Statement under UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
This statement is made in accordance with section 54(1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 on behalf of WSO2 (UK) Limited and constitutes WSO2’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2024.
Our business, company structure and supply chain
Founded in 2005, WSO2 was initially an open source middleware company. Our business strategy has progressed beyond just building great open source software. Today, we offer a suite of application development and IAM technologies, available as open source or SaaS, enabling enterprises to create digital experiences quickly, easily, and securely.WSO2 employs over 700 individuals globally, with offices established in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore and Spain.
WSO2, as an organization, unequivocally opposes all forms of unethical business conduct and acknowledges the detrimental impact of modern slavery on individuals and society. We are dedicated to preventing and mitigating these illicit practices. Furthermore, we are committed to implementing and enforcing robust systems and controls to ensure the eradication of modern slavery within our business operations and supply chains. We also aim to maintain transparency in our approach to addressing modern slavery.
WSO2 (UK) Limited functions as a subsidiary of WSO2 LLC, a company incorporated in Delaware, USA. Although this declaration concerns the supply chain of WSO2 UK, the same supply chain principles and practices are applicable and used across all WSO2 global entities.
WSO2 is an office-based business and our supply chain mostly consists of third-party service providers that support and enable our business through marketing and events, audit and accountancy, janitorial, IT, HR, legal and company secretarial services. We also procure a limited amount of goods including food and beverages, office furniture and IT and telecommunication equipment.
Exposure to modern slavery and human trafficking risk
As of December 31, 2024 we had 15 employees in the United Kingdom. The majority of our staff are directly employed and do not fall into categories typically considered vulnerable to modern slavery in the UK. WSO2 strives to maintain stringent standards, ensuring that recruitment policies fully comply with relevant employment laws and right-to-work verifications in all operational jurisdictions.
WSO2 ensures that emphasis is placed on ensuring appropriate policies and procedures are in place for contractors and suppliers. The policies we have in place are reviewed on an annual or as needed basis and updated to ensure that we are in compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and good practices.
For WSO2 UK, the majority of support services are procured within the UK from established and reputable businesses. Each business unit works with the procurement team to ensure the purchase of services or goods is done in a diligent manner in accordance with the company's Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy.
Taking into account the nature of WSO2’s business activities and procurement practices WSO2 assesses its exposure to the risks of slavery and human trafficking as low.
Our policies related to modern slavery and human trafficking
WSO2 has adopted a Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy, which sets out our zero-tolerance stance on slavery and human trafficking. It is focused firstly, on creating awareness amongst our various stakeholders on the issues of modern slavery, and then ensuring that we employ necessary diligence in our interactions with suppliers and contractors to prevent the occurrence of modern slavery. Additionally, all goods and services are procured for WSO2 by WSO2 procurement in accordance with the Supply Chain Management policy. WSO2’s Supply Chain Management policy ensures that purchase and requisition of products and services are carried out in a streamlined manner which mitigates risks.
Further the Whistleblower policy and the WSO2 Code of business conduct and ethics, is also relevant to how we address our zero-tolerance commitment to modern slavery. The Whistleblower policy enables any concerns or observations to be reported while the WSO2 Code of business conduct and ethics sets out the overarching principles which govern all our external interactions.
Due diligence and mitigating modern slavery risk
WSO2 exercises necessary diligence when making purchases from suppliers, particularly those whose goods and services may be acquired from high-risk countries. In order to do business together, we expect all suppliers to be ethical, responsible and to fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Our suppliers are made aware of and, where necessary, provide written adherence to our Modern Slavery Policy. We are working on integrating this policy into all supplier agreements we enter into.
If a supplier’s practices are found unsatisfactory or non-conformant to our Modern Slavery Policy, we address these issues on a case-by-case basis, seeking advice from legal counsel where appropriate. We have not experienced any significant breaches of our Modern Slavery Policy to date.
Training
We require that all employees across the board be made aware of our Modern Slavery Policy. We have incorporated Modern Slavery awareness into our induction programs for all new employees and also into our employee handbook. WSO2 culture is open, transparent and ethical and we are committed to ensuring that our supply chain reflects those values.
Padmika Dissanaike
Director