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0juna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing var sam\u00feykkt af stj\u00f3rn f\u00e9lagsins \u00feann 6. j\u00fan\u00ed 2025 og mun h\u00fan endursko\u00f0a hana og uppf\u00e6ra \u00e1rlega.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong><strong>A\u00f0 m\u00e6la \u00e1rangur<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 \u00e1rinu 2025 h\u00e9lt samst\u00e6\u00f0an \u00e1fram a\u00f0 styrkja stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti var\u00f0andi si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg m\u00e1lefni.<br \/>Innkaup og eftirlit me\u00f0 frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni. Helstu verkefni voru me\u00f0al annars:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00e1framhaldandi forvalsmat \u00e1 birgjum;<\/li>\n<li>\u00e1rleg endursko\u00f0un \u00e1 eftirliti me\u00f0 frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni;<\/li>\n<li>\u00e1framhaldandi kynningar- og vitundarvakningarstarf starfsmanna var\u00f0andi n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahald og<\/li>\n<li>upplj\u00f3stranir;<\/li>\n<li>\u00e1framhaldandi endursko\u00f0un \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e1ttum sem tengjast si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilegum innkaupum og stj\u00f3rnun birgja; og<\/li>\n<li>\u00fer\u00f3un b\u00e6ttra ferla til mats \u00e1 birgjum og sta\u00f0la fyrir birgja.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samst\u00e6\u00f0an heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 endursko\u00f0a skilvirkni \u00feessara eftirlits\u00fe\u00e1tta \u00ed gegnum stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti s\u00edna og stj\u00f3rnunarkerfi.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong><strong>Umb\u00f3ta\u00e1\u00e6tlanir<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 stefnum a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>framkv\u00e6ma \u00e1h\u00e6ttumat \u00e1 n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahaldi me\u00f0 stofnunum okkar og mikilv\u00e6gum birgjum;<\/li>\n<li>vi\u00f0halda st\u00f6\u00f0lum okkar fyrir birgja til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00feeir uppfylli markmi\u00f0 okkar um ESG og samf\u00e9lagsleg gildi;<\/li>\n<li>fylgjast me\u00f0 kr\u00f6fum birgja NHS og \u00fer\u00f3a sta\u00f0la fyrir bestu starfsvenjur;<\/li>\n<li>styrkja stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e6tti sem sty\u00f0ja st\u00f6\u00f0ugar umb\u00e6tur og draga \u00far \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni;<\/li>\n<li>auka vitund um fylgni vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gin, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 m\u00fatugrei\u00f0slum, spillingu og barnavinnu; og<\/li>\n<li>halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a eftirlit og menningu sem hvetur til vi\u00f0eigandi sk\u00fdrsluger\u00f0ar og stj\u00f3rnun \u00e1 \u00e1h\u00e6ttu n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahalds innan samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eftirlit me\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma\u00fer\u00e6lahaldi og si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilegri \u00e1h\u00e6ttu \u00ed frambo\u00f0ske\u00f0junni er stutt \u00ed gegnum stj\u00f3rnarramma samst\u00e6\u00f0unnar og eftirlitsferla stj\u00f3rnar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deessi yfirl\u00fdsing var sam\u00feykkt af stj\u00f3rn f\u00e9lagsins \u00feann 29. ma\u00ed 2026 og mun endursko\u00f0a hana og uppf\u00e6ra \u00e1rlega.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Dr. Graham Rich<br \/>forstj\u00f3ri<br \/>8. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. 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