Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company reported zero incidents of forced or child labour.

Suppliers of the KIS Company are required to comply with ILO Convention 138 on minimum age employment. , with verification integrated into the EcoVadis audit.

No War, No Weapons

The company's core business is focused on instant service equipment such as photobooths, laundrettes, and food vending.

It explicitly states that it has no exposure to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia or other conflict areas. This indicates no revenue from arms or defense contracts, and no exposure to any weapons, including controversial ones. Furthermore, this statement confirms zero procurement from active conflict zones.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported.

The company's business model, which involves operating photobooths, laundrettes, and vending machines, does not inherently necessitate formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups for their rights or well-being, and no such partnerships are explicitly evidenced. The company has a whistleblowing policy with an anonymous reporting system and encourages employees to raise concerns with supervisors; however, these are standard grievance processes and are not explicitly described as community-specific mechanisms or with specified coverage across operational sites for community concerns.

Safe & Smart Tech

ME Group International has reported no data breaches in the past 12 months, and its French subsidiary has not suffered any IT security or data incidents in recent years.

The company demonstrates very good data minimization practices by not collecting personal data for photo and printing services (except payment data, which is not retained), and destroying E-photo driver's license data after six months. It explicitly states it does not sell, rent, or lease customer lists to third parties, prohibits third parties from unauthorized use of personal information, and does not use or disclose sensitive personal information without explicit consent. The company maintains a good compliance program, stating adherence to UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR 2003, EU GDPR, and French data protection laws, and provides a GDPR charter to new employees. It holds PCI DSS certification (renewed March 2023 for its UK subsidiary), ISO 9001 certification for its KIS SAS subsidiary, and various product and safety accreditations. The company uses SSL protocol for transmitting personal information and stores credit/debit card numbers in encrypted form for MoneyGram services. Employee induction includes security awareness training and refresher courses for regional engineers, with specific training for ransomware attacks. Users have industry-standard rights to access, rectify, erase, and control their personal data, and can unsubscribe from commercial messages. Account creation on the website and application requires a log-in and password. The company uses a well-configured ETDR (DarkTrace) for threat detection and response.