This Modern Slavery Statement has been prepared by Nuttelex Food Products Pty to demonstrate our commitment to ensuring there is no modern slavery in our operations and supply chain. This statement covers the financial year 2024.
We are a small family-owned Australian company with a rich history in Australian Food Manufacturing. We were established in 1932 and we are based in Knoxfield, Victoria. We produce plant oil enriched table spreads, and our products are 100% Australian made. We have a small and dedicated, innovative team working in our business.
As a leading producer in the food industry, we welcome the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018, and the opportunity to raise awareness of this important issue and to demonstrate the steps we are taking in this area. We are guided by our family values, and we provide consumers with healthy alternative choices, and we do not to use artificial additives, preservatives, colourings, saturated animal fats, dairy, extra salt, or sweeteners that may be found in other products. Our basic philosophy has not changed since we started, which is why our products have been recommended by doctors and dietitians for decades as a uniquely versatile option for those interested in a healthy lifestyle.
Our values of respect, integrity, team working, innovation and ethical behaviour are core to what we do, and we provide a workplace where our team members can perform to the best of their abilities. We employ a dedicated high performing, diverse team and we foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity in a healthy, safe well equipped working environment.
Our Executive Team is responsible for overseeing our human rights program and monitors the effectiveness of our policies and initiatives in the business.
We ensure that all our raw materials, services and chemicals are responsibly and sustainably sourced. Part of our philosophy is to support Australian businesses and where possible our raw materials, services and packaging are sourced from within Australia from our long-term supply partners. For all materials and services sourcing we evaluate our suppliers through our Approved Supplier Programme to ensure that human rights risks and environmental risks are carefully assessed and meet our ethical standards.
To assess our suppliers, we use a supplier assessment which contains specific obligations to ensure that the supplier:
We strive to reduce the environmental footprint we create through our high-tech automated plant operations and our sustainability agenda. In our manufacturing processes, our production yield rate is 97% and any unacceptable product is recycled through our waste partners. In day-to-day operations, we use solar power; wastewater recycling, packaging recycling and we donate additional excess product produced to localfoodbanks.
As part of our sustainability agenda, we created a completely palm oil free product; Nuttelex with Coconut Oil. From each purchase of this product, we donate 5 cents to The Orangutan Foundation International Australia to help us preserve & protect Borneo’s orangutans. This directly supports the Orangutan Legacy Forest project in the purchase and protection of essential rainforest habitat for the long-term conservation of orangutans.
We distribute our range of plant oil enriched spreads via our Australian grocery wholesale and retail customers’ distribution networks. Our transport providers are evaluated through our Approved Supplier Programme.
We are committed to supplying quality, safe, and consistent products, which comply to legal requirements. Our commitment is to supply products that meet the expectations of our customers and consumers. This is achieved through:
We have a comprehensive set of relevant policies and procedures for managing risks and instances of modern slavery, broader human rights issues and workers’ rights issues within our business and supply chains, as outlined in the table below.
| Policy | Outline |
| Code of conduct | Sets out the behavioural and ethical standards expected of all employees of the company including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and agents. |
| Whistleblower policy | Sets out standards for appropriate workplace behaviours and provides an avenue for reporting incidents and improper conduct. |
| Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy | Outlines Nuttelex’s commitment to the protection of the health and safety of all our employees, visitors, and contractors. |
| Privacy Policy | Outlines Nuttelex’s obligations and commitment to protecting the privacy our team members’ personal information |
| Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy | Outlines Nuttelex’s commitment to create a working environment which is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, vilification, and victimisation and where all workplace participants are treated with dignity, courtesy, and respect. |
| Approved Supplier Policy | In this policy our commitment to ethical sourcing is demonstrated. When engaging suppliers, we complete an evaluation process to ensure that our suppliers declare that they do not use forced, bonded or involuntary labour or child labour in their supply chains, and support freedom of association, a living wage and non-discrimination. |
This Modern Slavery Statement has been developed to demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that there is no Modern Slavery in our operations or supply chain. We will continue to assess the effectiveness of our policies to address gaps and opportunities for improvement.
We will continue to monitor and assess suppliers for modern slavery risk and collaborate within our business and with our customers, suppliers, and industry partners.
In preparing our statement, relevant employees of Nuttelex Food Products Pty Ltd were consulted and provided with an opportunity to contribute to and review the statement.
This Modern Slavery Statement is approved by Geoff Long, Chief Executive Officer of Nuttelex Food Products Pty Ltd.