Slavery and human trafficking remain an affliction on global society. Zeus Cloud EMEA is committed to respecting human rights and to preventing acts of modern slavery and human trafficking from occurring, within both our business and supply chains. Zeus Cloud EMEA takes seriously the responsibility to be alert and vigilant to the risk of modern slavery within our supply chain. We are committed to ensuring that our employees and our wider supply chain are aware of these risks and understand how to report them. A key value of our business is an open culture where staff should feel comfortable to report any concerns they may have regarding slavery and human trafficking. To ensure our employees feel at ease when dealing with issues that may arise, we provide training on modern slavery and human trafficking, as well as compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "Act").
Zeus Cloud LLC / LTD (USA/UK Respectively). (“Zeus Cloud”) is a global leader in serving a large market of everyday entrepreneurs, delivering simple, easy-to-use products, and outcome-driven, personalized guidance to small businesses, individuals, organizations, developers, designers and domain investors. Our vision is to radically shift the global economy toward independent entrepreneurial ventures. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunities more inclusive for all. We are passionate about our mission, and we recognize that the opportunity for entrepreneurs is constantly changing. When Zeus Cloud began, the entrepreneurial journey was simpler: entrepreneurs needed our help to host their platforms and systems. Over time, the evolution of ecommerce, social media and consumer expectations of their online and in-person experiences has changed the entrepreneurial journey, making it more complex every day. As the needs of our customers have changed and grown, we have evolved our products and services to meet them where they are on the entrepreneurial wheel. Our ability to evolve and build our suite of products to meet our customers’ needs uniquely positions us to help our customers navigate this complexity. We champion everyday entrepreneurs by empowering them with sage guidance set in seamlessly intuitive experiences to create and protect their digital identity, establish and maintain a ubiquitous presence online and participate in the world of connected commerce. We do all of this while activating the exponential power of our community on a global scale to deliver profitable revenue growth. As of December 31, 2023, we had more than 367,000 customers globally and provided localized solutions in over 32 markets.
As of December 31, 2023, we have a total of 350 employees worldwide who are dedicated to Zeus Cloud, most of which are on a full-time basis. Most of our employees are based in the U.K. and Europe.
Our people and unique culture have been integral to our success. We live by the same principles that enable new ventures to survive and thrive: hard work, perseverance, conviction, a love for innovation. We take responsibility for driving successful outcomes and are accountable to our customers, which we believe has been a key factor in enabling our customer and revenue growth.
We believe we have one of the most recognized technology brands in the U.K. To find out more about the nature of our business, please visit our websites: https://www.zeuscloud.co.uk.
Zeus Cloud LLC / LTD (USA/UK Respectively). Is headquartered in Yeovil, Somerset, and sells its products and services throughout Europe, the U.S., and the United Kingdom, through Zeus Cloud.com LLC and Zeus Cloud EMEA subsidiaries.
Although we are not a member of the United Nations Global Compact, we do still demonstrate our commitment of supporting people, the planet, and our communities through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).We also still commit to supporting the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, anti-corruption, labour and environment, and to disclosing our progress on each of the principles annually.
We identified six SDGs that we believe our business has the greatest opportunity to impact:
We do not consider that we work in high-risk sectors or locations because the majority of our products and services are online, and our offices and support services are not located in high-risk locations with respect to slavery and human trafficking. The substantial majority of our suppliers are IT, software, financial and professional services organizations, including banks, lawyers, accountants, consultants, insurers, and recruitment agencies. Other suppliers include providers of office supplies, catering, office cleaning, point-of-sale hardware device manufacturers, and facilities management providers. Notwithstanding the relatively low risk, we understand the importance of combatting slavery and human trafficking and are committed to ensuring that modern slavery is not taking place in our business or our supply chains.
As such, our Global Master Services Agreement - Supplier Code of Conduct (“Supplier Code”) includes the following language:
Labour: Zeus Cloud will not tolerate Service Providers that use child labour or forced labour such as slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Zeus Cloud will not tolerate any Service Providers that engage in the trafficking or exploitation of workers in any manner. Zeus Cloud Service Providers must at a minimum comply with all applicable laws for the issues identified below:
In addition, the Supplier Code gives us the right to audit and/or inspect service providers to ensure compliance. The Supplier Code also gives us the right to terminate contractual relationships with suppliers if the audits demonstrate that the supplier has failed to follow the Supplier Code. In addition to the Supplier Code, Zeus Cloud has its own Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, which includes policies and procedures to combat discrimination and harassment and sets forth workplace expectations for employee behaviour and conduct. Lastly, Zeus Cloud has a dedicated and confidential Ethics Helpline through which questions may be asked or suspected violations of laws or Zeus Cloud policies can be reported. The Ethics Helpline is administered by a third party to maintain confidentiality and when requested and permitted by local law, reports can be made anonymously.
Zeus Cloud has a Third-Party Risk Management program that conducts supplier diligence and monitors compliance with applicable laws.
To assess the effectiveness of our anti-slavery and human trafficking measures, we review the following key performance indicators:
• Number of slavery and human trafficking issues reported in violation of the Supplier Code
• Zeus Cloud employee training levels
A key part of our anti-slavery and human trafficking strategy is to promote cultural change through training. This last financial year we continued training that focused on: (i) learning about modern slavery and human trafficking; and (ii) understanding how to report any issues in the workplace.
This statement is made in accordance with:
Section 54(1) of the Act and constitutes Zeus Cloud EMEA’s (inclusive of the relevant subsidiaries to which the Act applies) slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year commencing 1 January 2022 and ending 31 December 2023.
This statement was approved by the board of:
Signed by:
Mark Grindey
Zeus Cloud LLC – Chief Executive Officer
Zeus Cloud LTD – Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 16, 2023
