A year in review Economic / Governance Environment Social Appendix Key partnerships Disclosure 102 – 12 Commitments / Reporting External initiatives Calls to action How we communicate about our progress We engage in numerous external initiatives and strategic What we want to achieve collaborations with relevant organisations and partners to support and inform our work on the most material sustainability issues. Collaboration across our supply chain as well as with other businesses and non-profit organisations is essential; the more we do together, the quicker we drive sustainable solutions. This chapter details some external initiatives and some of the most relevant strategic partners: it is not meant to be exhaustive. CEO WATER United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) MANDATE What it is The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a strategic policy initiative for businesses committed to aligning their Working operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted to become a principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Memberships and Assessments / Why we engage collaborations Ratings The UNGC looks to drive business awareness and action in support of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. With whom we partner to achieve our commitments External evaluation of our performance How we engage We have been a signatory since February 2010, and we measure our progress towards sustainability against its principles. Our GRI reporting also serves as communication on progress towards the implementation of these principles and to achieving our sustainability targets. We are also involved with the UNGC Swiss Network, allowing us to participate in conferences and share best practices with other members. www.unglobalcompact.org 18 Givaudan — 2021 GRI Sustainability Report