The 2026 SHL Membership Ltd (SHLM) Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place online on Tuesday 14 July 2026 at 12:00 noon (BST).
We are pleased to confirm that the Resolution presented to our Members at this year’s AGM was passed, with 93% of votes in favour.
The SHLM Chair, Steven Esom, and Chief Executive Officer, Jon Hancock, updated SHLM Members about business progress over the past 12 months.
Our Chief Financial Officer, Eileen Jackson, provided an overview of the audited accounts for 2025. Sedex Chief Customer Officer, Allison Hudson, presented on the products and features delivered in 2025 and to come in 2026.
Members had the opportunity to vote on the Resolution of the 2026 AGM, to appoint the independent auditors for SHLM.
SHL Membership Ltd (“SHLM”, formerly Sedex Holdings Ltd / SHL) is a membership organisation incorporated as a company limited by guarantee under English law. As a membership organisation, SHLM is governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which contain our Purpose and rules relating to the use of income and capital.
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 100,000 businesses and 120,000 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 SHLM 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. SHLM currently holds this interest in Sedex Information Exchange Ltd alongside minority investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), however we are pursuing new investment arrangements for SIEL as announced in May 2026.
If you have any questions, please email us at legal@sedex.com
