Sustainability
Principles

Sustainability
Principles
This document sets out the sustainability principles which govern ourbusiness operations at Werfen.

Key positioning

Scope and compliance

At Werfen, we believe that we have an obligation to ouremployees, our customers, our partners, our communities
and the environment to drive our business sustainably.

Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. Thus, everyone,
without exception – that is all Werfen employees, including
executives and members of the governing board – must
be aware and commit to the sustainability standards setforth in this document.

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Background
What is Sustainability?
For Werfen, sustainability is operating our businesssatisfying the needs of our employees, partners andcustomers, now and in the future, without compromisingthe needs of our planet and our future generations, whileremaining profitable.

The World Bank defines Sustainable Development as
growth that “must be both inclusive and environmentally
soundto reduce poverty and build shared prosperity for today’s
population and to continue to meet the needs of future
generations. It must be efficient with resources and carefullyplanned to deliver immediate and long-term benefits forpeople, planet and prosperity.”

The UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)

The Ten Principles of theUN Global Compact

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) establish aframework for building a more inclusive and sustainableworld. They also provide Werfen with the opportunity todeepen our collaboration with our stakeholders. We are
uniquely positioned to contribute to achieving the SDGs byproactively managing our internal operations and supply
chain, Corporate Social Responsibility programs and Diversityand Inclusion practices. More importantly, we can generate
the greatest impact through the products, solutions, systems
and services we offer our healthcare customers.

Werfen officially became a signatory member of the UN
Global Compact in 2020. We adhere to the same principles
promoted by the UN Global Compact.
By this, we commit to implementing the Ten Principles of thisinitiative, which are derived from: the Universal Declarationof Human Rights, the International Labor Organization’s
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work,the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, andthe United Nations Convention Against Corruption.
Our commitment expresses our intent to make them partof our strategic vision, organizational culture and day-today operations. We also aim to advance the broader UN
development goals.
Werfen supports the UN Global Compact as an integral partof our company values in favour of world development and asa differentiator for our customers, employees and partners.

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Sustainability PolicyOur sustainability
principles
We believe in the importance of sustainability for people(socially), our planet (environmentally) and our profitability(economically).
Our Senior Leaders are responsible for enabling
employees to contribute to our sustainability objectives
and to implement our corporate policy.

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Specifically, we support the Ten Principles of theUN Global Compact on: human rights, labor,
environment and anti-corruption. We intend toimplement these principles.
We are committed to making the UN Global Compact andits principles part of our values, the strategy, culture andday-to-day operations of our company, and to engage
in collaborative projects which advance the broader
development goals of the UN, particularly the SDGs.
We make a clear statement of this commitment in ourannual sustainability report to stakeholders and thegeneral public.

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