This statement is made by Turnitin LLC for the financial year
ending on 31st December 2020.
Our Organization
Turnitin LLC (Turnitin) and its associated group companies set
the benchmark for online academic integrity and assessment services worldwide.
Serving more than 15,000 customers globally, our mission is to ensure the
integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
This statement is written to cover both the operations of
Turnitin and its group companies, which as of June 2021 include ExamSoft,
UniCheck and ProctorExam. References in this statement to Turnitin are
references to the whole group.
We pride ourselves in respecting the individual no matter what
gender, race, religion, or orientation. We are committed to doing business in
an ethical way, with honesty, integrity and humanity, and we expect the same from our suppliers and their supply
chains.
At Turnitin we take our social responsibility extremely
seriously. Throughout 2020 we enhanced our existing ethics policies and worked
on our Code of Conduct, which was released in February
2021. The Code of Conduct recognizes our commitment to obeying the laws and our
ethical standards, in all areas in all countries in which we operate.
Our Policies and Training
In addition to the Code of
Conduct, throughout 2020 Turnitin worked on policies and procedures reflecting
our zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption, in our operations and
supply chain. We also strengthened our third-party due diligence practices. In
2021 we are further refining these policies and practices to ensure that third
parties we work with act in accordance with our business and ethical standards
and to incorporate our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human
trafficking. We will take seriously any allegations that human rights are not
properly respected by anyone working with or for us. We expect to have updated
these policies and procedures and trained our staff on these important issues
and the principles espoused in our Code of Conduct before the end of 2021.
Risk assessment & Management
We have assessed the main areas of risk within our business and
supply chain, the results of this assessment are summarized below:
Personnel
Turnitin has employees based in all regions in the world. The majority of our workforce performs
professional, white-collar work and we comply with applicable local legislation
and requirements governing our employment and contractual relationships,
including laws governing wages and working conditions. Turnitin offers salaries and benefits that
meet or exceed regulatory requirements in the relevant jurisdictions.
Additionally, our policies and procedures, including those incorporating our
strong stance against modern slavery and human trafficking, will apply to all
employees globally, and employees will receive appropriate training regarding
our ethical standards. As a result,
Turnitin believes that the risk of modern slavery occurring within its staff
base is very low.
Supply Chains
Turnitin’s software services are almost exclusively generated
in-house by its employees and to the extent that we have a ‘supply chain’ it is
minimal as very few materials or services are procured. The small number of
suppliers that we do have provide only software services, are primarily based
in Europe and North America, and do not present a meaningful modern slavery
risk. However, as part of refinement of
our third-party diligence process we intend to conduct a risk assessment to
identify whether there are undiscovered direct or indirect risks in our supply
chain.
Our approach
As noted above, our Code of Conduct was put in place in
February 2021, and we believe this will help reduce the risk of modern slavery
in our business and supply chain. Training on the Code of Conduct and related
issues will be provided in 2021.
Key Performance Indicators
Turnitin is developing ways to assess the effectiveness of the
steps it has taken to combat modern slavery. These are likely to include a
review of existing suppliers to determine those which present the greatest risk
of modern slavery whether because of the jurisdiction in which they are based
or the services that they provide.
Approval
This statement has been approved by the Turnitin Board of
Directors, as of June 8, 2021. This statement and Turnitin’s approach to Modern
Slavery issues and laws will be reviewed annually.
The Board of Directors