The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in our operations and value chain. BNY plays a role in preventing modern slavery and human trafficking by implementing processes designed to identify financially-related crimes. We consider human dignity paramount, and we work to preserve and champion human rights throughout our company, our supply chain and broader society. We believe transparency and accountability promote healthy, resilient financial markets and endeavor to make advancements as we evolve our modern slavery prevention efforts.
Our annual Modern Slavery Statement (the "Statement") is prepared pursuant to both the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Australian laws. Under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), this joint Statement is made by The Bank of New York Mellon and the BNY owned and controlled entities listed in the Annex to this Statement.
The Statement outlines the actions we have taken to assess and address modern slavery and human trafficking risks in our operations and value chain for the year ended December 31, 2025.