Modern Slavery Statement
Geopera Pty Ltd's voluntary statement on modern slavery risks, due diligence and remediation in our operations and supply chains.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and statement of commitment
Geopera Pty Ltd (ACN registered in Australia) ("Geopera", "we", "us" or "our") is committed to operating ethically, lawfully and with integrity in every part of our business. We condemn modern slavery in all its forms and do not tolerate any conduct in our operations or supply chains that constitutes, contributes to, is linked with, or causes Modern Slavery as defined in the Modern Slavery Laws of Australia.
This statement sets out the steps Geopera has taken, and continues to take, to assess and address modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chains. We publish this statement voluntarily. Although Geopera does not currently meet the mandatory reporting threshold under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) of AUD $100 million in consolidated revenue, we recognise that the satellite imagery and geospatial technology industry has supply chain touchpoints (manufacturing, data acquisition, cloud infrastructure, contracted services) that warrant proactive due diligence. We have therefore chosen to align our practices with the expectations set out in the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW), and the guidance issued by the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner.
Geopera will not knowingly engage with any supplier, partner, contractor or customer that engages in Modern Slavery, and we expect those we work with to hold themselves to the same standard.
2. Scope and reporting period
This statement applies to Geopera Pty Ltd and any entities it owns or controls. It covers all directors, officers, employees, contractors, secondees, agents, consultants and interns working for or on behalf of Geopera, and applies to all of Geopera's operations and supply chains wherever located.
This statement is intended to be read together with our Commercial Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Usage Policy. Where any term in this statement conflicts with a more specific contractual obligation, the contractual obligation prevails.
This statement is reviewed at least annually and updated as our operations, supply chains, risk landscape or applicable laws change.
3. Definitions and Modern Slavery Laws
In this statement, the following definitions apply. They have been adopted from the Modern Slavery Laws and are intended to align with the contractual definitions used by Australian government and enterprise procurement entities.
3.1 Modern Slavery
"Modern Slavery":
- means any conduct that constitutes or would constitute a modern slavery offence, being an offence described in Schedule 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW), or an offence of attempting or incitement to commit an offence described in Schedule 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW);
- includes any conduct that constitutes or would constitute an offence under any of the Modern Slavery Laws as amended from time to time, including an offence of attempting or incitement to commit such an offence; and
- includes conduct engaged in elsewhere than in New South Wales that, if it occurred in New South Wales, would constitute a modern slavery offence under the paragraphs above.
Practically, Modern Slavery includes slavery, servitude, forced labour, forced marriage, debt bondage, deceptive recruiting for labour or services, trafficking in persons, the worst forms of child labour, and any related offences.
3.2 Modern Slavery Laws
"Modern Slavery Laws" means:
- the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth);
- the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW);
- Divisions 270 and 271 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code;
- section 176(1A) of the Public Works and Procurement Act 1912 (NSW);
- section 438ZE of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW); and
- any other laws, regulations, codes and international conventions aimed at combatting modern slavery, forced labour or human trafficking, from time to time in force in or ratified by Australia and, where relevant, in or by other jurisdictions in which Geopera operates, as amended from time to time.
3.3 Reasonable Steps
"Reasonable Steps" means measures, steps or actions required by the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner's Guidance on Reasonable Steps to manage modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains, as in force from time to time.
4. Our structure, operations and supply chains
4.1 Structure
Geopera Pty Ltd is a proprietary limited company incorporated in Australia. Geopera develops and operates a satellite imagery and geospatial data platform that helps organisations order, process, analyse and stream Earth observation data. Our workforce is primarily based in Australia, supplemented by contractors engaged for specialist software, geospatial science and business functions.
4.2 Operations
Geopera's operations include:
- developing and operating customer-facing products, including our company website, customer portal (Pera Portal), documentation site, streaming APIs and tile services;
- ordering archive and tasking satellite imagery from third-party satellite operators and resellers on behalf of customers;
- processing, mosaicking and analysing satellite imagery, including the production of derived data products and spectral indices;
- providing geospatial software, APIs and tooling to enterprise, government and research customers; and
- supporting customers, sales, marketing, finance, legal and administrative operations.
