Good corporate citizenship In pursuing socially responsible growth we go beyond financial due diligence and establish leading ethical, social and environmental practices at our sites and areas of operations. We respect, protect, and fulfil human rights within our sphere of influence and contribute to eradicating inequality and unfair labour conditions wherever we do business. As we aim to be a responsible corporate citizen, we strive to make a positive impact on the communities in which we are present. Upholding human rights The basis of our ethical standards, specifically Responsible Corporate Citizenship, can be found in our Principles of Conduct, which is supported by policies and guidelines. In January 2021, we published a new Human Rights Policy, which expands on this commitment. It applies to the Company’s direct operations, the entities we own and the facilities we manage. We expect every employee to take personal accountability for upholding our principles in daily actions within their own sphere of influence and with business partners and stakeholders. Information on our efforts and commitments around social responsibility, human rights and ethical business aspects can also be found in our Commitment to Social Responsibility Position Statement, our annual UK Modern Slavery Act and California Transparency Act statements, the Australia Modern Slavery Act disclosure, and our Human Rights disclosures in our integrated annual reports and GRI sustainability reports. DOWNLOAD Our position statements, including our Human Rights Policy, are found on www.givaudan.com ▸ our company ▸ our position statements Basic human rights aspects are covered as part of our Principles of Conduct training which is mandatory for all our employees worldwide. We are now in the process of developing dedicated human rights expectations and commitment training for all our employees. We aim to release this training in 2022. We also recognise that human rights is not a subject that we can address alone and we work with all relevant stakeholders. Suppliers are a particular focus and we help them to adhere to our principles through our Responsible Sourcing Policy. Collective action and leading advocacy is also important. We endorse the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and base our human rights commitment on the International Bill of Human Rights consisting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization’s Fundamental Conventions on Rights at Work. To strengthen our commitment in this area, we endorsed the WBCSD’s CEO call-to-action on Human Rights in October 2020. We have zero tolerance for any form of human rights abuse and follow strict governance, grievance and remediation mechanisms to ensure compliance on our principles and commitments. We also provide various mechanisms for raising concerns. Employees can do this in confidence with a Local Compliance Officer, the Corporate Compliance Officer or the Legal Department or through our internal Compliance Helpline. Third parties can raise issues in confidence to the Head of Group Ethics and Compliance by email. All issues are handled confidentially, and we do not tolerate any form of retaliation against anyone who seeks advice or reports misconduct in good faith. We expect employees to take personal accountability for upholding our principles in their daily actions. Givaudan fi 2021 Integrated Annual Report 112 Value-based governance Go od corporate citizenship