This year, the Sedex Holdings Ltd (SHL) Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place online on Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 12:00 noon (BST).
We are pleased to confirm that all Resolutions presented to our members at this year’s AGM were passed, with a minimum of 92% of votes in favour for each of the 5 Resolutions.
We are also delighted to introduce our new Member Director: Sterling Wilson!
During the AGM, the SHL Chair, Steven Esom, and Chief Executive Officer, Jon Hancock, updated SHL members about business progress over the past 12 months, and the business strategy for 2025.
Our Chief Financial Officer, Eileen Jackson, provided an overview of the audited accounts for 2024. Our Director of Member & Customer Relations, Allison Hudson, presented on the products and features delivered in 2024 and to come in 2025.
Members had the opportunity to vote on the Resolutions of the 2025 AGM. These included approving SHL’s audited accounts for 2024, reappointing one current Member Director, and approving changes to the SHL Articles of Association
We’re delighted to introduce Sterling Wilson as the new Member Director of the SHL Board, as voted for by our members in the election held at this year’s AGM.
Learn more about Sterling here.
We thank all our candidates for their time and commitment given throughout the election process.
Sedex Holdings Ltd (SHL) is a membership organisation incorporated as a company limited by guarantee under English law. As a membership organisation, SHL is governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which contain our Purpose and rules relating to the use of income and capital. You can find out more about the governance of SHL here.
Our Purpose is to promote improved labour and other corporate social responsibility practices, including facilitating communication of information within supply chains relating to improving labour practices and standards such as the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labour Organization.
With more than 20 years of expertise, our membership comprises over 90,000 businesses and 115,000 supply chain sites across 35 sectors globally. This includes some of the world’s most recognisable brands such as Reckitt, Nestlé, Tesco, Molson Coors, Yum! Brands, Marks & Spencer, DP World, Mengniu, Asahi, Li & Fung, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) and Barclays.
Since August 2023 SHL has been the majority shareholder in Sedex Information Exchange Ltd (SIEL) which operates the Sedex Platform, assessment tools (including the SMETA audit methodology) and services to supply chain businesses, to help them manage and improve their labour and other corporate social responsibility practices. We hold this interest in Sedex Information Exchange Ltd alongside minority investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).
If you have any questions, please email us at legal@sedex.com