4.3 Supply chains
Our supply chain consists primarily of services and digital inputs rather than physical goods. The principal categories include:
- Satellite data providers and resellers — operators and aggregators of Earth observation imagery, including providers headquartered in Australia, the United States, Europe, China and other jurisdictions, who in turn rely on satellite manufacturing, launch services and ground-segment supply chains;
- Cloud infrastructure and software providers — global hyperscale cloud providers (compute, storage, networking, CDN), software-as-a-service providers, authentication providers, payment processors and developer tooling providers;
- Professional services — legal, accounting, tax, audit, recruitment, insurance and consulting providers;
- Contractors and freelancers — software engineers, geospatial scientists, designers, writers and other specialists engaged on a project basis;
- Office and corporate goods and services — workplace facilities, hardware (laptops, peripherals), telecommunications, travel and freight where applicable; and
- Marketing, sales and event services — advertising platforms, marketing technology, conferences, printing and merchandise.
Beyond our direct (Tier 1) suppliers, our extended supply chain includes the manufacturing of consumer electronics, semiconductors, optical components, batteries and other inputs used in satellite hardware and IT equipment. These deeper tiers carry well-documented modern slavery risks, even when our direct suppliers are reputable enterprises.
5. Modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chains
We have assessed the inherent modern slavery risks across our operations and supply chains taking into account sector, geography, product/service category and entity-level factors. Our assessment draws on the Global Slavery Index, the Walk Free Foundation data, the US Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, guidance from the Australian Border Force and the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner.
5.1 Our direct operations
The risk of Modern Slavery occurring directly within Geopera's own workforce is assessed as low. Our workforce is comprised of skilled professionals engaged under Australian employment or contractor arrangements, paid at or above market rates, with entitlements compliant with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and relevant industrial instruments. We do not use labour-hire arrangements for low-skilled or vulnerable roles, and we do not operate manufacturing, agricultural or extractive activities directly.
5.2 Tier 1 suppliers
Most of our direct suppliers are large, publicly disclosed organisations subject to their own modern slavery reporting obligations (for example, cloud hyperscalers, global software vendors and major satellite operators). The risk of Modern Slavery at this tier is assessed as low-to-moderate, with the residual risk concentrated in geographies and categories with known higher prevalence of forced labour.
5.3 Beyond Tier 1 — elevated risk areas
We assess elevated inherent risk in the deeper tiers of our supply chain, including:
- Electronics and IT hardware — laptops, mobile devices, servers, networking equipment and peripherals are produced through global supply chains that include known risks around forced labour, debt bondage and recruitment fees, particularly in component manufacturing and mineral sourcing;
- Satellite hardware and components — optics, sensors, solar panels, batteries and structural components depend on metals, rare earths and polysilicon supply chains with documented modern slavery risk in extraction and processing;
- Construction and facilities — cleaning, security, catering and construction services in office and data-centre environments globally are known hotspots for labour exploitation;
- Promotional merchandise and apparel — branded clothing and merchandise can be sourced through textile supply chains with documented forced labour risk; and
- Travel and logistics — hospitality, ground transport and freight services in higher-risk jurisdictions.
5.4 Customer use of our services
Because Geopera provides geospatial data and analytics, we also consider whether our services could be used in ways that contribute to or are linked with human rights harm. Our Usage Policy prohibits use of our services for unlawful purposes. We reserve the right to refuse service where there are reasonable grounds to believe the intended use is connected to Modern Slavery, human trafficking or other serious human rights abuses.
6. Due diligence and risk management
We apply a risk-based, proportionate due diligence approach that is escalated for higher-risk supplier categories and geographies. Our approach is informed by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct.
6.1 Supplier on-boarding
- Suppliers are evaluated for modern slavery risk based on country, sector and service category before engagement.
