Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008248
Chunk: 10

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 10
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 directors, along with five non-director members who are recognized food science or food safety experts, participate in the Scientific Advisory Committee, which monitors and reviews new product development programs, industry trends, and technical and regulatory issues related to the Company’s product lines. The Board and these committees receive periodic reports on these matters from management and the Company personnel in charge of the related risk management activities. Furthermore, the Board has direct access to all executive officers of the Company and routinely receives presentations from Group Presidents, General Managers of various business units, technical leaders, and product safety leaders. The Board has updated and implemented a number of robust policies and compliance programs to address various areas of legal and regulatory risks, including the following:

| • | Corporate Code of Conduct (available in all languages used within the Company), which includes: |

| • | Antitrust Compliance Manual |

| • | Anti-Bribery Policy |

| • | Company Confidential Information Policy |

| • | Conflict of Interest Policy |

| • | Cybersecurity Principles |

| • | Director Confidentiality Policy |

| • | Insider Trading Policy |

| • | Records Retention Policy |

| • | Supplier Code of Conduct |

| • | Securities Compliance Manual |

| • | Cybersecurity Policy |

| • | Global Privacy Policy |

| • | Sustainability Report and Strategy |

| • | Sanctions Compliance Policies |

| • | Food Safety/Recall Manual |

| • | Physical Security Policy, including Travel Security Policy |

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The Board has also implemented, formalized, and updated internal policies and compliance programs with respect to various regulatory matters, including Environmental, Health, and Safety (“EHS”), intellectual property management, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy. In addition to providing annual Company-wide training on the Code of Conduct, the Board has ensured that targeted training on each of the other compliance programs is conducted for all appropriate employees. The Code of Conduct includes, among many other rules, strict integrity, professionalism, safety, and personnel policies to prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, as well as strong and routinely publicized violation reporting protocols. Additionally, the Audit Committee receives a quarterly update from the General Counsel on all reported Code of Conduct violations, which includes a summary of every investigation conducted of an alleged Code of Conduct violation and the disposition of each investigation. To ensure all employees understand the importance of the Code of Conduct, violations and dispositions are also reviewed with employees, and the CEO publishes an internal blog to all employees explaining each violation and emphasizing the importance of adhering to the Code of Conduct. The