Associated Press Television News Limited Modern Slavery Statement

AP’s commitment to ethical conduct is reflected in its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which aligns with all relevant legal and ethical standards. Employees who have questions about the Code, or who become aware of potential policy violations, are encouraged to report their concerns without delay. In addition, AP operates a confidential ‘Integrity Hotline’ for reporting suspected violations, which is accessible to employees, vendors and customers worldwide. This hotline provides a secure method to reporting “suspected violations of company policy, law and/or other potential improper business conduct”.

AP acknowledges the vital role of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in setting global standards for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business operations. AP recognises that businesses have both a responsibility to respect human rights and a duty to avoid contributing to abuses, including forced labour, trafficking, and other forms of modern slavery.
As such AP is committed to embedding the principles of the UNGPs across its operations and supply chains. The table below demonstrates AP’s approach to aligning its activities with the UNGPs:

Given the ongoing and increasing conflicts in various regions and the broader geopolitical unrest, the risk of modern slavery within supply chains (and for AP staff stationed in high-risk areas) has grown. In response, AP remains committed to ensuring the continuous safety of all staff, including journalists working in challenging environments.

AP continues to take a strategic and proactive stance in addressing modern slavery risks across its global operations and supply chains. Since 2020, AP has implemented ongoing reviews of its compliance frameworks and supplier agreements, with regular updates to licensing terms and strengthened due diligence processes for high-risk vendors. The organisation has increased staff awareness through tailored training resources, internal FAQs, and the promotion of educational initiatives, including a webinar on human trafficking hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network. AP has also prioritised employee wellbeing through a hybrid return-to-office model and established a dedicated Global Safety: Risk and Resilience team. Looking ahead, AP will enhance training to help staff detect red flags in sourcing and supplier interactions and develop new performance metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness of its modern slavery mitigation efforts. These measures reinforce AP’s commitment to transparency, ethical standards, and the protection of human rights across its operations.

AP remains committed to implementing robust measures to address modern slavery risks across its operations and supply chains. Several key initiatives identified in the previous reporting cycle are still in the early development phase due to them being more long-term goals needing longer to implement, and the company acknowledges the need to further progress these efforts in the coming year. The following outlines the status and updated strategic next steps:

To support AP’s ongoing compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and to monitor the effectiveness of the actions it has taken, AP has developed a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure its modern slavery commitments.

AP tracks its performance against these KPIs on an ongoing basis. The following metrics have been recorded over the past five years as part of its modern slavery monitoring programme.