- For higher-risk suppliers, we request information about their own modern slavery policies, supply chain visibility, audits, training and remediation procedures.
- We review publicly available modern slavery statements (under the Cth Act, the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 or comparable laws) where available.
- We screen against sanctions, restricted-party and forced-labour related lists where applicable.
6.2 Contractual controls
We seek to include modern slavery clauses in higher-risk supplier contracts. These typically require the supplier to:
- comply with all Modern Slavery Laws applicable to their operations;
- not engage in conduct that would constitute Modern Slavery anywhere in the world, including conduct that would constitute an offence if it occurred in New South Wales;
- take Reasonable Steps to identify, assess and address Modern Slavery risks in their own operations and supply chains;
- promptly notify Geopera of any actual or suspected Modern Slavery in connection with the goods or services provided to us;
- co-operate with reasonable requests for information, audit and remediation; and
- flow equivalent obligations down to their own subcontractors.
6.3 Ongoing monitoring
- We periodically reassess key suppliers based on updates to their modern slavery statements, public reporting, news monitoring and any incidents disclosed to us.
- We treat modern slavery indicators (for example, unexplained recruitment fees, restrictions on worker movement, confiscation of identity documents, or wage irregularities) as red flags that warrant investigation.
- We maintain channels for workers, suppliers, customers and the public to raise concerns (see section 11).
7. Reasonable Steps under the NSW Guidance
Where Geopera is a party to a contract that requires it to take Reasonable Steps in accordance with the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner's Guidance on Reasonable Steps, Geopera will:
- adopt and maintain governance arrangements appropriate to the size of our business to oversee modern slavery risk;
- identify and assess modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chains relevant to the contract, using a risk-based methodology that considers sector, geographic, product/service and entity-level factors;
- take action to prevent, mitigate and, where appropriate, remediate Modern Slavery that Geopera causes, contributes to or is directly linked to, proportionate to the severity and likelihood of the risk and Geopera's leverage;
- embed expectations into supplier and subcontractor arrangements through contract terms, codes of conduct and on-boarding processes;
- provide accessible grievance mechanisms and protect those who raise concerns from retaliation;
- measure the effectiveness of these actions and continuously improve them; and
- co-operate transparently with the principal under the contract, including by providing information reasonably required to demonstrate that Reasonable Steps have been taken.
Geopera will keep its approach to Reasonable Steps current as the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner's guidance is updated from time to time.
8. Procurement, contracting and supplier requirements
Suppliers, contractors and partners engaged by Geopera are expected to:
- not engage in, cause or contribute to Modern Slavery in connection with the goods or services they supply to Geopera, our affiliates or our customers;
- comply with all applicable Modern Slavery Laws and with internationally recognised labour standards, including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;
- pay workers at least the legally applicable minimum wage and ensure all overtime is lawful, voluntary and properly compensated;
- not charge workers recruitment fees, retain identity or travel documents, or restrict freedom of movement, association or grievance;
- maintain effective grievance mechanisms accessible to their workers and supply chain;
- promptly notify Geopera of any actual, suspected or alleged Modern Slavery related to goods or services provided to us, and of any material non-compliance with Modern Slavery Laws; and
- co-operate with reasonable Geopera and customer requests for information, audits and remediation, including where required to enable Geopera to comply with modern slavery contract clauses with its own customers.
Geopera reserves the right to require corrective action, withhold payment pending investigation, or terminate any supplier arrangement where there is credible evidence of Modern Slavery that the supplier is unable or unwilling to address.
9. Training, awareness and culture
We brief relevant personnel — particularly those involved in procurement, vendor management, partnerships, sales and people operations — on the requirements of this statement and how to identify potential modern slavery indicators. Briefings cover:
- what Modern Slavery is, including the specific offences captured by the Modern Slavery Laws;
- how to assess supplier and partner risk, with emphasis on geographies and categories of elevated concern;
- red flags that may indicate Modern Slavery in operations or supply chains; and
- how to escalate concerns internally and to external authorities where appropriate.
Modern slavery awareness is integrated into on-boarding for new employees and reinforced through ongoing supplier and contract reviews.
10. Remediation and access to remedy
Where Geopera identifies that it has caused or contributed to Modern Slavery, we will:
- take prompt action to stop the conduct and prevent recurrence;
- provide, or co-operate in providing, effective remedy to affected persons, having regard to their stated needs and to applicable laws;
- report the conduct to relevant law-enforcement or regulatory authorities where required or appropriate;
- work with the supplier or business partner to address the root cause, including corrective-action plans, capacity-building and time-bound improvements;
- review and update our controls so that the conduct is less likely to occur again; and
- treat termination of a relationship as a last resort, recognising that withdrawal can deepen harm to affected workers; where Geopera does exit a relationship, we will seek to do so responsibly.
Where Geopera is directly linked to Modern Slavery through a business relationship (rather than causing or contributing to it), Geopera will use its available leverage to seek to influence the relevant party to prevent or mitigate the harm.
11. Grievance mechanisms and reporting concerns
Anyone — employees, contractors, suppliers, supplier workers, customers, community members — who has information about actual or suspected Modern Slavery connected to Geopera's operations or supply chains is encouraged to report it. Reports may be made confidentially to:
Email: [email protected]
Subject line: "Modern Slavery Concern"
Reports may be made anonymously. Geopera prohibits any form of retaliation against anyone who in good faith raises a concern or co-operates with an investigation.
Serious matters may also be reported externally to:
- the Australian Federal Police on 131 AFP (131 237) in non-urgent matters, or 000 in an emergency;
- the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner via the published reporting channels on the NSW Government website; and
- the Fair Work Ombudsman for workplace exploitation matters arising in Australia.
12. Pricing, compensation and capacity to comply
Where Geopera submits a response to a request for proposal, tender, quotation or other procurement process and is subsequently awarded a contract, Geopera acknowledges and agrees that the pricing or compensation submitted in its response has been determined such that performance of the resulting contract can be carried out without causing or contributing to Modern Slavery.
Geopera further acknowledges and agrees that, if awarded such a contract, it may be required to comply with modern slavery contract clauses incorporated into that contract, and Geopera will provide, or enable the provision of, an effective remedy to any Modern Slavery that it does cause or to which it does contribute.
Geopera factors the cost of responsible sourcing, fair compensation and supplier oversight into its pricing models and does not knowingly compete on the basis of cost structures that would only be achievable through exploitative practices.
13. Assessing the effectiveness of our actions
We measure the effectiveness of our modern slavery program through a combination of qualitative and quantitative indicators, including:
- the proportion of higher-risk suppliers assessed and on-boarded with appropriate due diligence;
- the proportion of higher-risk supplier contracts that include modern slavery clauses;
- the number of modern slavery concerns reported, investigated, substantiated and remediated;
- the timeliness and adequacy of remediation provided;
- the completion of relevant briefings and training by relevant personnel;
- findings from internal reviews and any external audits or assessments; and
- feedback from customers, suppliers and workers on our grievance and remediation processes.
Findings from these measures inform updates to our policies, controls and training.
14. Governance, consultation and approval
Overall accountability for this statement and for Geopera's modern slavery program rests with the Board of Geopera Pty Ltd. Day-to-day responsibility for implementation is delegated to Geopera's executive team, with operational ownership across legal, procurement, people operations and the relevant business owners of supplier relationships.
This statement has been prepared in consultation with the entities and functions whose activities it covers, and is approved by the Board of Geopera Pty Ltd.
15. Review and updates
This statement is reviewed at least annually and may be updated more frequently to reflect changes in our operations, supply chains, risk landscape, the Modern Slavery Laws or guidance from the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner. The current version is always available at geopera.com/legal/modern-slavery.
16. Contact
Questions about this statement, or requests to discuss Geopera's modern slavery program, can be directed to:
